Natsu sat in his throne, tapping the seat. Heartfilia had taken another one of his space fleets, and now he had to send a backup to the planet of Ishgaria. "Sir...she's taken out another fleet. We can't keep sending in-" The man was cut off by a wave of the king's hand. "Don't send back up. She is making her way directly toward us, and she usually doesn't attack without reason. Let her come. We'll see what she is planning. Tell Erza to retreat. Thank you, Warren." The man nodded and stuck his right hand to his temple. "Tell general Scarlet to retreat, don't send Delta Team B. Repeat, tell general Scarlet to retreat..." His voice faded as the door closed, leaving Natsu to stare out at the galaxy beyond. He turned to look at a map with a golden dot headed straight for him on the radar. A smile graced his lips as he mused what she could be planning.

"Queen! Their troops..." Lucy sat in her chair, its back facing the man, hiding her face. Her voice echoed in the giant room, a window as tall as the ceiling reflecting her face, a bang sweeping over her right eye. "-are retreating. Thank you, Capricorn. Tell Gray's fleet to stay ahead in case of an attack, but rally Gajeels forward fleet to the back, the guns facing outward. Keep both of them about 72 quadrels out, but close them in by 10 for every 100,000 units we move closer. I'll relay more information once we arrive. Tell Virgo to get my battle armor… for precautionary purposes."

Capricorn merely nodded and pulled out a translucent tablet dragging coordinates to their new destinations, sending the message electronically. He then left as Virgo came into the room, carrying Lucy's battle armor delicately. She then set it on the armor rack next to the queen's quarters and bowed as the blonde stood turning toward the pink haired maiden. "Our outfit is ready your majesty." Lucy looked up, a calm but determined glint in her eye. "Let's do this."

Erza stormed into Natsu's throne room, windows for walls allowing for a magnificent view of the fleet approaching, her ship almost as large as his. He knew she had many more fleets in hiding, much as he did. "Natsu, you're just going to let her approach?! She's going to kill us all!" The general said, her brown eyes glaring at the symbol of a gold lion on the queen's white battleship, the gold catching the light and reflecting it inside. Natsu dismissed her statement with the shake of his head.

"She will not and you know it. As strong as she is, she's smart and she knows that a fleet that she is carrying that small would be suicide. Heartfilia wants to talk, and I will make an exception. For her mother's sake. Maybe we can be rid of this war once and for all..." Erza mellowed, knowing he was right, like usual. They had killed her mother when Lucy was only seven and barely understood the concept of war itself. Natsu was around the same age as her, and his father Igneel couldn't settle without taking the entire kingdom. He vowed to capture and kill Jude Heartfilia, king at the time. After going missing for several years, he was found to be dead after blowing up the entire ship of Jude's fleet, taking the blondes dad with him. Both were parentless, and Natsu only hoped that she hated war as much as he did. It took everything from him, and they took everything from her. She had nothing and deep down, Natsu and Erza felt bad for the queen.

"Well… I just got a message that she has entered the compounds. I'll be back. Be careful Natsu... Your kingdom needs you." She said. Natsu looked at her, not as a king would to his subject, but as a friend. "You got it Erza. Let's do this."

Lucy took her time boarding Natsu's ship, not looking at the soldiers who were frightened for their lives. She wore a black dress which ombred to white at the top, the material being expensive metal feathers, each handmade. She had unconnected sleeves, one was white and the other one was black. They had gold cuffs at the end which matched her two blades as long as her legs, each twin with matching gold patterns and intricacies. She wore long black and metal boots with extra metal ombreing to white, reaching up to her high shins. To top it all off, she wore a headdress, two horns that complimented her gold cuffs nicely. They rounded to a sharp point, the gold authentic and reflective, showing the faces of everyone who feared her. Her bang swept over her right eyes still, but two longer bangs framed her face. Her brown eyes held maturity and were deep and full of emotion while keeping them hidden.

Erza approached her and bowed, showing respect for the queen, even though she was the enemy. Lucy smiled, her voice silky smooth as she spoke, allowing it to echo throughout the room. Gray and Gajeel stood on both sides of her, holding similar swords and wearing armor that matched, but was all black with steel feathers.

"General Scarlet, it is a pleasure to meet you finally." She bowed and Erza was taken back but smiled after getting over the shock that a queen would bow, especially an enemy. "King Dragneel is waiting for you, your majesty. He anticipates your arrival...alone." She glanced at the two men beside her recognizing their faces and frowning. They raised their swords slightly in disapproval, but Lucy simply waved her hand, signaling them to lower them again. "Lead the way general Scarlet."

A certain pink haired king paced around the room thinking of what he was going to say. "Heartfilia..." His voice rang with crispness and rasp, something he had picked up from Erza's authoritarian leadership. "...at last… at LONG last we- no, I don't want to sound too eager. Heartfilia, you make your presence known… No that won't work either, she's always made her presence known. Ugh, what am I going to say-"

Erza walked in through the door and bowed again, allowing for the blonde queen to walk in with no swords in her hands, something she reluctantly gave up. Natsu turned and almost slipped, his hand resting on his throne falling, causing him to slip and jolt back upright. She smiled, bowing and he just stared. She was beautiful, he always knew that, but seeing her in person...Were they really in a war? He couldn't remember anymore.

The redheaded general rolled her eyes and introduced Lucy. "Queen Lucy Heartfilia of the Ishgarian Galaxy." Natsu almost floated into a straight posture stance. He sighed, his mouth in a smile and the blonde continued to smile, though rightfully so, confused. Erza grumbled and increased the volume and authority in her voice. "...and king Natsu Dragneel of the Fiore Galaxy." His name called him back to earth...well space to be correct, and he adjusted his crown sheepishly. She giggled, unable to stop herself when he smiled as if he was meeting her as a friend.

"I've been eager to meet you, queen of Ishgaria." She nodded and tried not to blush at his crisp voice. She was starting to forget why she came. Oh yeah! "As well, king of Fiore. I've come to discuss ends to this war. My people are tired and I can only guess that yours are as well." Natsu looked at her in amusement. Here was the queen that had lost everything because of them and she was willing to negotiate peace. He nodded for Erza to leave, the door closing behind her.

She walked outside to see Gray and Gajeel standing there, unsure what to do. Once they saw her, Gray let a cool smile grace his lips. "General Scarlet. A pleasure." Erza didn't smile, but she nodded in agreement. "Hello General Fullbuster, Redfox. Your fleets are strong and I respect that about you both..." They nodded. "Yes, likewise." After a moment of silence, Erza pursed her lips and opened them repeatedly causing a popping a sound to emerge. Gray and Gajeel crossed their arms over their chest and rocked on their heels. All three looked around uncomfortably, awkwardness filling the atmosphere. "So..." They all said simultaneously.

"Peace huh, why do you want peace?" Natsu asked, the galaxy shining behind him. Lucy furrowed her eyebrows and a frown replaced her previous smile. They had been talking for about three hours and everything was going well. "Who doesn't want peace? Sorry to disappoint you, but the killing of innocents doesn't exactly make me happy, nor strike me as good whatsoever." Her voice was firm, and he didn't like it one bit. His heart rate fastened, not by her charm, but the slight anger in her voice. It made him react weirdly.

He waved his hands in defense. "W-well yeah I'm not sayin' I want innocent deaths either, don't get me wrong!" He scratched the back of his head. 'Great, now she thinks I'm a murderer. I can fix this...' He spoke up again, defending himself. "I just...My father took everything from you… It hurts me, and then for YOU to be the one to ask for peace. It makes me realize that peace is something that can be achieved..." He scratched his head again, and the crown that lay perfectly on his head slipped, hitting the floor in a clatter. He went down to pick it up quickly, but she did as well and in the process poking the side of his head with the point of her horns.

"Oh my gosh! I'm sor sorry Natsu- I m-mean king Dragneel." He smiled while cringing at the pain, a hand rubbing the spot where it hit him. A shiver ran up his spine when she said his name. He laughed at the embarrassment etched on the blonde's face. "No problem, Natsu is fine, as long as I may call you..." She smiled. "Lucy. Lucy is fine. Here let me take this off."

While she was doing so, the right horn caught her bang as she pulled it to the left, and Natsu caught the glimpse of a giant scar from the bottom (his) left of her eyes to the top (his) right of her eye, hitting her forehead slightly. He grabbed the horn from her never taking his eyes off of hers and scrunched his eyebrows up, looking sad almost. "What happened to your eye?"

Her eyes widened and she covered her eye with her bang but Natsu rolled his eyes. "You don't need to do that. You're beautiful with or without the scar..." He couldn't believe what he was saying and she smiled slightly, pulling the bang behind her ear, showing him fully. Her eye was fine and only by the scar would you know that she had an injury.

"The day my mother died… My father came home furious. He was never the same after that, always paranoid that your father was going to kill me too. He trained me vigorously, and one time he caught me off guard, I was only 12 at the time. He swept me off my feet and then when I stood to shake the dirt off of me, he picked up a sword slashing my eye. Blood was everywhere, but I was too scared to cry. I covered my eye as he yelled. 'Never let up your guard!" he yelled. He continued to say that the enemy will never rest until you or they die and that there is no such thing as peace. He then made sure that I stayed on a separate ship than him. I saw the ship's flames as he burned alive. I don't want this war anymore, Natsu. We've both lost so much… We don't have to be like our parents… Please."

He was surprised to see her crying. He had spaced out at her words, feeling himself there and watching her go through the pain. He softened, a smile stretching across his face and he grabbed her hands in his larger ones. "Then we don't have to be. Peace is possible Lucy. You showed me that today. Come one, let's fill out the paperwork, and besides..."

He looked at the map that had the golden dot on his pink one, but another dot was approaching fast, the color black. "It seems we have a common enemy." Lucy walked forward, eyeing the dot with a glare. "Zeref… Now there is a man I would kill." He looked at her, scared and impressed at the same time. She was so brave and mature… If only-

"So what do you say Natsu? Paperwork later?" She held out her hand for him to shake and he rolled his eyes. He was never one for shaking hands. He engulfed her in a hug and laughed. "Yeah! Come on Lucy, we've got a fight to win...together!" She smiled, both having a stretch of pink on their cheeks. "Together!"