Thundering earth

All rights go to Hiro Mashima. I made this because I don't think there are enough Laxus fanfics. This starts near the end of the fighting festival arc.

(Thinking)

A lone figure walked into Magnolia. The towns people couldn't tell who the cloaked man was, and so paid him little attention. The few Fairy Tail mages that were still conscious didn't know him either, and were to busy to pay him any attention. The cloaked figure sniffed the air, (ozone), he thought. "Damn it Laxus, what are you doing?" He muttered under his breath. He looked towards Cardia Cathedral, and upon seeing the flashes of light, started off towards it.

As he got to the doors of the cathedral he heard a voice, pleading with someone on the other side, "The Master is... your own grandfather is... on death's door! So please, just stop this, just go and see him!"

Throwing open one of the doors, the cloaked man stepped inside. "Laxus, what the hell do you think you're doing!?" The man shouted out, his voice filled with rage. The man threw off his cloak to reveal short, shaggy platinum hair, steel-grey eyes, and a young face of about nineteen.

"Nate, is that you?" Laxus stared in disbelief.

"Damn right it's me. Now what the hell do you think you're doing? Didn't somebody just say Gramps is dying?"

"You don't understand, I'm doing what needs to be done! I will become the guild master, and I won't let anyone stop me, not even you."

"Fine, I've been itching for a good fight anyway," The man, apparently, named Nate said.

"Lightning Dragon's Roar!" Laxus called as he let loose the massive amount of lightning bolts.

"Hey, get out of the way! You don't want that to hit you!" Natsu called out.

"Don't worry, it won't. Earth Dragon's Roar!" And with that, a twisting storm of rocks and stones hurled towards the lightning, and the two roars collided, evenly matched, till they exploded in a cloud of dust.

"What! Another dragon slayer!?" Gajeel said. (Damn it! What the hell is going on?)

"Natsu, Gajeel, let's get out of here," Levy called, seeing there was nothing more they could do.

"No way! Laxus is mi..." Natsu was cut off by an iron piller to the head.

"Hey, Shortly! Help get us out of here, I can't carry this idiot by myself."

"Right, and don't call me short." Levy said as they made their way to a safe distance.

As the dust settled the two slayers stood face to face. Then they leaped together and began to exchange blows. Laxus was strong, and his lightning enhanced fist increased his speed, and damaged his opponents nerves for greater pain, but Nate's earth covered arms and legs helped him deal more damage and resist Laxus lightning. Nate jumped into the air and yelled, "Earth Dragon's Hammer!" One of his arms morphing into a large war hammer, and smashing Laxus into a nearby column. "Give it up Laxus, we were never able to beat each other, and I learned some new tricks sence then."

"No, I told you, I won't let anybody stand in my way, even if I have to tear down the guild brick by brick I will become the master of Fairy Tail! "

"Fine have it your way, baka! Earth Dragon's Secret Art: Diamond Scales!" His skin turned to diamonds, the hardest substance on earth, and the two slayers jumped back into their battle. Laxus was faster, and just as strong but, with his new diamond armor, Nate's blows were harder, and every time they mad contact Laxus ended up taking damage.

(Damnit when did he learn stuff like this? He was already tough but now it feels a like I'm punching a mountain! I don't know if I can keep this up), Laxus thought to himself, wondering how he could be losing.

At the same time his opponent was thinking along the same lines, (Crap, he got a lot faster since the last time we fought. I don't know how long I can keep these scales up, my magic's dropping fast.)

This was a battle of luck, if Nate's magic drops to low for him to maintain his armor he would lose, if Laxus couldn't outlast the armor than he would lose. Laxus, having enough of the melee, used his lightning body to put distance between the two of them, launching thunder bullets as he went.

"I'm ending this now! Even if I have to destroy all of Fairy Tail, I will be the master! Lightning Dragon's Heavenward Halberd!" Laxus shouted as he charged his ultimate attack.

Nate was shocked, and enraged. Laxus would try to kill him, fine. "If you want to end this I've got no objections. Earth Dragon's Cleaver!" His arm formed into a gigantic board with shards of diamonds jutting out on one side.

Laxus launched his attack, it rocketed straight towards the earth slayer. The earth slayer ran foward. (I have to time this just right) he thought. As the halberd got close, Nate brought his cleaver down, the resulting explosion rocked the cathedral.

When the air cleared Nate was holding Laxus up by what was left of his shirt. Tears streaming from both their eyes. "Why, Laxus? Why did you do all this?"

"Because I'm not him! I've always been in his shadow, everything I've ever done was expected because I'm the grandson of Makarov, but I'm more than just his grandson, I am Laxus..." He was cut off by Nate slamming his head into Laxus's skull.

"You baka! Nobody ever thought of you as just his grandson. Ivan was his son and nobody expected anything from him! Now get it through your thick head, none of us care!" And with that the two slayers fell to the ground, bodies broken and bruised.

The harvest festival came and went like always, with Fairy Tail's parade. Makarov was fine after Porlyusica treated him. The only real change to Magnolia was that Laxus had been excommunicated from the guild, and Fairy Tail had a new resident slayer.

Who is this new slayer and how does he know Laxus? Find out next chapter. Please review I am open to ideas and will answer most questions. Also, yes, earth dragon slayer magic is similar to iron dragon slayer magic, but I will elaborate on the differences in later chapters.