Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, mages and muggles, welcome to my third Fairy Tail fanfic, The New Tournament! A lot of you have wanted this for a while, so here it is! And this one is special! A lot of new characters here have been created my members of a Fairy Tail forum I am apart of! Something slightly different. Guys, be sure to leave reviews and constructive criticism! Enjoy!
Chapter 1: Training Begins
"I'm bored!" Natsu groaned loudly, slumping down in his seat at the bar. "Why isn't there any good missions?"
"Be patient Natsu, we will get one soon!" Lucy said calmly. "Besides, we did just do a lot of missions in a row."
"But I want more!" Natsu complained. "Master!"
"What is it boy?" Master Makarov asked irritably.
"Can we enter the Grand Magic Games?" With that question, the guild went silent, watching the master. Their last experience with the Grand Magic Games was a tough but enjoyable one, and one everyone wanted to do again.
"Why?" Makarov asked.
"Because, it was fun last time!" Natsu explained, sitting up with fire in his eyes. "We get to see Sabertooth, and Lamia Scale, and we get to fight, and we have a whole stadium cheering us on! Why not?"
"Hmmm." Makarov thought. "How long until it's announced? Three months until the announcement, then another three until it begins... Leaving us with six months to prepare. Alright!" He stood up on the bar, raising his fist. "Fairy Tail! We are once again entering the Grand Magic Games! You have six months to get ready. Go out and train!"
"WOOOOO!" The guild hall erupted in a cry of joy, everyone scrambling to their feet.
"Lucy, Gray, Erza, Wendy!" Natsu shouted. "We're entering as a team again. Let's go, we need to train!"
"Aye!" Happy yelled.
"I'm fine with being a team again." Erza shrugged, "Although, that means you'll be training with me..."
"We can handle it." Gray smirked. "Come on, we need to fine a place to train."
"Wait, me and Wendy don't get a say?" Lucy questioned.
"Nope, come on!" Natsu grabbed her hand and dragged her out of the hall. Gray picked up Wendy and placed her on his shoulders, before chasing after Natsu, Carla flying after them.
"Everyone be back here in three months for the announcement!" Erza called as she left the hall with Happy.
"They really are hyper active." Mira smiled to the master.
"They're idiots, that's what they are." Makarov sighed.
Team Natsu stopped in a forest, Natsu panting. He didn't have a plan of where to train, or how to. All he knew is that he wanted to get as strong as possible, and beat the other guilds with everything he had.
"You... Had to run... Ahead?" Lucy panted behind him.
"Yep." Natsu nodded, taking his bag off. "This looks like a good place to stay. Right, we start training today!"
"Aye!" Happy yelled.
"What sort of training?" Lucy whined.
"All sorts." Erza answered, appearing behind them with Gray, Wendy and Carla. "Physical activities, build muscles. Breathing exercises, making sure we don't run out of breath. Magical training, able to use our magical powers for as long as possible. And fighting techniques, new moves so our opponents aren't ready. They already know of a few of our tricks."
"All of that in three months?" Lucy asked.
"Of course." Gray shrugged, putting Wendy down. "What's first then?"
"Physical and magical." Natsu said with a menacing smile. "GRAY! Me and you! Now!"
With that, the pinkette kicked off from the ground, fire surrounding his body. Gray dived to the floor, dodging the fire mage. Growling with annoyance, he sent a wave of ice birds towards Natsu, who melted them instantly.
"Gray! Natsu! Stop." Erza commanded. The pair ignored her, and both unleashed a fury of punches and kicks, sending out shockwaves due to their brute force.
"Will I be doing this?" Wendy asked nervously.
"You better not." Carla muttered.
"Ice-Make: Hammer!" Gray roared. He brought the weapon down onto Natsu's head, making him wobble.
"Alright then." Natsu spat. "Fire Dragon Grip Strike!" Natsu grabbed Gray by the collar, before a blast of fire engulfed them both.
"I order you to stop!" Erza barked.
Gray jumped from the smoke, tearing his shirt off. Surrounding his hand in ice, he ran towards the shadowy figure of Natsu.
"Ice-Ma-" He was cut off by Natsu punching him in the gut, them slamming him into the ground.
"Fire Dra-"
"ENOUGH!" Erza bellowed. Two sharps swords flew past Natsu's ear, paralysing him in fear. A third landed next to Gray head, making him freeze as well.
"Like I said in the guild." Erza said softly, yet her eyes looked daggers. "You'll be training with me."
"She's scary..." Wendy whispered to Lucy, who nodded.
"Now you two, since you didn't listen, you have the rest of the day to make us a campsite, retrieve food and make Happy a king-size bed. Understand?" Erza asked, to which the boys nodded fiercely, before scattering for resources.
"So... We can rest?" Lucy questioned.
"Indeed." Erza sighed. "Rest well. Tomorrow, we start our three month training course. Everyone make a goal now. In three months, we will see if we achieved it."
"A goal..." Lucy placed a hand on her chin. "Well, I'd like to be able to summon four spirits. While still being able to fight."
"I'd like to become better at combat." Wendy said. "My fighting isn't the best right now. Oh, Dragon Force at will sounds cool as well."
"Both good choices." Erza smiled. "Well, lets see if we achieve them!"