A/N:

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Year x778, Tenrou Islands.

It was a quiet, peaceful day at the Tenrou Islands. The sun was shining bright as the ocean seemed quieter than ever. Soon, sounds of footsteps were heard from the islands as a voice shouted.

"I'm coming for you!" The voice growled as the shadowy, tall, and muscular figure jumped across the trees.

"Heh," A voice chuckled also jumping across the trees of the Tenrou Islands. He was tall and muscular just like the other person, seemingly chasing him.

BOOM!

"Ergh…" The one who was running away, fell down from the trees after crashing head first into a tree. He laid flatly onto the ground, panting as he tried to recollect himself. Slowly, he got up, rubbing his hand on his forehead. When the pain evened out, the young man looked around the forest "Damn it… I need to find one before he does."

He glanced towards his left, finding a small dark totem that looked like the Fairy Tail Insignia.

There it is! The young man grinned Thanks Tree! He said approaching the totem slowly.

However, the same young man who had been chasing the poor man, appeared right in front of him, with a smirk that he hated so much.

He had yellow, slicked back hair, with its numerous spiky strands pointing backwards, though some fell down forwards to his forehead. He also had a distinct, lightning bolt shaped scar and much alike his grandfather, had dark circle around his eyes. And if you haven't already guessed who this young man was, he was also wearing the latest edition of his sound pod.

"Hey, I found it first!" The other young man growled. He had brown faux hawk hair, pointing upwards and an apparent vertical scar on his left eye making him half blind. Wearing a grey shirt under a dark leather jacket with the Fairy Tail insignia on it's back, he also had a pair of baggy brown jeans.

"So? Doesn't mean, you picked it up." The yellow haired mage smirked, picking up the totem with his hand.

The brown haired mage closed his other remaining eye and heaved a heavy sigh. "I am so killing you later Laxus…" He muttered

"You better find it before someone else does." Laxus commented, still having the smirk on his face. "You know, the more you talk to me, the less chance you're becoming a S-Class."

"Yeah yeah, I know." The other mage rolled his right eye, beginning to walk away to find the last remaining totem.

"Egad!" The man with the leather jacket tripped over a pile of leaves as the lightning mage sweatdropped.

"Oy oy…"

"I'm okay!" The young man jumped up quickly adjusting his one eyesight that he had.

He sighed, searching through the pile of leaves that he had just tripped over. Soon his eyes widened in joy, as he held up the last totem. "Found it!"

Laxus smirked, crossing his arms "I'll race you to where the old man is. Loser has to do whatever the winner wants them to do for a day."

"Oh you're on." The other young man smirked, complete certain that he wasn't going to lose to that cocky bastard this time.

Soon the two, charged themselves up in their own respective elements. Laxus being lightning and the other being water. With a count of three, the two disappeared out of sights, quickly rushing to where Makarov was waiting for contestants to come back with the 3 totems that were scattered throughout the island.

Makarov sighed, closing his eyes for some rest. It was going to be a little while for the contestants to come back. But boy he was wrong. After slowly opening his eyes up, he saw two young males, fighting against each other to give Makarov the first totem.

Taking the two totems at the same time and placing them on top of a stump. He looked at the two. One had a huge red mark on his forehead and branches, leaves on his hair while the other looked like he was about to faint any second.

"Duryn, Laxus you two pass this round." The old man sighed and crossed his arms, waiting for the last participant to arrive.

"We know that old man. We want to know, who won the race!" Laxus said, being really eager about it.

"No one did, but if you really want to know, Duryn won the race by half a second." The old man said chuckling look at his grandson's reaction.

"Uh listen about that bet we made…" Laxus said, trying not to look at Duryn in the eyes.

"What, you're gonna go back on your words?" Duryn asked, with an apparent grin.

"Never!" The lightning mage shouted

Makarov chuckled at the two boys as he saw a young scarlet haired mage walking out of the forest with a totem on her hand.

"Here you are, Master." The scarlet haired female said handing Makarov the last totem. She looked about to be thirteen and wore full armor except for her head.

"Thank you, my dearly." Makarov said and put the last totem on the stump. Soon, he jumped off where he was sitting, and looked at the three remaining contestants.

"Now for the final stage… It will be a fighting competition." Makarov said, closing his eyes, and nodding. "Erza you will be going against-"

Cut off by the girl, she smiled shrugging "I forfeit."

Makarov raised an eyebrow as well as the other two contestants.

"Erza, you're never the one to forfeit. Is there something wrong?" Makarov asked in worry as Laxus and Duryn stood in the background, nodding in agreement.

Erza smiled, before sitting on a nearby stump. "I know." She said, kicking her legs up "But I know I wouldn't be able to beat them. I'm just not strong enough yet." She said closing her eyes, then suddenly pulling a picnic basket out of nowhere.

"Woah, how did you do that?" Duryn commented as Laxus sweatdropped.

"And it's the perfect time to do a picnic while Master and I watch!" Erza grinned.

"Well so be it then." Makarov said, looking at Duryn and Laxus. "You two will fight it out and the winner will be promoted to S-Class."

Duryn and Laxus took a look at each other, and smirked "Good enough."

Makarov nodded "Let the fighting begin!" He said before walking away, to sit next to Erza, as she handed him a sandwhich. Which he took gladly, of course.

Silence approached the two mages, taking a look at each other. Then all of a sudden, battle broke out as Laxus dashed towards Duryn, landing a successful blow on Duryn's cheek.

Or that's what he thought. Duryn smiled at Laxus, appearing behind him, as the one who Laxus struck turned into water.

"Water Dragon's Torpedo Fist!" He said engulfing his right fist in water striking Laxus in the stomach.

"Euch!" Laxus groaned before wiping his mouth and smirking. He readjusted himself "That was a good one. But I'm just getting started!" He said as lightning charged around him.

"Same here." Duryn smirked as a blue magic circle appeared beneath Laxus while a yellow magic circle was underneath him.

"One step late like usual." The two both said at unison as lightning charged upwards from the yellow magic circle while water charged upwards from the blue magic circle.

The two both dodged the upstreams of water and lightning, but quickly dashed towards each other, both successfully landing a punch on each other.

The two immediately retaliated and regained their composure.

Duryn smiled "Was that good enough for your warm up?"

Then Laxus charged himself up in lightning while water began to form and circle around Duryn.

"It's go time." Duryn said, drawing his katana out and whispered "Water Dragon's Torpedo Slicer!" He said as the blade turned into water and sent out wave of blades towards Laxus.

Laxus smirked "Is that it?" He said cockily, turning into lightning and appearing behind Duryn and kicking him in the back. "Listen here old buddy, you're gonna have to do a whole lot better than that."

"Yeah… I know." Duryn said, immediately retaliating from Laxus's kick. He closed his eyes for a second and took in a deep breath, water forming around him once again.

Laxus raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms, waiting to see what Duryn was planning to do.

"Got you." Duryn smirked, as water had binded Laxus in place. Laxus raised an eyebrow, trying to escape from the bind, but it was too late.

"Water Dragon's Torpedo Fist!" He said, water engulfing Duryn's fist. He struck upwards, as Laxus went sent upwards with it.

Shit! Laxus thought, trying to regain his balance in mid-air.

"Water Dragon's Jaw!" Duryn appeared on top of Laxus, hitting Laxus downwards back to the ground. Laxus grunted, taking the strike and falling hard towards the ground.

"Was that good enough for you?" Duryn chuckled, softly landing back on the ground.

"I just underestimated you. That's all." Laxus smirked, wiping the small blood stain off his mouth. "Now, I'll show you my secret." He said and started roaring, charging himself up in lightning.

What?! Duryn thought incredulously, covering himself from the lightnings that hit the two's surroundings.

"Lightning Dragon's Roar!" The blond mage yelled, as he blasted out a gigantic blast of lightning towards the water dragon slayer.

I need to dodge this. Duryn said and jumped, dodging the gigantic blast of lightning. He landed back, looking at Laxus, smirking "Eh? Since when could you use Dragon slayer magic huh?"

"My father put a lightning dragon slayer lacrima in it. Enough talk!" Laxus shouted, lightning fizzing around him "It's time to get serious."

Duryn smiled. Things certainly will be getting more interesting. "Oy Laxus."

"What?"

"Loser has to go through Mira's embarrassment torture."

"... You're on!" The lightning mage yelled, becoming lightning itself once again and appearing in front of Duryn. "Lightning Dragon's Iron Fist!" He said, engulfing his fist in lightning and hitting Duryn's jaw squarely.

Duryn quickly regaining his balance mid air, gave a quick smirk "You're one step late as usual Laxus!"

Underneath Laxus, a gigantic blue circle appeared, then water sprouting upwards, sending Laxus to mid air also.

"Lightning Dragon's …"

"Water Dragon's …"

"ROAR!" The two yelled at the same time, each releasing their elements towards the direction of each other.

The two elements crashed into each other, creating a gigantic explosion in mid air as the two users safely landed back on the ground, dashing at each other, both hitting each other in the jaw.


Few moments later…

After multiple blows to each other, the two panted heavily, with bruises all over their body from all the fighting. However, that didn't stop the two's competitive nature, as they both tried to look strong and still ready to fight.

"Sorry Laxus, but this battle is mine!" Duryn said running towards Laxus, with water orbs surrounding him, and having a water engulfed fist.

"I could say the same thing!" Laxus yelled, charging towards Duryn, with a lightning engulfed fist.

"Water Dragon's"

"Lightning Dragon's"

"IRON FIST!" The two yelled after each getting struck by each other's attack. Laxus was sent off flying towards a tree, meanwhile Duryn crashed into Erza's picnic.

The two laid on the ground, completely drained out of their magic energy and stamina.

Then Makarov stood, approaching the two as they slowly stood up.

"So?" The two asked at the same time, glancing at each other.

Makarov just smiled, raising a hand in innocence "Two of you pass."

While Laxus raised an eyebrow, Duryn laughed in cheer as he looked at Laxus "Did you hear that lightning boy, we both pass! We're officially S-Class mages!"

"Yeah, I guess. I'm still stronger than you though." Laxus said smirking and crossing his arms.

SCHWING

"Did you hear that?" Duryn asked with a raised eyebrow

Laxus shrugged and looked around.

"O-oy… Laxus…"

"What?"

Duryn pointed at the scarlet haired girl, who had shadows over her eyes and with her sword in her hand. Laxus took a quick look at the girl approaching the two, and looked back at Duryn.

"Run."

"Good idea."

The two took off, as the obviously angry scarlet haired swordsman chased the two around, swinging her sword. "GET BACK HERE INSTANT!" Erza yelled "YOU TWO RUINED MY PICNIC!"

Makarov laughed in the back, watching the three having fun. This was what family was really like. Getting strong to protect each other while having fun with it.


Once again, thanks for reading!

Chapter 3: Betrayal (Coming Soon!)