Fallen Leaves
The Mistral Tempest Of Chelia
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-Disastrous Chronology-
"Why don't you build a round table? Just like King Arthur!"
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"If Natsu or Wendy don't get here on time. We will be disqualified," said Lucy in a horrified voice.
The others in the room shook their head trying to not think about it. Erza spoke first. "I trust Natsu and Wendy. If they are late, then they are not late without a reason, we will wait for them until either of them turns up." Erza looked down. "Even if we lose a head start."
"Damn it! Where is Flamebrain and Wendy?" growled Gray.
"Is it possible that something happened to them?" asked Lucy. Erza shrugged.
"Who knows. But they're both strong...And we are in Crocus so the chances of being attacked in the capital are quite low..."
Answering their questions, Natsu burst into the room panting. "I'm not late am I?"
"YOU'RE REALLY LATE FLAMEBRAIN! THE OTHER TEAMS ARE ALREADY AHEAD OF US BY A LOT!" shouted Gray. Natsu looked away.
"Let's just go now!"
"TEAM FAIRY TAIL! LET'S GO!" they shouted as they started climbing the labyrinth stairs.
"The inside is a 3D maze..."muttered Gray when they got inside.
"Gah! I hate things like this!" groaned Natsu. Future creations suck. Do you know how much of a pain it was when they invented the carriage?
"Leave it to me!" said Lucy confident. "Open to the door of the compass constellation, Pyxis!" A little bird with a compass appeared above them squawking. "East is that way!" said Lucy pointing with her bird. The others looked at her in shock.
"Thanks Lucy..." they said not sure of what else to say. Lucy started sulking with her bird.
"We should take notes as we go...we'll make a map," said Erza.
"Agreed!" said Lucy.
"Just like a man!" agreed Elfman.
"Yep," said Gray.
"Okay..."mumbled Natsu not feeling comfortable since he was on some sort of device/vehicle. A sudden turn snapped everyone out of their daze.
"IT'S SPINNING!" they yelled. "It's going horizontally, go quickly!" They quickly held on to the walls panting when it stopped spinning.
"It stopped."
"What a labyrinth..."
"I'm guessing that from this, we can guess that making a map wouldn't last too long," said Erza. "The labyrinth would keep on turning and then we'll have to make a new map. Getting maps from every single angle would be too hard. What to do..."
Let me take over. I know where the exit is.. "Eh? You know?" Dragons have this sensing range. Since you're not that strong, you can't use it but after a while, your senses are so strong your instinct can just take over and you'll just know what to do. My instinct is leading me to a direction. Without me, you might have succeeded IF you weren't late! "Okay, okay, what's the big deal," thought Natsu. He closed his eyes and slowly felt his other self take over.
The edges of Natsu's salmon colored hair slowly dyed themselves fiery red as 400 year Natsu opened his eyes. Ah, how nice it was to be back again. "Erza, I know where the exit is," he said.
"Natsu? Hey, Natsu, what's wrong with your hair?" she asked.
How was he supposed to act? "Um Erza, maybe it's just the light? Anyways, my instincts are telling me that this is the right way," said Natsu pointing at a direction.
"Your instincts?" asked Erza in disbelief.
"Never underestimate a dragon's instincts. Now are you guys going to come or what?" asked Natsu giving them an annoyed expression. Uh oh...that was very un-Natsu-ish.
"Sure?"
They all followed him through a collection of mazes and paths until they reached the a door that said Congratulations. Goal! "Congratulations on completing the preliminary event," said the pumpkin. Cheers of delight from the team.
"So I'll bet we got first place right?"
"Nope. You got 8th place."
"Eh?" they all asked in shock. By this time, normal Natsu had already retaken control of his body and was staring at the pumpkin in shock.
"You useless 400 year old self..."he thought.
HEY, AT LEAST WE MADE IT!
Lisanna and happy wandered through the streets of Crocus. "Where did Wendy and Carla get off to? We haven't seen them at all..."
"Ah, over there!" exclaimed Happy. "That's Wendy's bag..."
"WENDY!" yelled Lisanna rushing over to the fallen figure below. "Wendy, please wake up," she pleaded. Wendy did not move.
"Carla," sobbed Happy.
"Happy?" wondered Carla.
"Carla, you're alright!"
"Don't worry about me...but Wendy...Ugh..." she muttered before passing out again.
"What's this?" asked Lisanna pointing to the scratch marks on the ground. "I think this is a letter...eto...Z? This seems to be Wendy's handwriting...could this be part of the name of the person who did this do her?"she wondered. Happy looked sad.
"But Wendy hasn't even woken up yet..."
"Happy, hurry up and call master here. We need him to check this.
"Aye sir!"
After Wendy was put down on a bed, Porlyusica sighed. "Makarov, just what exactly did you get this child into? She's been put into a deep spell. And I'm not sure that she'll ever wake up again unless we find the cure. And the cure is so rare, it's a legend. It is the blooming flower that grows on the sky tree. Sky trees haven't existed ever since 400 years ago and to find a flower on one is rarer."
"I do not know. Lisanna and Happy found her like this. But what does that letter Z mean? We have to keep that in mind..."
"Well, before you start finding the culprit, you have to get the cure. Because if you don't, then Wendy will be asleep for the rest of her life."
Roars of cheering and sound erupted in the arena. It was time for the introductions of the guild. "Just listen to the cheering..." said Erza.
"What's with the outfit," complained Natsu.
"Master says that we should be dressed in matching team colors..."
"Hold on...Are you saying that I have to wear this?" yelled Elfman in horror looking at the petite dress that was meant for Wendy. Natsu laughed,.
"THAT WOULD BE FREAKING AWESOME!"
"I know I had to step in for Wendy..but is she alright?" They all quieted down and looked worried at the infirmary. They remembered when they tried to go into the infirmary but Porlyusica just shooed them away saying that she was really busy and didn't have time to deal with them right now. They left, not bothering to protest because by her facial expression, they could tell something was seriously wrong with Wendy.
"Why won't Wendy wake up?" they asked.
Porlyusica gave them a glare that made them all shiver. "That is none of your business. Just get ready for the grand magic games and get out of here!"
"Do you know?" asked Natsu to his past self. No answer. He sighed. Could this have been that Zeref presence was? "Is the bad guy who hurt Wendy in the event?" he asked out loud.
"We have no concrete evidence...but it's possible. They may have been trying to cripple us."
"Are they trying to make us weaker or...?"
"What we have to do is who them that we won't be discouraged! Wendy wouldn't be happy to hear us all sulking like this! For Wendy's sake!"
"Let's go!" declared Erza. And they all stepped through the door.
"The annual magic festival finally starts! The grand magic tournament! I'm Chapati Lola here. I'll be covering today's event! We are honored to have Yajima-san, a former member of the magic council as our commenter. Thrilled to have you here Yajima-san," announced Chapati over the microphone.
"The pleasure's mine."
"And for day one's guest, we're also privileged to have Miss Fiore, Jenny Realight from Blue Pegasus!" said Chapati.
"We're going to win this year~" said Jenny cheerfully winking.
"Okay, contestants are arriving! First team ranks 8th in the preliminary event! Can they reclaim their glory in the old days? Contrary to their name, let's welcome..THE ROWDY FAIRY TAIL!"
The five members of the team all lifted their hands high but the result they got were a bunch of boos. They all looked at each other in surprise. "Why are they booing us?" By then, Natsu would have expected a commentary from his past self. "That's strange, why isn't he talking," thought Natsu.
"Despite the fact that they always got the last place over the past few years, Fairy Tail somehow managed to win through the preliminary event. They ranked in 8th place. The return of the Tenrou Team shocked the entire land. Will they help Fairy Tail become No.1 in Fiore?"
"That is wonderful, congrats Fairy Tail," complimented Yajima.
"Umm..."muttered Lucy nervously looking down at her feet with a blush.
"Don't take it seriously Lucy, it'll be fine," encouraged Erza.
"HURRAY, HURRAY FAIRY TAIL!" yelled the rest of the guild from the audeince. The five members looked in shock at the figure sitting care freely on the ledge. Natsu sweat dropped.
"That's..."
"MASTER MAVIS!" they all shrieked.
"I'm here to cheer for you," she said laughing.
"You came...to cheer?" asked Master.
"Don't worry, no one else can see me!" she exclaimed.
"That's not what I'm really worried about.."
"Well, I did get bored on Tenrou..."she trailed off.
Natsu laughed. "It's such a relief to see the first master here!" And also his friend from 400 years ago. And speaking of which, why is there no commentary?
"The 7th place is a female guild! Dancers of the ocean, Mermaid Heel." Kagura walked in with a calm expression while Arania blew kisses. Beth waved with Risely smiling as Milliana carried the flag. The rest of the audience swooned.
"Didn't know such a guild existed..."said Happy.
"Coming up the 6th place is the wings that sparkle in the dark, Blue Pegasus!" All five members of Blue Pegasus came out doing a pose. There were yells of 'Eve-kun, Hibiki-sama, Ren-sama.' People also wondered who was in the rabbit costume along with the obvious comment, "Ichiya sucks."
"The 5th place, goddess of love and war, sacred destroyer! Lamia scale!" All five members of Lamia scale walked in confident.
"It's Jura, one of the ten wizard saints! I can't believe it!" said a person.
Their master yelled, "Only 5th in the preliminaries? Were you holding back you idiots?"
"I'm sorry Baba-sama, sorry for holding everyone back," said Chelia shyly tripping over again on a stone. Lyon sighed with an amused expression.
"Chelia, don't panic."
"Sorry Lyon," she replied.
"Who's that?" asked Natsu.
"Where's the person that always says love?" wondered Gray.
"I've never seen that person over there before...A person?" said Lucy.
"Chelia is Sherry's cousin," explained Yuka.
"She's really something!" said Toby.
"Umm...My love is way from enough though..."said Chelia.
"THAT WAS A COMPLIMENT!"
"Sorry!"
"Don't forget about our bet Gray..."said Lyon smiling evilly.
"I don't remember agreeing. Besides, we won't lose."
"Next up...the fourth place...WOW! What a suprise. A first time guild made their way to fourth place!The midnight raider, Raven Tail!"
"RAVEN TAIL?" gasped Natsu.
"This is..the guild founded by Master's son..." said Erza darkly.
"A dark guild!"
"A dark guild?" Uneasy expressions came across the audience.
"According to official records, Raven tail has been around for more than seven years. But it was approved as a legal guild recently." Fairy Tail still looked uneasily at Raven tail. Team Fairy Tail gave them a dark glare.
"This little girl is our way of saying hi...heh heh heh..." chuckled Alexis. The small creature on Orba's neck turned into a miniature version of Wendy. The miniature version then passed out.
"You were the one...who hurt Wendy..." muttered Natsu darkly sending them a glare that quickly made the little creature turn back. He thought, "So it wasn't Zeref? But I could have sworn I felt Zeref..." You're not wrong. That creature has something to do with Zeref. We will follow the creature after the event. "I won't let you get away with this..."he growled with the rest of Fairy tail glaring.
"Let's enjoy this," commented Alexis before turning away.
"AHH WHAT A SURPRISE! So this could be the opportunity for the broken winged fairies to fly again? Seriously, could that be? FAIRY TAIL TEAM B!"
"WHAT?" shrieked out Fairy Tail team A.
"Jellal?" whispered Erza.
"Sh..."
"What the hell! How's this happened?"
"Well, yajima-san, it seems that many people find themselves confused by the new rules. Right, for this event, each guild is allowed to send at most two teams to compete. The teams would be competing with each other, so what's it going to be between two teams from the same guild?"
"But isn't it sort of unfair? If each team sends one member, then there would be two from Fairy Tail?" asked Jenny.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Even if we're from the same guild, we won't hesitate to take you down. We're still rivals even though we're in the same guild! You guys won't stand a chance!" yelled Natsu. Nicely said. I totally agree.
"Okay! There are only two teams left! WELL, THIS IS UNEXPECTED. This guild has suddenly risen many places! THE HOUNDS OF HELL'S ARMY, QUATRO CEREBERUS!"
"WILD!"
"Good job!" yelled Goldmine.
"Quatro Cereberus?" asked Lucy.
"They learned that they were a powerful guild but in terms of power, they are truly much weaker than Lamia or Blue Pegasus. For them to suddenly rise to second place must be something special I think," commented Erza.
"That cloaked Guy in the middle gives me a bad feeling," murmured Natsu.
"Okay! Now there's only one team left! That's right! I'm sure you all already know! It's the best! The undefeated! The ultimate king! SABERTOOTH!" Huge screams of cheering burst out from the audience making some people clamp their ears. Saber tooth entered with an air of confidence.
"You guys finally showed up," said Natsu.
"Let's enjoy the game, Natsu-san," laughed Sting cockily waving his finger.
Other self? "Yeah?" Crush his face, I don't want to have to look at this imposter any longer. The Sting I knew was cocky but a very holy person! He was cocky to have god at his side. Not because he was a freaking strong person even though he was a lot stronger than this person! "Whatever, I'll do what you say except I can't crush his face. I'd get yelled at."
"What are you looking at?" growled Gajeel.
"Gajeel," stated Rogue.
Stats for Magic games.
1. Sabertooth members: Sting, Rogue, Rufus, Yukino, Orga
2. Quatro Cereberus members: Warcry, Rocker, Semmes, Yaeger, Coltrane
3. Fairy Tail B members: Mira, Gajeel, Laxus, Juvia, Mystogan
4. Raven Tail members: Alexis, Orba, Flare, Kurohebi, Nullpudding
5. Lamia Scale Chelia, Lyon, Jura, Toby, Yuka
6. Blue Pegasus Hibiki, Ren, Eve, Ichiya, Rabbit
7. Mermaid Heel Milliana, Kagura, Arania, Beth, Risely
8. Fairy Tail A Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Erza, Elfman
"Now that all the teams have arrived, what do you think of this year's teams, Yajima-san?"
"It's good to be young."
"Um...that's not what I was asking but..oh well! Well, sorry for delaying this but..here are the programs of this years tournament!"
"We have games and battles?"said Gray.
"Battles!"
"In terms of games, each team has varying points. According to their rankings. And each team is allowed to select any member to participate. In the battles, the sponsor will have the right to make the decision by drawing considering factors like fan's votes."
"Now let's being the first game of the grand magic games! Hidden starts! Please send out one member for each time. The rules will be explained after."
"Let me see what they've got. I'll go," said Beth.
"Agreed," said Kagura nodding.
"Let me go for the first event," said Coltrane coolly. His team members stood beside him waiting while he sighed. "My soul is always wild?"
"YEAH!"
"Nulpudding, you go!" said Alexis.
"Sure!"
"I'll go," said Eve smiling.
"YAY!"
"I'll go, the bird's singing is quite lovely today," said Rufus smiling.
"Why so noisy dammit!" complained Natsu.
"The first game should be participated by a manly man like me!" said Elfman.
"You don't look hidden at all with those muscles..."said Gray.
"Yuka or I should go since we're tiny," said Chelia. Lyon stopped her.
"No, we need a head start, I'll go."
"Then count me in," said Gray smirking at Lyon. "I'll show you what I've got."
"If Gray-sama's going, then Juvia will go too!" said Juvia swooning with hearts in her eyes.
"It's finally starting. What kind of game is Hidden? Yajima-san, do you have any favouring players?" asked Chapati.
"Hm...my favourite would be Rufus-kun..but I also like Gray-kun."
"What about you Jenny-san?"
"You don't need to ask. Of course it's our incredible Eve-kun."
"Gray-sama, I'm sorry. I don't plan to lose to you," said Juvia.
"Sure. Bring it on."
"I will do whatever I can," stated Lyon. "For Juvia!"
"Oh~~~" trailed off Juvia.
"Ignore him, his stupidity is contagious," said Gray looking away. "Speaking of which, I've been wanting to ask...What the hell are you?" he asked the pumpkin guy.
"As you see, I'm a pumpkin."
"I see..."
"Hold on...The game. I still have no idea what it is. No, no about the games that you'll have. I think that Fairy Tail will have a great chance of winning with their two teams right?" said Nullpudding.
"It's true, it's quite incredible to have two teams from the same guild to get into the main events."
"It's fine," said Rufus calmly. "My memory is telling me that two contestants doesn't guarantee advantage. Your friends will become your weakness. They might be taken hostages, be blackmailed or leak the information, all sorts of things can happen."
"I don't see the problem either," said Beth.
"No point to debate this issue," said Coltrane.
"FIELD OPEN!" Walls starting to generate making people gasp around them. It slowly formed into a small town and the mages were all in different places.
"Juvia, Lyon! What happened to the rest of them!" gasped Gray. Juvia looked around her place thinking that everyone's gone. Lyon looked around.
"Hide and seek?" questioned Eve.
"Ah, where should I hide?" wondered Beth. The others just stayed quiet.
"Everyone in the field, please watch happens in the town through lacrima vision. The eight contestants won't be able to know where the others are. The hidden rule is very simple. You will be doing hiding and seeking at the same time. You have to find others in the town and give them an attack. You can use any type of magic. It doesn't matter whether you get injured or not. The person who luanches his attack first can get one point." The person paused as copies of every competitor generated in town. "These are your clones. If you make a mistake and attack the clones, you'll be counted off one point. Start! Disappear in silence! Just like a black cat hidden in the dark night! HIDDEN START!"
"Gray-sama~ Gray-sama~ They're Gray-sama's everywhere!" swooned Juvia feeling as if she was in heaven. "So many Gray-sama's, if only I could catch one...Gray sama~ 3 "she said hugging one of the copies. She stopped as she felt the clone disappear and she was shocked by a electric wave.
Juvia: -1
"JUVIA!" yelled Team B.
"Whoops! Juvia was counted off one point because she attacked a clone! You should restart from somewhere else after 10 seconds. Similarly, you'll be counted off one point and have to restart from somewhere else when you are attacked by other wizards. You can restart for as many times within the time limit. The time limit is 30 minutes. The team that gets the most points will be No.1"
Gray walked around the town looking around. "Fairy Tail..." come a sly evil voice. Gray turned around to see Nullpudding.
"So you've shown yourself! That makes things a lot easier! Ice make-" ATTACK THE NULLPUDDING BEHIND! What the... "Hammer!" said Gray attacking the Nullpudding behind the one that had approached. The Raven tail mage flew back.
Nulpudding: -1
Gray: +1
"How did he know it was the one behind!" grunted Nullpudding.
Natsu face palmed. "Ahem...past me?" What? That bastard deserved it! Besides, I'm going to help this team get first too! "That's cheating." SO WHAT? RAVENTAIL'S ALREADY PLANNING TO CHEAT, I CAN JUST TELL!"
"Well...that was a shock...instinct perhaps?" chuckled Gray nervously before blending into the crowd again. An eye glinted behind him.
"Got you now! Ice make: eagle!"
"What?" said Gray getting hit by the eagles.
Gray: -1
Lyon: +1
"Good job Lyon!"
"Got you!" smirked Eve attacking Beth.
Eve: +1
Beth: -1
"Heh! You're wide open!" said Nullpudding.
"Don't underestimate me!" said Eve attacking back at Nullpudding. The mage smirked again before jumping behind one of his clones. "Oh shoot!" said Eve changing the direction of his attack to avoid the clone. "That was clo-whaaa!" Nullpudding attacked him from behind.
Eve: -1
Nullpudding: +1
"Let's go," smiled Coltrane. Black and purple flames starting climbing down his arms all the way to his hands. "Lock-on." Black circles appeared on all the real participants. "Climb..." He pressed his hands on the earth and let the black flow away to the ground. "Eliminate." The black flames emerged from the ground underneath all the participants covering all of them.
"What is this?" muttered Eve.
"Can't get it off!" panicked Beth.
"This wasn't in my memories..." murmured Rufus.
They had no more time to say more as the flames suddenly exploded effectively sending all the participants flying backwards.
"Wow...weird magic?" grinned Natsu. There's something wrong about his magic...
"He's strong! Erza, do you know him?" asked Lucy.
"No, and I'm surprised I don't. He must have joined Quatro during the timeskip. Coltrane...what a fearsome person," said Erza with her eyes narrowed.
Coltrane: +7
Basically everyone else: -1
"What was that?" asked Chapati.
"Well, even I don't know what magic that is but it seems that Quatro Cereberus have got themselves a really strong person."
"WILD!"
"I'll take advantage of this! The snow makes it that you can only see the breath's of the real people! Here!" said Eve attacking. Some people avoided this.
Eve: +2
Gray: -1
Beth: -1
"GRAY! BE A MAN!" yelled Elfman.
"The explosion attack on Gray seemed to have been stronger than what was place on the others..." observed Erza.
"I'll be attacking now!" yelled Nullpudding.
"Foolish, did you think you can surprise me like that!" said Lyon now battling Nullpudding.
"I have everyone recorded," said Rufus standing on top of the tower. "Memory make: Night of the falling stars!" The lightning stars flew and landed attacked almost everyone.
Rufus: +5
Juvia: -1
Gray: -1
Lyon: -1
Eve: -1
Nullpudding: -1
"Hmm...I didn't get hit?" wondered Beth. Unknown to her, she had accidently avoided the attack last second to attack Juvia.
"Ugh!" Juvia was attacked by Beth's carrot missiles. "Why are my movements so much slower than hers?" wondered Juvia.
Beth: +1
Juvia: -1
"Juvia had a stronger blast too it seems."
"Need your points Gray!" said Lyon attacking Gray also hitting Eve.
Lyon: +2
Gray: -1
Eve: -1
"I need more points!" said Beth attacking Nullpudding. The said mage smirked and dodged behind a copy of his. "Uh oh!"
Beth: -1
"THE EVENT HIDDEN IS OVER! NOW LET'S LOOK AT THE STANDINGS!"
"It's over already!" said Gray in shock.
Natsu snorted. "Yeah, so much for helping." Hey! I wasn't even linked to him! I could only get one message across, be thankful I sent a message at all!
Standings:
1. Quatro Cereberus: 10P
2. Sabertooth: 8P
3. Lamia Scale: 6P
4. Blue Pegasus: 4P
5. Raven Tail: 3P
6. Mermaid Heel: 2P
7: Fairy Tail A + Fairy Tail B: 1P
There were murmurs across the crowd. Usually, they would be booing and jeering at Fairy Tail but there was one fact that shocked them. "Saber tooth isn't first?" they all wondered.
"WILD! GOOD JOB!" yelled the Quatro Cereberus guild.
"Rufus..." said Sting.
"No worries, I already have his tactics memorized. This won't happen again." Indeed I memorized an attack pattern even if it was only one. But even though I memorized his spell, I am unable to use it. And I can't even identify his magic...
Gray and Juvia just sighed walking away from the crowd. "We will fix it for sure," said Erza looking determined.
"Okay next! The battle portion! THE FIRST BATTLE IS...FAIRY TAIL TEAM A'S LUCY HEARTFILIA VS. RAVEN TAIL'S FLARE CORONA!"
"Me?" asked Lucy.
"Blondie..." said Flare as the teams all exited the Arena.
"BATTLE START!"
I'm definitely going to win! For the sake of my guild! thought Lucy. "Open to the gate of the golden bull: Taurus!" Taurus mooed and ran forward with his axe to attack Flare. She dodged easily smirking with a look of slight interest. "I'm not finished yet! Scorpio!"
"Sand buster!" A tornado of sand appeared from his tail and attacked Flare. Flare quickly unbraided her hair and let her hair loose. She swung her head forward, her hair guarding her from the attack.
"Taurus! Take Scorpio's sand!"
"Mooooo! Suction! Sandstorm axe Aldebaren!"
"Ugh!" yelled Flare getting blown back by the attack. "Hair shower wolf fang!"
"Cancer!"
"Ebi! Leave anything to hair with me!" said Cancer cutting her hair. Lucy smirked.
"AHHH MY HAIR WHY YOU!" shrieked Flare.
"Let's raise things up a notch! I call gemini!" Gemini appeared and quickly transformed into Cancer. "Go Gemini!"
"GREAT ALTARF SCISSORS X2!" The scissors started glowing a bit and got bigger on both sides. Gemini and Cancer charged at Flare cutting even more of her hair.
"Ugh, My hair can't regenerate fast enough! Enough!" said Flare plunging her hair into the ground. Lucy looked around her surroundings to see where it would come out. She gasped in shock when she saw it's location.
"Asuka-cha!" She was cut off as Flare blocked her mouth.
Hey, go to the Fairy Tail cheering stalls and protect Asuka from that hair strand. "What?" Flare's using her hair to force Lucy to not fight. "Got it!" said Natsu rushing out of the stands.
"Natsu, where are you going?" asked Erza.
"Somewhere! Don't mind me!"
Meanwhile in the Arena, Lucy felt herself being attacked over and over again. She couldn't do anything because Asuka was taken hostage. "It's fine now Lucy!" She looked to see Natsu grabbing Flare's hair away from Asuka. She smiled. Time to get serious.
"I'm going serious now!" She summoned Gemini.
Survey the heaven, Open the heaven
All the stars far and wide...
"Lucy's going to cast that spell!" said some Fairy Tail members excited.
With such shine.
O Tetrabiblos
I am-
DON'T STOP THE SPELL BUT DODGE TO THE RIGHT! QUICKLY! THEN DODGE AGAIN TO THE LEFT, JUMP UP AND TWIRL TO THE SIDE. DO IT UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR MAGICAL POWER TO BE GONE.
What? thought Lucy as she leapt to the right with Gemini. -the ruler of the stars.
Aspect became complete
Open thy Malevolent gate
O 88 stars of the heaven,
SHINE!
URANO METRIA!
"AHHHH!" shrieked Flare as she was blown back by the spell. Lucy panted watching as Gemini disappeared back into the celestial world.
"Obra, didn't you cast that spell?" asked Alexis.
"..."
Alexis narrowed his eyes understanding the message. "She dodged it?"
"FLARE IS DOWN! THE WINNER IS LUCY HEARTFILIA OF FAIRY TAIL TEAM A!"
"Wow...Fairy Tail actually won!" came the shocked noises of the audience.
"GOOD JOB LUCY!" shouted the Fairy Tail cheering group.
"I actually won!" panted Lucy smiling brightly as she returned to the stalls.
"Congratulations Lucy!" said Erza.
"Thanks so much!"
"YOU'RE THE MAN!"
"Um...thanks?"
"But Lucy...why did you keep on jumping around all over the place during the battle?" Lucy looked to the side thinking.
"I don't know...but when I attacked Flare, I felt someone telling me that if I used that spell, I would be drained of my magical power. The result was the same but who was that person?"said Lucy.
"Someone told you that?" said Erza.
"Yeah..."
"Anyways, we just need to be more careful around Raven Tail right?" asked Natsu.
"Yep!"
"Moving on to the next battle. QUATRO CEREBERUS WARCRY'S VS LAMIA SCALE'S JURA!"
"My soul will always be wild!" shouted Warcry. Jura entered the battle area calmly.
"BATTLE START!"
Tears started to leak out of Warcry's eyes. "Only through tears, do men become wild!"
Jura stared with no emotion as he sent a blast of magic sending Warcry flying away. Warcry did not get up. "My apologies, but I do not want to suffer from your magic."
"WINNER IS JURA!"
"WARCRY!" yelled 3/4 members of Quatro in the stalls
"The next battle is...Ren VS. Orga!" Both members came down with a serious expression. "BATTLE START!"
"Aerial pose!" A blast of air came out from Ren's hands.
"120mm black lightning cannon!"
As both attack hit each other, Ren ducked and ran into the mist with another attack in his hands. He jumped out of the dust. "Aerial shot!"
"Go Ren! Sherry's cheering for you!" yelled Jenny.
"I can't lose!" said Ren.
"Black lightning sphere."
"AHHH!" yelled Ren as he was blown back by the blast. He tried to get up but his injuries were too great as he collapsed.
"THE WINNER IS ORGA!"
"Black lightning..." muttered Laxus.
"Well, the last battle of the day will be Mystogan VS. Arania! BATTLE START!"
"He's going to win right?" asked Mavis.
"He should," replied Master.
"Web shot!" Mystogan jumped to the side dodging the shot.
"Meteor!" he muttered rushing past her hitting her which knocked her back.
"Why can't I get up..." she muttered. "Too much damage..."
"A FIGHT EASILY WON! THE WINNER IS MYSTOGAN FROM FAIRY TAIL TEAM B! HERE ARE THE STANDINGS FOR DAY 1!"
Standings:
1. Sabertooth: 18P
2. Lamia Scale: 16P
3/4. Fairy Tail A+ Fairy Tail B: 11P
5. Quatro Cereberus: 10P
6. Blue Pegasus: 4P
7. Raven Tail: 3P
8. Mermaid Heel: 2P
"Fairy Tail's third! We only need a little more to catch up!" said Natsu.
"Sabertooth is first as usual," said Sting walking away.
Chatter came from the stadium as everyone departed. Natsu smirked. "Past self, you and I need to do some work over here. Ready?" Not today. I need to show a memory today. You can do the following tomorrow and another memory. Today's day one. I'm also going to show you more memories now. "If you say so I guess."
Natsu sat at his table with his face down sighing. Some time had already passed since his election. Zeref had made it to the rank of commander and Mavis had already succeeded her place as the fortune teller of the temple but now, there was one big problem. He needed a new sword. Igneel had been starting to teach him all the basics of the dragon slayer technique in preparation for the war. No dragons had attacked yet but they were in preparation. It would only be a matter of time before the war reached Concortia. The country was in a highly defensive status and the few dragon slayers were in deep training.
"Come on Natsu, what are you sulking for~" said Mavis.
"I need a new sword," said Natsu bluntly.
"Ehhh? But your old sword is good right?" she asked.
"Yes. But I need a sword so strong that it can cut dragon scales!" said Natsu raising his fist in the air. A peculiar shining golden sword in his mind right now.
"You're probably thinking of the indestructible sword in the legends of King Arthur, Excalibur aren't you?" said Mavis with a smirk. Natsu backed away in mock horror.
"Mind reader! And yes, that was what I was thinking of. Too bad it doesn't actually exist. Uncle was lucky enough for be called Arthur and yet, he still didn't build a round table for me," grumbled Natsu. Mavis smiled widely at that.
"Why don't you build a round table? Just like King Arthur!"
"WHAT?"
"Exactly what I said. If Uncle Arthur didn't build you one, then just build one yourself," said Mavis with the 'it's obvious' look on her face.
"No way. The knights wouldn't stand for it."
"Are you sure?" said Mavis with an amused expression.
"Absolutely."
"What a wonderful idea your majesty! You're even smarter than your own father!" laughed one of the main knights. Natsu stared back with a deadpanned expression.
"You guys are seriously going to allow me to do such a thing?"
"Of course! Go ahead! Go ahead!"
"Oh great, now that I've got a new table..I just need an invincible sword..." muttered Natsu. One of the knights perked up at that statement.
"You're looking for someone to build you a new sword? You should go to the Blacksmith Gajeel Redfox! He's a really good blacksmith!"
"Gajeel Redfox?" asked Natsu.
"Yep! He crafted my sword too!"
"And mine too!"
"Don't forget me!"
"So basically, he crafted all of your swords," said Natsu. Zeref entered the room.
"Are you guys talking about Gajeel Redfox? I just got a new sword from him!" Natsu facepalmed.
"Okay, that's enough."
"Here we go," said Natsu looking at the small store. "It's smaller than I thought."
"Do you need something there!?" yelled a dark haired male with red eyes. He had piercings and wore blacksmith clothes. He was holding a hammer. "If you're going to do something, don't just stand outside that shop!"
"Are you by any chance Gajeel Redfox?"
"Yep and I'm guessing that his majesty here wants a new sword?" asked Gajeel surprising Natsu with the fact that he didn't go all polite.
"Yeah...how did you guess?" said Natsu with a smirk. This person would have made a good dragon slayer. Gajeel shrugged.
"All knights do. I've got a collection here, try choosing a sword that you think would go well with you and I'll build your sword based on that model," he said gesturing for Natsu to come in. Natsu was surprised by all the swords in the shop. Only a model? These were high quality swords.
"I've already chosen though," said Natsu choosing a sword that was similar to his old sword. Gajeel raised an eyebrow.
"That one? Alright then, want an exact copy. Measurements? Certain details?" Natsu then started describing the type of sword he wanted. By the time he was finished, Gajeel looked at him with a deadpanned expression.
"Dude, are you trying to get me to craft Excalibur for you?"
"I guess? Was it that similar?"
"In case you haven't noticed, the descriptions are practically quoted."
"Ah." Gajeel chuckled.
"You're one weird King. Oh well, I'll build that sword to the best of my ability. But you aren't planning on actually calling it Excalibur are you?"
"Nah, I think I'll call it Inferno. It's not original but I like that word."
"Whatever suits you right," said Gajeel and began taking out some of his metal. Natsu stood there for a while before starting to speak.
"Can I watch you craft?"
"Go ahead."
For the rest of the day, Natsu watched as Gajeel hit his hammer on the metal shape over and over again going through all the other blacksmith processes that Natsu himself couldn't remember. The sun had already set and Gajeel got up.
"I'm continuing again tomorrow. You can come back," he said walking to the back of the shop.
Natsu stood there in silence before shouting his thoughts. "Gajeel, would you like to become my iron dragon slayer?" Gajeel stopped and looked him with an incredulous look.
"You're asking someone like me to become your iron dragon slayer? You know that dragon slayers are people that are the strongest, most determined and ready to take on all those burdens. They are also people with high status, like that famous healer. I won't fit the criteria."
"You're wrong. You fit the criteria perfectly," said Natsu with a serious expression. "Crafting my sword will give you the high status you need."
"Are you joking?"
"I am absolutely serious." Gajeel chuckled a bit and started laughing.
"You know what, I'll take you up on your offer!"
More time had passed. Yet, they still didn't have enough dragon slayers for the war. The human supporting dragons were slowly falling back. It was all on the dragon slayers. But how could the dragon slayers fight when they didn't have enough people?
"Hey Natsu come, come!" said Zeref cheerfully.
"What is it Zeref.." muttered Natsu looking out the window.
"Don't be like that...check out our newest dragon slayer! I swear he's going to be another hope of humanity, just like you! He's a genius and he looks up to you as if you're his idol! Seriously! He even tried putting his hair likes yours. I just stopped him from dying it pink! Come Natsu!" said Zeref dragging Natsu away from his room. They arrived at the training area. Along the way, Mavis joined them smiling too. "Come on!"
A spiky haired teen with a grin on his face looked away and came to Natsu smiling and looking as if he had just found gold. "Meet my friend Natsu, Mavis! His name is Acnologia!" said Zeref smiling.
"Nice to meet you Acnologia-san!" said Mavis cheerfully.
"Nice to meet you," said Natsu. Acnologia looked at Natsu and Mavis with stars in his eyes.
"I can't believe I actually get to meet you too! Meeting commander Zeref was already a huge honor and I even get to see the fortune teller head and the KING! I will serve this army well and protect Concortia from the dragons! 100%!" Natsu smiled.
"That's the spirit we need."
"Acnologia?" wondered Natsu. "B-but..." Shut up. You'll learn more later, I need you to go to the infirmary right now. Actually, screw that. I'm taking over. "Wha..." The fiery tips on the hair appeared again as 400 year Natsu took over.
He calmly walked across the hall to the infirmary where Wendy and Carla was resting. "They say you need that ancient herb to heal her, but with my dragon slayer powers..." A glow appeared on his fingers and died down. "She is now cured."
"I had a feeling you would come." Natsu didn't move.
"Porlyusica."
"It's an honor to meet you... Your majesty."
Sorry I took a whole week to update. It should have been yesterday if not for this news. It's official. I am almost 100% sure I just FAILED my level 10 piano exam. *Million teardrops* I'm so depressed right now I could crawl into a hole...
Anyways, I'm going on a vacation to somewhere out of my country. *Cough* France. That means that updates may be harder to get across. I'll try to write a lot on the plane and at the hotels but no wi fi makes life hard. :3 I'll do my best to update. This chapter is also over 6000 words almost 7000. PLEASE REVIEW CAUSE I'M NOT USED TO FREAKING LONG CHAPTERS LIKE THIS!
Preview:
"To think that you could cure Wendy," said Porlyusica.
"The drunk falcon!"
"Sometimes, mermaids are geniuses at plucking the feathers out of ravens," said Kagura.
"Mavis is in bad condition! What happened to her!" gasped Zeref.
"We need to find a sky dragon slayer. That's our only solution," said Natsu clenching his fi