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...FT...
"Are you ok?"
Natsu opened his eyes to see the small bluenette staring down at him. He could only assume that he was in the infirmary.
"Wendy?" He asked, his voice scratchy- his throat felt as dry as a scorpion's nest.
The young Dragon Slayer smiled, "Are you feeling alright?"
"Confused, what happened?"
"Your head hit a rock and you were knocked out." Wendy said and stood up, giving him room, "The next match has already started."
"Man they don't wait very long." Natsu mumbled and sat up gingerly touching the sore spot on the back of his head, "Who's in it?"
"Lucy-san." Wendy said, "Although I feel sorry for her."
Natsu looked up from putting on his shoes, "Why?"
...FT...
Lucy shivered, "Of all the places-" she said and looked around at the snow building around her, "-Why'd it have to be in a blizzard?"
She felt like she was back on Mount Hakobe. Except without a heat source known as Natsu Dragneel.
She looked up at the sky, they had twenty-five minutes left.
A timer had been set because Natsu's match had lasted too long.
Forty minutes, whoever was still standing by the end of that time- one point each.
Lucy looked at the faces in the sky and could see the faces of Blue Pegasus Hibiki and Lamia Scale Toby had already been crossed out. Along with Naked Mummy's Caliz.
Lucy frowned as Sally Tempus was crossed off. She was Raven Tail's replacement for Flare, so how strong was she?
Lucy frowned, she hadn't seen her fight.
Made her wonder who Sally had run into, the ones that were left on her side were Sabertooth's Orga and Mermaid Heel's Kagrua. Both were pretty strong.
Lucy sighed.
"Let's Rock-n-Roll!" Somebody yelled followed by a scream.
She heard the sound of an electric guitar. Lucy groaned and turned around.
"Heya! Bae! I recognized your pretty face from the Tower of Heaven!" Vidalus yelled, followed by a guitar solo and a hair flip.
"Yeah- I know you too weirdo." The Celestial Spirit mage said and pulled out her keys. She unclipped one of them, "Open! Gate of the Maiden! Virgo!"
The pink-haired maid appeared in front of her, "Am I to be punished Princess?"
"No- I need you to bury that guy!"
"As you wish Princess."
She bowed then drilled down into the ground.
After a moment the ground under Vidalus collapsed and he fell, Virgo popping out of the hole in the ground a second later.
"I have finished Princess." Virgo said and bowed once again.
"Way to go!" Lucy cheered.
"Is it time for punishment?"
"Um- no." Lucy sweatdropped.
"Princess- It seems he is still here." Virgo pointed out, just as the long black hair of Vidalus shot out of the hole Virgo had made.
"You thought that you could beat me? You can never beat Rock-N-Roll!"
"Watch me!" Lucy yelled and pulled on another key, "Open! Gate of the Lion! Leo!"
A golden glow arrived then was replaced by a man with lion colored hair wearing a nice black suit and a pair of sunglasses. "Is this man bothering you beautiful?"
"Just beat him will you?" Lucy sighed then pointed, "Loki's gonna help me kick your butt!" Then she pulled out her whip.
"Virgo, Loki- ready?"
"Of course Princess."
"Anything for you beautiful."
Virgo drilled into the ground. Loki and Lucy ran forward- Lucy summoning her whip of Etoile and swung it, wrapping it around Vidalus.
"What in the-"
She pulled him, dragging him to the ground.
"Oh Regulus! Give me strength!" Loki chanted, his fist glowing, "Regulus Impact!" He yelled and landed a solid punch to Vidalus's face. Slamming him to the ground with a huge amount of force.
Then the ground collapsed beneath him and he fell.
Virgo popped up next to Lucy, "He should be falling pretty far Princess."
"Way to go Virgo!"
"Shall I be punished."
"No." Lucy sighed and sweatdropped. She didn't ever punish Virgo.
She looked up at the sky just in time to see Vidalus's face get crossed off.
We got him.
She peeked over- Virgo was gone, "Virgo?"
"Lucy stay close."
The Celestial Mage peeked over at Leo the Lion, he had a serious look on his face.
Then he disappeared, "Loki!"
...FT...
Suddenly Lucy was back in the arena, "Fairy Tail is out!" The announcer yelled.
Lucy looked around- confused. What had happened? She didn't remember "dying".
The only ones that were left in the game were Orga, Kagrua, Iia, and Saborka. She saw no reason why one of the light guilds would attack her- meaning it either had to be Death Cloud or Black Knight, neither she knew anything about.
"Hey Luce!"
Lucy peeked back as Natsu ran up- she smiled, relieved to see that he was alright. He stopped, "You ok?"
Lucy looked back at the cloud, "What happened?"
Natsu shrugged, "No idea, must be one of those Dark Guild's powers."
"Then that's scary."
"We'll be fine." Natsu offered her one of those smiles that she couldn't help but to smile back to, "By the way- Great job with Vidalus!"
He offered he a high five and she took it, not able to help but to smile brighter. "Yeah I guess I've grown stronger!"
...FT...
Gajeel scowled as he walked.
He was in the middle of a desert wasteland- to put it simply without the use of curse words, it was hot.
And the Iron Dragon Slayer was wearing a lot of black.
He scowled even deeper (if that was even possible).
So far none of the terrain Had been friendly for anybody on their side, namely those in the Fairy Tail team.
Salamander- with the sharpest nose out of anyone- was stuck in a place that he could only smell sulfur.
Bunny Girl (Lucy) who had often complained about the cold and wasn't wearing anything to defend herself against it- was stuck in a raging blizzard.
And finally, himself- the Iron Dragon Slayer was stuck in the middle of a freaking desert.
"Gajeel-san."
Gajeel peeked back seeing Rogue walk up, how had he missed him?
"How long have you been here?"
"Not very long." Rogue said, "Looks like everybody is starting to show up." He said looking up.
Gajeel peeked and started to see faces start to appear in the sky.
He looked across the desert and was able to see every single person in the round. "Nice and easy, just the way I like it."
His arm turned into an iron club and he held it up, "Let's see if can make it so there are no Dark Guild members left when the timer is up." He said with a wicked grin planted on his face.
Rogue nodded in agreement.
...FT...
Mermaid Heel Beth Vanderwood and Blue Pegasus Jenny Realight were taken down in the first ten minutes (well Jenny in the first five)- but that didn't surprise him, they were weak.
Jura of Lamia Scale was taking care of Gato of Naked Mummy and Timiatu of Black Knight.
Raven Tail Kurohebi was hard to hit, but against Rogue's ability to turn into shadows he was no match and was destroyed in the first few minutes against him.
Gajeel sucked in air, "Iron Dragon's Roar!" He forced out all of the air in his lungs creating a tornado of iron, engulfing Titanro and he was out. Then he turned to Death Head Caucus's Itriamo, "Now it's your turn."
The Dark Guild member had enough time to gulp before an iron club struck him in the face.
...FT...
The Black Steeled Gajeel sat down under the shade that Jura had created.
Rogue peeked over at him, "Are you alright?"
"I'll be fine." Gajeel huffed then scowled over at him, "I'm looking forward to getting out of this oven."
"It is quite impressive." Jura spoke up, feeling the sand. "It's been a long time since I've seen an illusion that seemed so real. Whoever- or whatever- is doing this must be quite powerful."
"Indeed." Rogue agreed.
Gajeel couldn't care less how powerful the creator was- as long as he was out of it's damn creation soon.
Then just as if somebody had heard his wish the timer went off and they were back in the blissful cool air of the arena.
Gajeel stood up and looked up at the scoreboard.
Backenstall- 6
Shantire- 2
Gajeel grinned, those were good numbers.
...FT...
That lunch Gajeel was sitting on an ice chair Gray had made (Gajeel had asked him for it).
Natsu seemed to be fine, the bump to his head not affecting him, or at least he was eating normally (A.K.A eating everything in sight).
"Well it's good to see you're feeling alright Natsu." Wakuba, the smoke wizard said, "You scared the life out of us when you came out of that illusion unconscious."
Macao nodded in agreement as he took another gulp of his drink, "Guess we shouldn't be too worried, you tend to bounce back quick."
Natsu frowned and took another bite. He was the type as Macao had said to bounce back quick, but something was still bugging him.
He found himself thinking back on what Zeref had said.
One of the Dark Guilds wanted him dead. So if it was Raven Tail then why did they try to kill him in an illusion that he couldn't actually die in? Now Natsu was aware to keep an eye out for them.
Gray noticed the Fire Dragon Slayer spacing out, "You alright?"
Natsu peeked over, "I'm fine."
"Well then stop thinking." Gray said and took another drink, looking away, "You make it look painful."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean!" Natsu yelled, standing up.
"You heard what I said Flamebrain!" Gray yelled back and also stood up- slamming his forehead into Natsu's. However, they both must've had thick skulls- because neither mage flinched in pain.
"I don't need your opinion Frostbite!"
"Dragon's Breath!"
"Ice Princess!"
And naturally- the whole guild was drawn into a fist fight.
Lucy, Wendy, along with the three Exceeds, Happy, Carla, and Pantherlily had found a nice hidey spot under one of the counters.
Pantherlily sighed, "Do they really have to do this here?"
"Well this is Fairy Tail." Carla stated and shrugged, "At least we know that everything is alright."
"Aye! Fairy Tail is back to normal!" Happy exclaimed.
"You need learn to fight like a real man!" They hard Elfman yell.
"Stay out of our way!" Gray and Natsu screamed in unison then they turned and punched Elfman- sending him flying.
Lucy and the others winced as they witnessed Elfman crash into the wall across the room where Gray and Natsu were standing.
...FT...
The man chuckled, "He is quite the hyper one." He said and stood up, looking back at the blonde man in the white robes.
The robed man nodded in agreement, "The boy does have his father's personality."
The first man put away his scope and looked forward, "It doesn't seem like he is aware of who he is yet. Although Zeref has approached him."
"Yes- but it hasn't been the first time." The robed man said, "It doesn't seem like the prophecy is playing out yet. We still have time." He stared sadly at the inn that the Fairy Tail guild was in, "Forgive me Isida, but I shall try to make things right."
...FT...
The water splashed up onto the shore. Gray frowned, Natsu was right- this place did feel so real.
Gray peeked back, "How long are you going to sit there?" He asked Sabertooth's Rufus Lore.
Not really the person he'd imagine teaming up with- but at least he was on his side.
"If memory serves me correctly Nullpudding is the type of person who would come to us." Rufus stood up.
Gray sighed and peeked up, Death Cloud's Dallas was out- along with Naked Mummy's Marun and Blue Pegasus Eve Tearm.
"We should keep you close to the water; it will work well with your Ice Make magic."
Gray nodded, "Which means Lyon is probably near the water as well."
Rufus nodded, "Now the only one we have to look out for on our side is Mermaid Heel's Millianna."
"I wouldn't worry about that." Said a third voice, Gray and Rufus looked back- seeing Raven Tail's Nullpudding standing behind them, "'Cause I'm gonna kill you two first."
...FT...
Lyon walked along the water's edge with Millianna playing in the warm sand beside him.
"Nyah! It's so warm! I feel like I could just take a nap!"
That wouldn't be the best idea." Lyon said.
"I know," Millianna whined.
Lyon peeked up at the sky, Gray is still in.
That didn't really surprise him, "We should keep nearby the water." He said.
"Aww- but cats don't like the water." Millianna said and eyed the water as if it were going to jump out at her.
"Well look who I found!" They turned around and saw Kizaiko of Death Head Caucus standing behind them, "A kitty-cat and a snowman!"
Lyon irked at the term "snowman." He got into a battle position, "Ready Millianna?"
"Ready! Nyah!"
...FT...
Nullpudding crashed into Gray, throwing him back, "Agh!" Gray cried out then suddenly disappeared.
"Got him." Nullpudding peeked up, and saw Gray's face in the sky- still not crossed off.
"Ice Make! Lance!"
Nullpudding was stuck from behind, he peeked back and saw Gray standing behind him. Then suddenly the Ice Mage disappeared once again.
"That was a memory of where the Ice Mage was a moment ago." Rufus said- suddenly appearing behind Nullpudding and kicking him forward.
Then Gray appeared in his blind spot again, "Ice Make! Hammer!"
The giant hammer fell on top of Nullpudding and the two of them vanished again.
"Dammit!" Nullpudding yelled in frustration. Then was kicked back once again by Rufus.
...FT...
"Ice Make! Eagle! Lyon yelled and ice eagles flew at the Dark Mage hitting him all over his body.
"Dammit, it's a new suit!" Kizaiko wailed.
"Kitten Ribbon!" Millianna yelled and the odd string wrapped around Kizaiko.
"What is this stuff!" Kizaiko yelled and struggled- but he couldn't get out, "What the hell?"
"Now you can't use you magic!" Millianna cheered happily, "Nyah!"
"What!" Kizaiko yelled, "That's not fair at all!" He tried to struggle some more, but it was no use.
"It is fair." Lyon said as he appeared in front of him, "It's her power and she is a part of this match-"
...FT...
Suddenly Gray appeared in front of Nullpudding in mid-air with a serious look in his eyes, this is the real one!
He knew that- but he still had no time to react as Gray slammed the side of his fist into his palm.
...FT...
"I'm also in this match!" Lyon yelled, "And this is my power!" He slammed the side of his fist into the side of his palm.
...FT...
Gray moved in faster, "Ice make-"
...FT...
"Ice Make-"
...FT...
"Cannon!"
"Snow Dragon!"
Both enemies were hit at the same exact time, crashing into each other.
Both faces were crossed out in the sky.
Lyon blinked, "How long have you been there?"
"That's what I was wondering!" Gray shouted, even though he was only ten or so feet away from him.
Suddenly everything grew dark.
"What the-"
"Time to die-" Said the voice of the Black Knight Mourn.
Shit!
A bad gut feeling hit the light mages and suddenly they heard a beeping noise and they were back in the arena with the announcer's voice.
"That was really close! But the timer went off, giving Lord Backenstall four points and Lord Shantire one point!"
...FT...
The final group was called up and were sent on their way- this time the landscape being a lush forest.
Raven Tail's Orba crashed into the ground and disappeared. Erza walked forward and re quipped back into her normal Heart Kreuz armor.
She peeked up at the sky seeing Naked Mummy's Zato and Raven Tail's Orba were crossed off.
Then she watched as Arana Web of Mermaid Heel was crossed off. Erza frowned and suddenly Ren Akatsuki of Blue Pegasus was crossed off a mere second after.
Erza frowned, "They must of been close to each other."
Then suddenly her Heart Kreuz armor was destroyed. Erza switched into her Japanese Feudal "armor" it wasn't actually armor, just flaming kimono pants with gauze wrapped around her breasts for a top.
Death Head Caucus Ikaruga scowled, recognizing the form, "I won't lose to you this time."
Erza held up her sword, "You don't have a choice."
...FT...
Sherria Blendy sighed,she had been been hoping for more strong people in her group. Then she could hide and let them do the work.
Erza and Minerva were strong, but she was hoping for a few more.
But Erza was super strong, so who knows?
Suddenly the worst feeling came over the Sky God Slayer. She looked up and saw the Black Knight Kirum Kortorzi looming over her.
"Foolish little one."
Then everything turned black and the worst feeling- well got worse- she couldn't feel her magic.
The last thing she heard from the Dark Mage was, "You are not the one I want to kill." Then she was back in the arena.
"Lamia Scale is out!" The announcer yelled.
Sherria blinked, they want to kill somebody?
She had to tell someone.
...FT...
Ikaruga swung her sword, leaving a cut on Erza's arm and Erza quickly retaliated- leaving a cut on Ikarua's side
"Agh!"
Ikaruga spun around to attack and suddenly something hit her hand and her sword disappeared.
"Erza now!" Minerva yelled and Erza attacked, leaving a cut down Ikaruga. After a second she disappeared and Erza watched as Ikaruga's face was crossed out in the sky.
"Looks like you lost." Erza said.
"That looked like fun!"
Both Erza and Minerva had spun around, seeing the young Death Cloud Kirisa.
The young girl giggled as the two got into battle position, "No point now- time's up."
And with that the timer went off and they were back in the arena.
"That was incredible!" The announcer shouted, "Two for two! Leaving the final points for the day to be at Lord Backenstall twelve points! Lord Shantire five points! Can Lord Shantire catch up? Or will Lord Backenstall keep leaving him in the dust?"
The crowd was cheering but Erza was focused on the little girl.
She hadn't sensed her at all- how?
...FT...
That night all those in Backenstall's team ate together, it was odd having so many different guilds in one space- but they partied just the same.
Gajeel whined that the fight had been too easy, Erza had beaten up some poor soul because he made her drop her precious strawberry cake. Sting and Natsu competed in a food eating contest- both of them gaining at least fifty pounds.
Through all the chaos Natsu noticed Sherria sitting in the corner- oddly quiet.
He walked up and sat next to her, "You alright?"
She looked up, she had seen how hard Natsu fought when somebody's life was in danger. Telling her that she could trust him to handle it.
"It's something that Kortorzi said."
Natsu frowned, thinking back- Kortorzi was the Black Knight right? "What did he say?"
"He said that I wasn't the one that he wanted to kill." Sherria said- surprising Natsu.
"Black Knight said that?" Natsu asked.
Sherria nodded.
Natsu smiled and gently messed up her hair, "Don't worry, I won't let those bastards hurt anybody!"
Sherria smiled in return- she knew that the Dragon Slayer would say that. So she felt instantly better.
Even if he had hesitated for a moment.
...FT...
Each guild had returned to their inn and practically passed out where they were standing.
Makarov paced around- counting, everybody was counted for.
The Fairy Tail Master peeked over at Natsu, who was passed out in the corner, with Happy next to him. He looked around and was able to see the others who were in the games.
Lucy had fallen asleep next to Levy- a book shared between the two of them.
Erza sat up in a chair not too far away from Natsu- asleep.
Gajeel had passed out on a bench- the position he was in could not have been comfortable.
Gray had found a spot on the floor with Juvia not that far away.
The Master had wondered for a split second if Gray had known that the Rain Woman was so close to him.
"You're being paranoid again."
Makarov peeked over- noticing the Lightning Dragon Slayer, Laxus was awake.
"I am not."
"Yes you are. You pace around a lot when something is up, plus you have that look in your eyes."
"What look?"
"You don't mess with me or I'll smash you into a million pieces look." Laxus stood up, "So what's up?"
Makarov frowned and looked away- peeking over at the sleeping Natsu, "Keep an eye out on the Dark Guilds." He said.
"What am I looking for?"
He peeked over, "You'll know when you see it. I don't want to tell you what to look for because I'm not a hundred percent certain of what to look for." The Master said and walked away.
Laxus scowled and looked over to Natsu- who was still sound asleep, "Now what trouble did you get yourself into?"
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Well that was the longest chapter so far.
When I was typing this a creepy lullaby came on- it was really weird. And kinda made typing this hard- I wasn't really aiming for this part to be creepy...
Anyway, I'll make sure to update soon!
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