Ladies and Gentlemen, I now present to you The Phantom Dragon Slayer!
Chapter 6: Day One
Natsu and his friends were inside their dressing room, putting on the uniforms their master gave them. They were still depressed that they only managed to win 8th place barely after their hard work.
"Listen to all that cheering," Erza commented, looking at the doorway.
"There's so many people…," Lucy agreed, her voice filled with nervousness.
"They couldn't be all be mages from Fiore," Gray said. "There's probably a lot of regular people here too."
"I'm so nervous…," Wendy said, trembling.
"Anyway, what's with these clothes…" Natsu commented, looking at his outfit.
"Master said we should all be dressed in matching team colors," Lucy answered.
"I think it's a cute idea," Erza said, looking quite happy. "I like it."
"Yeah, me too," Gray agreed, his expression the same as Erza's.
"Try wearing some clothes before you say that!" Lucy exclaimed, while Wendy covered her eyes.
"Finally, an outfit that can fit me!" Elfman exclaimed, putting on a vest with white trimmings. " A man should were manly clothes to prove his manliness!"
"Now that you mention it, you've gotten seriously buffed, Elfman," Gray commented, putting some clothes on.
Suddenly, their names were called.
"It's time," Natsu said, feeling fired up.
"Let's win this," Gray said, looking serious.
"I'll do my best!" Wendy exclaimed, looking determined.
"If you're a real man, you should win this!" Elfman exclaimed.
"Let's go," Erza said, walking towards the exit, the others following her.
"THE TIME HAS FINALLY COME!" The announcer exclaimed, his voice booming with energy. "THE GREAT ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF MAGIC! THE GREAT MAGIC TOURNAMENT!"
The audience cheered, their voices practically shaking the entire stadium.
"I'M YOUR ANNOUNCER, CHAPATI LOLA," the anounncer introduced himself, his black sleek hair shining. "AND FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER YAZIMA-SAN HAS JOINED US AS COMMENTATOR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, YAZIMA-SAN," the announcer said, looking at an old person wearing a chef outfit sitting near him.
"My pleasure," Yazima answered.
"FOR DAY ONE'S GUEST, WE'VE INVITED THE SPARKLING MISS FIORE, JENNY REALIGHT-SAN OF BLUE PEGASUS," he continued, pointing at a pretty girl with a guild mark on her shoulder.
"We're gonna win this year, so look out!" She said in a flirting tone.
"THE TEAM MEMBERS HAVE FINALLY ENTERED THE STADIUM," Chapati continued, looking at the stadium.
"Yes, thank you," Yazima suddenly said. "I'll have some coffee."
"YAZIMA-SAN! YOUR MICROPHONE IS STILL ON!" Chapati exclaimed, causing the audience to laugh.
Chapati coughed and started to introduce the teams.
"FIRST OFF IS THE TEAM THAT ONE 8TH PLACE," He exclaimed, looking at the entrance. "WILL THEY RECLAIM THEIR PAST GLORY? CONTRARY TO THEIR NAME, THEY'RE THE WILD, ROWDY FAIRY TAIL!" Natsu and friends walked towards the center, their heads raised high.
The audience started booing at them.
"Wha-?!" Natsu exclaimed, disbelief painting his face.
"They're…booing at us?!" Gray exclaimed, while Elfman looked at the crowd.
"EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE GOTTEN LAST PLACE EVERY SINGLE YEAR, FAIRY TAIL MANAGED TO CLAW THEIR WAY THROUGH THE PRELIMINARIES," Chapato commented, while Jenny was waving at them. "THOUGH OF COURSE, THEY MADE 8TH PLACE," he added.
"WITH THE RETURN OF 'TEAM TENROU', WHO HAVE BEEN CAUSING ALL OVER THE PLACE…," he continued. "CAN THEY POSSIBLY BECOME THE TOP ONCE AGAIN IN FIORE?!"
"I'm glad to see you all again…," Yazima said, smiling, giving them the thumbs-up. "Good luck, Fairy Tail."
Lucy looked down, depressed by the welcome they received from the audience.
"Keep your cool, Lucy," Erza said, pointing at the audience. She looked up and saw their friends cheering for them. "All we need is the cheering from our friends."
"Yeah," Lucy replied, smiling.
"What's that?" Natsu commented, looking at their friends. Gray mused, seeing something that shouldn't be there.
"No way?!" Lucy exclaimed, looking at their special guest.
"Could that be…," Erza said, her eyes wide as saucers. Wendy just looked their, her expression the same as everyone.
Everyone looked beside them and saw their first master cheering.
"MASTER MAVIS!" They exclaimed, looking at the spirit in shock.
After explaining why she was there, the announcer started introducing the other teams.
"NEXT UP…," Chapati announced. "IS THE 7TH PLACE IN THE PRELIMINARIES, THE HOUNDS OF HELL'S ARMY, QUATRO CERBERUS!"
"Wild!" They shouted.
"COMING IN 6TH PLACE, WE HAVE THE ALL-FEMALE GUILD, THE DANCERS OF THE DEEP BLUE SEAS, MERMAID HEEL!" A group of women entered the arena. All of the men in the audience started going crazy.
"FIFTH PLACE IS THE AZURE WINGS THAT SPARKLE IN THE DARK, BLUE PEGASUS!" A group of men and a guy wearing a bunny outfit entered, posing. Everyone in the team, except the rabbit, the old guy and a dark-skinned guy wearing a red beret, received a loud welcome.
"FOURTH PLACE, THE GODDESS OF LOVE AND WAR'S SACRED WARRIORS, LAMIA SCALE!"
A team that was filled with confidence entered the arena. The oldest of the group seemed to be the one who's receiving the most cheers.
Suddenly, the youngest member of the team fell.
"Geez…Chelia," Lyon sighed.
"Sorry, Lyon," she apologized, sitting up.
"Who's that?" Natsu asked, looking at the newcomer.
"Where's the usual Miss Love?" Gray asked, looking for Lyon's fangirl.
"Why is there a rabbit in Blue Pegasus?" Lucy asked.
"I don't know," Wendy answered.
"This is Sherry's little sister, Chelia," Yuka explained, looking confident.
"She's really strong," Toby added.
"Yeah," the girl said, standing up. "My 'love' still isn't strong enough."
"I was complementing you!" Toby exclaimed, looking angry.
"I'm sorry, Toby-san!" She apologized, while Yuka calmed his comrade.
"Don't forget your promise, Gray," Lyon said, looking at his rival.
"What promise?" Gray said, returning the look. "And besides, we're not going to lose."
"Hello, Erza," Ichiya said, suddenly appearing behind her. "What lovely parfume you have!"
"Stay away from me!" She replied, getting away from the creepy stalker.
"I didn't pick you cuz I like you or anything," Ren said, holding Lucy.
"I'm not really interested…," Lucy eclaimed.
"Okay, I'll take Wendy-chan," Eve said, turning around. Wendy, who heard him, hid behind Elfman.
"You've really let yourself go…" Eve commented, looking at Elfman'
"Are you an idiot?" Elfman asked, looking at him in disbelief.
"I'm gonna join Mermaid Heel!" Hibiki exclaimed, running towards the group of women.
"Wait for me!" The dark-skinned mage said, running behind him.
"You guys are way of their theme!: Toby exclaimed.
"This is sooo boring!" A pretty girl in Lamia Scale exclaimed, putting some makeup on.
"MOVING ON TO THIRD PLACE," Chapato continued, "WE HAVE…NOW THIS IS QUITE A SURPRISE! WE HAVE A FIRST TIME-COMPETING GUILD! THE MIDNIGHT RAIDERS, RAVEN TAIL!" A group of people entered the arena, looking very sinister.
"Raven Tail?!" Natsu exclaimed, his friends sharing their expression of outrage and disbelief.
"A Dark Guild!" Master Makarov exclaimed, his guild mates trying to restrain him. "The Great Magic Tournament is fine with letting a Dark Guild participate!"
"Calm down, Master," they said.
"I feel a malicious force from them," Mavis commented.
Makarov's antics caused the audience to look afraid at the team.
"WELL, ACCORDING TO OUR OFFICIAL INFORMATION, RAVEN TAIL EXISTED 7 YEARS AGO," Chapati explained to the audience. "BUT HAD ONLY BEEN APPROVED AS AN OFFICIAL GUILD JUST RECENTLY."
"A s long as the Magician's League approves, then it's alright," Yazima said.
Wendy, who saw the person that attacked her yesterday, hid behind Natsu.
"Fairy Tail," the guy in the middle wearing a metal masked said, looking at the team. "We tried to greet you by attacking that girl, but this will do."
"You tried to attack her?!" Natsu exclaimed, standing in front of Wendy while his friends glared at Raven Tail.
"Enjoy the festival," he said, turning his back at them.
"THERE'S ONLY TWO TEAMS LEFT THAT MADE IT THROUGH THE PRELIMINARIES!" Chapati exclaimed. The audience was starting to wonder who the other team is, since they knew that Sabertooth is one of them.
"HERE WE GO! THE TEAM WHO CAME IN 2ND IS… I DON'T BELIEVE THIS!" Chapati exclaimed. "COULD THE FLAPPING OF THEIR FALLEN WINGS REALLY CARRY THEM THE WAY HERE?! IT'S THE UNBELIVABLE, UNEXPECTED TEAM!"
"No way!" Natsu exclaimed, as he saw the team that won second place.
"FAIRY TAIL TEAM B!" Gajeel, Mirajane, Juvia, Laxus, Freed and Mystogun were standing at the center of the arena.
"Gajeel?!" Natsu exclaimed, a priceless expression on his face.
"Sister?!" Elfman exclaimed, looking shock to see his sister there.
"Juvia?!" Gray exclaimed.
"Why is Laxus here?!" Lucy asked, tears of disbelief were streaming from her eyes.
"Freed-san?!" Wendy exclaimed.
"Fairy Tail has another team?!" The audience exclaimed.
"Why is Mystogun here?!" Wendy shouted, looking at the prince of Edolas.
"Are you… Jellal?" Erza asked.
"Shh…" He replied, which pretty much answered her question.
"What's going on here?!" Natsu exclaimed.
While the announcer was explaining the reason for this confusing outcome, Danny was sitting on a chair, shivering in excitement.
"There sure are a lot of strong people today," he commented to his teammates. "This will be fun!"
"Let's go," Sting said, leading his team toward the arena. Danny followed them, hearing the announcement.
"NOW FOR THE LAST TEAM THAT MADE IT THROUGH THE PRELIMINARY RAOUND!" Chapati said, his voice could only be matched by the cheers of the audience. "THAT'S RIGHT! YOU ALL KNOW WHO THEY ARE! THE STRONGEST! THE INVINCIBLE! THE DOMINATORS OF THE GAMES! SABERTOOTH!"
Sting raised his arms, looking at the audience. Danny grinned, feeling so much power in the arena.
Danny looked at the team Sting and Rogue were looking at and saw team Fairy Tail.
"Here they come…" the guy with pink hair said, looking at them.
"Looking forward to fight you, Natsu-san," Sting replied, waving a finger at them.
"What are you looking at?" The guy with black hair asked, glaring at Rogue.
"Gajeel," Rogue said, looking at the black-haired mage.
Danny suddenly noticed someone behind Natsu. A girl with blue hair…The same girl he met last night. The girl stared at him, her eyes wide as saucers.
"It's you!" They exclaimed, pointing at each other. Danny grinned and walked towards the girl.
"It's nice to see you again!" Danny said, offering a handshake. The girl shook it, smiling at him.
"I'm Danny by the way," he said.
"I'm Wendy," she replied. Behind her, her teammates were looking at her, wondering how she met him.
"I never get to thank you for saving me," she said, blushing.
"It's alright," Danny replied, blushing as well. "Well, see you later, Wendy-chan!" Danny walked back to his team.
"Who's your girlfriend, Pipsqueak?" Sting asked, grinning at him. Danny blushed.
"She's not my girlfr-!" He said. He suddenly stopped. He looked behind and saw the stranger that attacked the girl yesterday. Danny glared at him, a snarl was plastered at his face. Suddenly, an old man with white hair tied to a ponytail walked towards him. He smelled just like the stranger, only ten times worst.
"Hello, Daniel," he said, looking at Danny like he was his grandson. He offered a hand, but Danny just stared at it, until he finally put it down.
"Who are you and what do you want?" Danny asked, trying to control his voice. The old guy raised an eyebrow.
"I only wanted to say hello," he said. He walked back to his team. "And by the way, My name is Vlad Plasmius," he said, looking back at Danny.
Danny glared at him, feeling very angry for some reason. Suddenly, a shout from the crowd snapped him out of his stupor.
"Good luck, Danny!" Persephone shouted, standing besides Fro and Lector. Danny smiled and gave her the thumbs up.
"So, Wendy," Lucy said to the Sky Dragon Slayer. "Is there something you wanna tell me?"
Wendy started to look away from Lucy, trying to distract her.
"So that's Sabertooth, huh?" Gray commented, looking at the team of mages. "That's Fiore's strongest Guild."
"NOW WE FINALLY HAVE ALL THE TEAMS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING! DO YOU HAVE ANY WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, YAZIMA-SAN?" Chapati asked the old man besides him.
"Ah, to be young again," Yazima answered.
"THAT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT I MEANT… ANYWAYS, THANK YOU FOR WAITING, NOW HERE IS THIS YEARS' EVENTS!"
A giant tablet appeared from the ground, showing some events that will happen. Danny was happy to see a battle. That's his specialty. After Chapati explained the rules, all the participants started going towards the center.
"Who's going on our team?" Danny asked Sting, looking at his teammates.
"I'll go," Rufus said, walking towards the competitors. "The birds are singing a sweet melody today."
"Good luck!" Danny said, as he and the rest of his teammates went back to the stands.
"THE SINGING BARD OF THE RED MOON HAS CHOOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR FIRST EVENT!" Chapati exclaimed as Rufus removed his hat and waved it at the audience. "RUFUS HAS ENTERED!"
The crowd started cheering like mad. And Danny couldn't blame them.
"This is going to be awesome!" He exclaimed as the other teams finally decided on who to use.
And there you go! I hope you guys like it! By the way, I'll be adding an extra day for the Games, you know, to give Danny a chance to participate in the events! See you soon!