I expected this to be up a few days ago, but I got lazy. :P Anyways, here's chapter 6!
I do not on Fairy Tail. Fairy Tail and its characters belong to Hiro Mashima.
Whispers filled the room as soon as Asuka stood up.
"Is he crazy?"
"She's just a kid!"
"Poor girl probably doesn't know a single spell."
"You don't seem fazed by this at all, Romeo-kun," said West.
"You don't either, Wendy," Chelia agreed.
Romeo smirked. "It's not a problem. Asuka-chan has near-prodigious abilities."
Wendy nodded. "Everyone will surely be amazed."
"Hi Un'le Waxus!" said Asuka cheerfully. "Why are you dwessed so funny?"
What? There's no way that's Laxus-nii, thought Romeo.
Asuka-chan is much more intuitive than she's expected to be, Wendy thought.
Alzack wasn't lying when he said Asuka was a borderline genius, Laxus thought, smirking.
"I dunno who you're talking about, Connell," Coach Exaldrus scoffed. "Just hit the MPF with your most powerful move, alright?"
"Haiiiii!" Asuka said. She turned to the MPF. "Requip: Magic Machine Gun!" A machine gun, similar to the one Bisca had, but smaller, appeared in her hands. "Bullet Storm!" A barrage of magical bullets appeared and hit the MPF repeatedly. Bright orange beams flashed in the arena. Moments later, the smoke and dust cleared. A number appeared on the MPF.
"360!"
"That's almost as much as what Milliana got at the Grand Magic Games!"
"But she's just a kid!"
"That must be Asuka Connell of Fairy Tail!"
"I heard she was a child prodigy!"
"She certainly is, seeing as she has such a high score at such a young age!"
Coach Exaldrus smirked with pride for the young girl. He wrote on his clipboard. Name: Asuka Erza Connell [1]. Age: Six. Magic: Requip: The Gunner. Magical Power: 360.
"Go Asuka-chan!" Wendy and Romeo yelled, filled with pride for their young guild member.
"I'm up next!" yelled David, standing up. He walked towards the MPF.
"Did I say you were next, brat?" Coach Exaldrus said, annoyed. He rolled his eyes. "Whatever. Go ahead."
David turned to face the MPF. He shot a cocky smirk at Romeo, who rolled his eyes. David then winked at Wendy, causing her to blush, Chelia to squeal, Romeo to sulk, and West & Jun to become confused.
David took his stance, extending his two hands in front of him, parallel to each other.
"Light Beam!" he said. A very bright white beam of light shot from his hands and to the MPF. The group held their breath, waiting for the score.
305.
David stared at his hands. A kid, ten years younger than he was, scored higher than him? What. The. Hell.
Coach Exaldrus scribbled the results yet again. Name: David Oria. Age: 16. Magic: Light Magic. Magical Power: 305.
Romeo laughed loudly. "Nice try, Oria! You're less powerful than a six year old!"
David growled. "I'd like to see you do better, Conbolt!"
"Fine!" Romeo got up and turned to the MPF, not even bothering to ask Coach Exaldrus for permission.
"Romeo's gonna make a fool of himself," Jun said.
"No offense to Romeo, but I agree. Rainbow Fire isn't that powerful of a magic to begin with," Chelia agreed.
"Don't underestimate Romeo-kun," Wendy scolded. "I believe in him."
Wendy recalled some of their missions together. He doesn't seem like it, but he's a lot stronger now. He's got his second origin released [2], he's been training, and he's been on missions. He should do good.
"Rainbow Fire!" yelled Romeo. A beautiful array of various fires appeared in his hands. He aimed them at the MPF. Wendy smiled to herself, remembering the relatively powerful move she'd seen Romeo use only once before on a particularly tough mission.
"I don't get it," West said.
"All he's doing is hitting the thing with random colored flames," said Jun.
"The MPF is not affected by any type of magic inflicted on it, so long as it's magical power is less than 9,999," spoke Haru for only the second time that day. "But each flame does something different. That's the nature of Romeo-san's magic. The MPF is simply recording the power of each attack. When he's done, the MPF will total his score."
He talked! thought Wendy and Chelia excitedly.
Talk to us, Haru-kun, West thought. You're worrying me.
"Then what does each flame do?" Chelia asked.
"The red one is a particularly hot flame that cannot be put out, even in the ocean. The orange flames are the typical ones most Fire Magic users use. The yellow ones have a horrible smell. The green ones paralyze, the blue ones are cold flames, and the purple ones are a sticky substance that can stick to the opponent and immobilize them," Wendy answered.
"And you know this because?" asked Jun, skeptical.
"I've been doing a lot of missions Romeo-kun, and we've trained together a few times as well, Jun-san," replied Wendy.
"You two get to go on missions by yourselves?" asked West, amazed. "Master always makes us go with a responsible adult, which is usually Orga-sama."
"It's the same thing at Lamia Scale," Chelia agreed. "I can only go on missions with Sherry, but now that she's pregnant, I haven't been able to do anything."
"379!" cheered Romeo, interrupting their conversation. "In your face, Oria!"
"That was just a fluke, Conbolt!" retorted David. The two continued to argue while Wendy and Jun tried to split them apart. Coach Exaldrus smirked for what seemed like them 100th time that day.
Asuka's not the only one who's got skills, he thought, recording the outcome. Name: Romeo Macao Conbolt. Age: 14. Magic: Rainbow Fire. Magical Power: 379.
More and more kids went up. It was in order from youngest to oldest. Not very many other kids even got over 100. So far, Romeo's score was highest. Finally, it was time for the eighth graders.
"Jun Nara!"
Jun smiled. "Wish me luck."
The purple haired, bushy-eyebrowed male stepped up. A million butterflies filled his stomach. He extended one arm and breathed.
"White Fury!"
Snowflakes extended from his hand and hit the MPF. The room turned cold. The students waited for the snow to clear so they could see the score.
"260," Jun read. He was pleased with the outcome, as he scored almost twice as much as most of the others did. Sure, it wasn't extremely exceptional like Asuka's, but it was good enough for him.
Name: Jun Nara. Age: 14. Magic: Snow Magic. Magical Power: 260. Yet another record went on Coach Exaldrus's clipboard. Chelia's name followed soon after (Name: Chelia Blendy. Age: 14. Magic: Sky God Slayer. Magical Power: 390), with West's next. (Name: West Reyes. Age: 14. Magic: Ice-Make: Dynamic. Magical Power: 378). Haru came up next, and astonished everyone with his power. (Name: Haru Shinji. Age: 14. Magic: Water Magic. Magical Power: 400). After many pleas of re-dos (and almost twice as many denies), it was finally Wendy's turn.
"Go Wendy-chan!" cheered Romeo, causing Wendy to blush.
Wendy took a deep breath and wondered what move to use. Using one of the Sky Dragon Slayer Secret Techniques would be much more powerful, but she was more proficient with the Sky Dragon's Roar. Shrugging in a rather un-Wendy like manner, Wendy ate a bit of air to give her a boost.
Wendy took her stance. She spread her arms out wide. A wind barrier formed around her. She then moved her arms counter-clockwise. The wind spiraled upwards rapidly.
"Shattering Light: Sky Drill!"
The air shot towards the MPF, causing large amounts of dust to block the view. Then the wind settled, and a score was shown.
Name: Wendy Marvell. Age: 14. Magic: Sky Dragon Slayer. Magical Power: 395.
"Go Wendy-nee!" Wendy heard Asuka's voice say.
"You did great, Wendy-chan," said Romeo, giving her a small hug.
Romeo? More like Homie-YOOOOO, thought Jun. You sly bastard.
Yup. I'm 99.9% sure they're together, thought West.
It's love! thought Chelia with hearts in her eyes.
After Wendy, there was only one person left.
"Ty Avider."
Avider? thought everyone in the room
"It's Hebi," Ty corrected, standing up.
"Your name on my list is Ty Avider, so I'm calling you Avider."
Ty's golden orbs glinted with annoyance before he seemed to give up. He stood up and prepared himself.
"Sand Blast!"
Millions of particles of sand filled the room. Most of then rubbed their eyes, while other coughed.
"I can't see the score!" many kids said.
"It's 370!" others replied.
Coach Exaldrus groaned at the mess it made before writing down Ty's statistics. Name: Ty Avider. Age: 14. Magic: Sand Magic: Sandstorm. Magical Power: 370.
The final bell had rung, signaling the end of the school day. Everyone grabbed their backpacks and headed for the doors.
"Ty-kun!" Chelia said, searching for the white-haired boy.
"Where are you going, Chelia-san?" asked Wendy.
"To find Ty-kun! Chelia answered.
"He seemed pretty upset earlier!" West agreed, following Wendy and Chelia with Romeo and Jun.
"Found him!" yelled Romeo.
"Ty-kun!" yelled West. "Are you ok?"
"Me?" Ty looked surprised that they were acknowledging him. "I'm fine, Reyes-san."
"Call me West," replied West.
"Why do have the same last name as the principal?" asked Jun rather bluntly. Romeo smacked him on the arm.
"What Jun-kun means is that you seemed really unhappy when Coach Exaldrus said you last name," Chelia said nervously.
"I might as well." Ty shrugged. "You're gonna find out sooner or later, anyway. Ryan's my dad."
"Ryan as in Principal Avider, right?" Romeo asked.
Ty nodded. "I grew up in a small beach village. My mom used to tell me all these stories of a great mage that she fell in love with, who was my father. She told me that he died, but after my mom died, I went to live with my uncle in Hargeon. I found out that the sick son of a bitch was still alive. Turns out, he left my mom because he didn't want a kid. What's worse, it turns out I've been carrying his last name this whole time. Always thought my name was Ty Hebi, not Ty Avider. I was ready to return to my village when the stupid law was made. Ever since Ryan found out I was his kid, he's been trying to be the father he never had." Ty scoffed. "He's doing a shit job at it too."
"Parents are horrible." West continued, "But they really do love you, even if they don't show it."
Romeo glanced worriedly at Wendy, knowing that the subject of parents was hard for her, as hers were dead.
"Sorry guys, but, uh, Wendy-chan and I have to go." Romeo grabbed Wendy's wrist as pulled her out the door.
"Are they together?" asked Ty.
"No, but they will be," said Chelia.
Wait for it... thought West.
"It's..."
She's gonna say it again. I just know it.
"Love!"
What did I tell you?
[1] I have a headcanon where, after Asuka was born, Alzack and Bisca wanted her to be a great female mage. They decided to name her after Erza, because there was no other female they knew to be more powerful. That's why her full name (in this story) is Asuka Erza Connell, after Erza Scarlet, the best female mage they knew.
[2] Another headcanon (in terms of this story): When Ultear, Meredy, and Jellal join the guild, Makarov asks Ultear to open the second origin of everyone in the guild so that Fairy Tail can maintain its title of the strongest guild in Fiore.
I feel like the kids' MPF scores were too high. I fiddled around with numbers for a bit. I wanted them to be relatively on par with each other, except Jun, who would be understandingly lower as he had only been using magic for a year. I wanted Asuka to be a child prodigy of the sort (living up to the head canon I have up above), but I also realized that the rest of them should score higher than her. The scores they got are kind of a long shot, but I had switched them around too many times to even care anymore.