*UPDATED VERSION 8/3/2018*
No One's POV
Lucy, Juvia, and Wally all headed down another tunnel. The difference of this team from the rest is that it was completely silent on their search for one of the Trinity Raven. None of them knew each other well, so they each stuck to their own thoughts.
Juvia's Thoughts
Oh how Juvia misses her Gray-sama. Juvia hopes that Gray-sama is all right. This is all Love Rival's fault! She separated Juvia from her Gray-sama! Juvia must be careful. Juvia cannot lose to Love Rival and allow Gray-sama to fall in love with her….
Lucy's Thoughts
So if we fight Vidaldus then I could pull out Cancer to cut the hair. Wally could cover Juvia and I as well with his Guns magic. I don't know how Juvia fights very well but she must be pretty good if she was a part of the Element Four at Phantom Lord. Maybe I can try out one of my new spells too! I should have enough magic stored to do one, or at least attempt to….
Wally's Thoughts
This should be a dandy fight! I hope everyone is just dandy too with their own fights, I wonder what this dandy lady's plan is going to be. She must have one in thought since she had that whole plan for us in mere minutes. Well. whatever it is, it better result in a dandy victory, but I'll listen since Erza trusts her judgement….
Continuing No One's POV
While Team C was walking and searching for a member of Trinity Raven, they came to a crossroads. They all stopped and looked at each other.
"Well should we go left or right guys?" Lucy asked, breaking the silence.
"Juvia thinks we should go left because Juvia can hear something coming down from the hallway," Juvia said to the group.
"Well, since none of us have any other ideas, and it may lead to one of the Trinity Raven, let's go that route. Wally? Any objections?" Lucy asked Wally.
"Going left and toward the sound is dandy for me," Wally said.
In agreement, the three mages went down the left hallway. After a few minutes, the mages could hear the sound more clearly.
"Ugh what is that sound?! It sounds so awful!" Lucy said with her hands covering her ears while she walked.
"I agree, this is so not dandy playing," Wally said in agreement, also holding his hands over his ears in an attempt to block out the horrendous sound.
Juvia, the only one not holding her hands to her ears, said, "Juvia has heard worse. Gajeel likes to play the guitar and this is nothing compared to his playing."
The group continued down the hallway with the music getting increasingly louder, until the hallway opened up into a gigantic, domed ceiling, room. In the middle, a person jamming out onto a guitar, making the awful sound the group heard down the hallway.
Lucy POV
As soon as I heard music, I had a gut feeling that it was Vidaldus we would be fighting. I started making strategies oriented to defeating Vidaldus as well traveled down the hallway. Once the hallway opened up into the huge space of a room, we saw a person in the middle, totally out of it and jamming to a tune in his head and onto his guitar. Vidaldus. I immediately pull my team members back into the hallway and into a little alcove, out of sight of Vidaldus.
"What are you doing Love Rival!" Juvia said with a tint of anger in her voice.
"Shh! I don't think he noticed us and I want to use it to our advantage!" I said to her in a hushed voice.
"Oh, like a sneak attack?" Juvia asked.
"Yes. Now, Wally do you have any bullets that make smoke or explode on impact?
"Yes, I have both smoke shots and exploding rounds," he said.
"Perfect. So I want you to shoot smoke shots and maybe a few exploding rounds as well to distract him and also get him to stop that Mavis-awful music. Then Juvia and I will circle around him in opposite directions. I am then going to summon one of my spirits. This will most likely draw his attention to me because when I open a gate, the spirit comes in a flash of light and also a doorbell ringing will sound as well. Juvia, I want you to attack him from behind while his attention is directed to me. Close or long range, doesn't matter just hit him while you have the chance. Wally, find a good position to shoot from. I want you to snipe if you have a shot and distract him if Juvia and I are in a situation. I hope that we can keep you hidden and not in any attention from Vidaldus since we will have an upper hand if he doesn't know about you," I said to them.
"Dandy plan Lucy," Wally said to me with a smile and a thumbs up. I got a similar motion of understanding from Juvia.
"Okay. Juvia, go left and i'll go right. As soon as Wally shoots and the smoke is up, sprint to get to position," I said to her and I received a nod of understanding. We all moved to the mouth but in the shadow so not to be spotted. I looked a Wally and nodded so he knew we were ready.
Wally shot an explosive shot and the music stopped. A flash followed by a smoke and we were sprinting into the room. When I was about halfway around the room, I stopped and pulled out one of my keys.
"OPEN GATE OF THE ARCHER: SAGITTARIUS!" I called out, and a bright flash with the customary two tone ring of a bell.
"Moshi Moshi!" Sagittarius said while saluting into the distance, as his customary entry greeting.
"Alright Sagittarius, shoot Vidaldus then get into position!" I called out while running farther down the room and taking out my whip.
"Moshi Moshi!" Sagittarius said and then knocked three arrows and simultaneously released them at Vidaldus.
Suddenly I heard "WATER SLICER!"
With Juvia's attack, she completely dissipated the last of the smoke in the room, and as the smoke left, I saw Vidaldus suck up the water attack with his hair.
"Water is always good for your hair! Keeps your hair from drying out," Vidaldus said.
"Alright then. OPEN GATE OF THE GIANT CRAB: CANCER!" I called out.
"-ebi," he said after entering with the customary ring and flash.
"Cancer, give him a haircut," I called out and then stumbled a bit to the side.
Cancer then shot out and did a series of cuts with his scissor-blades to Vidaldus. When he stopped, Vidaldus was completely bald. I shot out with my whip and pulled Vidaldus off his feet while he was still in shock from the attack.
"Juvia!" I called out as I collapsed onto my knees on the ground for a moment. Two gates really takes a tole when I haven't practiced it.
"WATER LOCK!" I heard. I looked up to see Vidaldus in a bubble of water. Oh I remember that move. Really sucks. Well that should be the end- what is he doing?! I see Vidaldus take the guitar off of his back, and then he strums. He strums, and the vibration from his guitar caused the water to vibrate violently, until it popped.
Both Juvia and I were too shocked to prepare for Vidaldus's attack. Thankfully though, Wally, Cancer, and Sagittarius saved us from another hair attack, which apparently grew back from the water lock, as well as giving us cover. With another smoke screen and my spirits fighting, Juvia and I ran to each other and came up with a new plan.
"No one has ever broken Juvia's water lock before!" she said while catching her breath.
"We cannot underestimate him now. We need to destroy that guitar. If we do, and also Cancer cuts that hair, he should be defenseless,"
"Okay Love-Rival,"
"Good, now cover me. I want to try a new move but it will that some concentration,"
"You will need to close one of our gates before attempting one of the spells- ebi," Cancer called out to me.
"Okay. Close gate of the Archer: Sagittarius!"
"Good Luck Moshi Moshi!" Sagittarius said before returning to the spirit realm.
"Okay ready Juvia?" I said to her. Our smoke screen was starting to fade.
"Yes Love Rival," Juvia said to me before running to the left and preparing another attack with Cancer. Sigh, What is up with the 'Love Rival' nickname? Whatever, now focus Lucy.
I focus on my magic and the feeling of pushing it out and into a ring around me. I see a faint river of golden glitter start to form around me. I focus even further on this feeling and pushing out even more magic out before trying to harden it. When it was a solid golden color, I began to solidify the liquid river of gold around me. When I see that the river is solidified, I smile but do not cheer quite yet. I need to separate my magic into what I need it to be to help out my team: thin, razor sharp rings. Well this is the moment of truth, let us see if it works.
"Agh!" I hear screamed.
"Juvia!" I call out. I see Juvia on the ground with Vidaldus over her, poised to strum.
"CELESTIAL RING: RAZOR RINGS!" I call out. I feel my magic ring solidify further and form hundreds of sharp rings. I throw my hand out to where Vidaldus and Juvia were and 5 razors zipped from my ring and cut Vidaldus's hand right as he was about to strike.
"Ack! What the hell!" Vidaldus says looking at his cut hand.
"Get out of the cross fire Juvia!" I call out while sending more razor rings. I need to cut those guitar strings then he can't play. I send more rings at his arms and hands. Moments later, Juvia is at my side breathing heavy.
"Thank you Love Rival. He probably would have burst my eardrums at that range,"
"No problem. Anything for my teammate," I said to her while throwing more stars to distract Vidaldus, "so, we need to cut those guitar strings and then he should be open,"
"And Juvia could water lock him,"
"After Cancer cuts his hair again," and right as I said that, Cancer struck from the shadows and Vidaldus was bald once more.
"And Juvia can water lock him,"
"Yep," I said. I am running out of rings. I start to target the strings more and threw 10 rings out, and 5 hit their mark, but bounce off harmlessly. Crap.
"Um, Juvia? We might have a problem,"
"What's wrong?"
"My rings are bouncing off the strings, they must be magicked," I said to her, "Wally! Cancer!" I called out, "I need you to cover us!"
Moments later, another smoke screen was up and Cancer was at it again. I take Juvia and start move and find a safe space to strategize.
"How many rings does Love Rival have left?" Juvia asked me.
"I think I can manage 5 more. Why?"
"Juvia thinks, even if it is a long shot in it working, that Juvia and Love Rival should try and do a unison raid on the rings,"
"Well, we are running out of options so any idea is a good one. Let's do it," I said.
We run out into the fray and I saw Cancer go up in a golden shower. I latch onto Juvia and focus on my bond to Aquarius, since it is the closest I could get to water magic of my own. I suddenly felt a connection between my hand and Juvia's. I could feel our magic pooling and mixing I pulled my rings to the front of the pooled magic. I then felt the water magic fill and sharpen the rings to a deadly point. I glanced at Juvia and we locked eyes before nodding and pushed the mixed magic towards our target.
"UNISON RAID: CELESTIAL WATER RAZOR RINGS!"
The last razors glowed blue and shot out at Vidaldus's guitar, striking and destroying it completely. Both Juvia and I collapse on the ground, completely out of magic. Suddenly, we heard a shot fire and heard Vidaldus collapse as well. Moments later, Wally came to stand over us.
"That was one dandy fight. How are you two ladies?" Wally asked us.
"I'm good. Need a few though to recharge my magic," I said.
"Juvia agrees,"
And we both sighed, collapsed to the ground, and took a power nap to recharge the magic expended during the battle.
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