"Lucy's really fired up…" Happy mumbled.
"It's because her opponent's from Ivan's stupid guild!" Makarov stated. "Tear her to pieces!"
"What's wrong, 1st Master?" Romeo asked.
"I'm wondering what Raven Tail's after…" Mavis replied.
"Probably to make us look like fools, and to make us lose." Miharu said.
"I hope that's all it is…"
"Do you think Lucy will win?" Destiny asked.
"I hope…" Fate replied.
"Is Lucy-nee strong?" Abygale asked. Fate nodded.
"Super strong."
"But not stronger than you, right?"
"I'm not sure…"
"Alright, let the 1st match... begin!"
Lucy summoned Taurus almost right away, and he swung his axe at Flare, who dodged pretty easily. Lucy didn't hesitate to summon Scorpio as well, and she did it with ease. Scorpio used Sand Buster, and Flare's hair suddenly came un-done on its own. It caught on fire and it blocked the sand attack.
Lucy yelled something to Taurus, who listened. Taurus absorbed Scorpio's sand with his axe and he attacked Flare. Sand flew around the arena from the combination attack and no one could see what was happening until the sand cleared.
Lucy dismissed Taurus and Scorpio, and Flare had been sent into the air. Her hair grew longer, forming a wolf.
"Her hair's turned into a wolf!" Chelia exclaimed.
"Her hair?" Yuka asked.
"Her hair! That bountiful hair! That long hair!" Toby yelled.
"Keep quiet." Jura ordered.
"That's Ethan-nii's team? Do you think she'll be okay, Sina?" The girl with light brown hair asked.
"If Lucy Heartfilia is a friend of your older brother, I'm sure she'll hold out fine, Takanashi." The white and blue dragon replied, lying on a part of the ledge.
'Lucy-san... you have my good luck!' Takanashi thought.
Lucy summoned Cancer right away, and he cut through Flare's hair. She dismissed him afterwards, and Flare seemed pretty angry. Flare's hair dug into the ground, and then came up under Lucy. It grabbed Lucy by her ankles, dragging her around in circles.
Lucy grabbed her whip, catching Flare by her wrist with it. They both flung each other into the air, at equal measures with each other. Flare burned her hair off, burning Lucy's boots in the process. But it also burned her ankles, and she ended up having a hard time standing for a moment.
Lucy removed her boots, complaining about how she had liked them. Flare seemed to get very angry and she dug all her hair into the ground. For some reason, nothing happened for a couple of minutes, except for Lucy looking around. She seemed to say something, but no one heard.
Ethan's ear twitched and his eyes widened.
"Natsu—"
"I heard." Natsu stated, running off.
"Don't hesitate!" Ethan yelled at him before focusing back on the battle.
"What is it?" Erza asked.
"They are so fucking cheating…" Ethan replied.
Lucy was grabbed by Flares hair, her words being cut short as Flare pulled her forward and then threw her to the ground.
Fate felt like something was wrong, and Makarov said aloud that he felt something odd. Bisca said to blame it on his age, making Fate feel old as well. Asuka called him an old moustache man, and everyone laughed.
Flare hit Lucy again, sending the blonde sliding across the ground.
"Did keeping 2 gates open at the same time backfire on her?" Jura asked.
"Is her magic cupboard bare?" Chelia asked.
"No."
They all looked at Takanashi, who seemed really angry.
"Raven Tail is a bunch of cheaters. I heard it." Takanashi stated.
"Heard what?" Chelia asked.
Takanashi didn't reply, but Sina seemed to be completely judging the battle at that moment, and that made the team pay attention.
Flare continued to hit Lucy, not stopping for anything. Flare then grabbed Lucy, dragging her across the arena once again. Flare then held up Lucy by her ankles and her wrists, shutting her mouth as well. Flare removed the hair covering Lucy's mouth, starting to laugh.
Flare made a burning Raven Tail insignia at the end of a part of her hair, making Lucy struggle. Flare seemed to guess of where to put it, making everything even more successful.
'Lucy-san!' Takanashi thought.
'Lucy, hang in there…' Ethan thought.
Destiny felt Fate's hand shaking, noticing that her whole body was shaking. Abygale seemed to notice, too. Destiny squeezed Fate's hand, and she looked up at him, his eyes widening. She looked absolutely terrified.
"Are you okay…?" Destiny asked softly, careful not to gather the attention of the others. Fate looked back at the battle, shaking her head.
"Lucy has to be really scared… more than really scared… and I know exactly what it's like to be in that sort of position…" Fate mumbled.
Destiny let go of her hand, placing his hand on her knee and rubbing it comfortingly.
"You're here, right now. And Lucy's going to be fine, I know it."
Fate nodded, tears brimming her eyes. Abygale decided to focus on the battle, knowing that Destiny would take care of Fate. Lucy seemed to be screaming at Flare, who yelled at her.
Natsu suddenly appeared out of nowhere, burning something near Asuka.
Ethan noticed and he grinned.
'Just in time, Natsu!' Ethan thought.
"Lucy! Now!" Natsu yelled.
Lucy summoned Gemini, who broke her free. Gemini turned into Lucy… with only a bath towel on. All the men went wild over it, and the announcer Jenny said something about curves in all the right places, making the girls with a bit of a flat chest get depressed.
Destiny noticed that Fate was calming down, and he went back to holding her hand.
"Thank you…" Fate mumbled. Destiny nodded.
Lucy and Gemini started reciting a spell, which confused everyone, and a bright magic circle appeared under them. It looked like stars were falling from the sky as Lucy and Gemini officially casted their spell. Her magic lit up the whole stadium, and everyone thought she had a win for sure.
But suddenly, everything disappeared.
The spell and Gemini were completely gone, and Lucy fell to the ground in defeat.
"Lucy seemed to be casting a major spell, but her magic failed!?" Chapati asked. "In any case, Lucy is down for the count! The match is over! The winner is Raven Tail's Flare Corona!"
"She had help from outside the ring." Mavis stated.
"I saw it."
Everyone looked at Abygale, who seemed angry at Raven Tail.
"The guy with the weird-crow-looking kind of mask from Raven Tail… his little black animal hurt Wendy-nee and Carla-nee with Magic Deficiency Disease because it drained their magic. They cancelled Lucy-nee's magic just to win." Abygale explained.
"Abygale, how did you see all that?" Fate asked.
"I didn't see it happen… but I closed my eyes because I felt really bad for Lucy-nee, and I saw it happen all over again. I did see it, Fate, I'm not lying." Abygale replied.
"I believe you, but do you think you might've used magic?"
"I don't know. But nonetheless, Raven Tail is cheating so we'll lose."
Everyone got angry at Raven Tail even more, taking Abygale's word for all of it.
"Abygale-chan, I think you used a very advanced type of Mind/Memory Magic. Charles and I use it, but we use it differently and not so advanced. I've done my own research on it, and how you explained that all just a moment ago sounded like the I felt really bad for Lucy-nee, and I saw it happen all over again. I did see it, Fate, I'm not lying." Abygale replied.
"I believe you, but do you think you might've used magic?"
"I don't know. But nonetheless, Raven Tail is cheating so we'll lose."
Everyone got angry at Raven Tail even more, taking Abygale's word for all of it.
"Abygale-chan, I think you used a very advanced type of Mind/Memory Magic. Charles and I use it, but we use it differently and not so advanced. I've done my own research on it, and how you explained that all just a moment ago sounded like the I felt really bad for Lucy-nee, and I saw it happen all over again. I did see it, Fate, I'm not lying." Abygale replied.
"I believe you, but do you think you might've used magic?"
"I don't know. But nonetheless, Raven Tail is cheating so we'll lose."
Everyone got angry at Raven Tail even more, taking Abygale's word for all of it.
"Abygale-chan, I think you used a very advanced type of Mind/Memory Magic. Charles and I use it, but we use it differently and not so advanced. I've done my own research on it, and how you explained that all just a moment ago sounded like the very advanced type." Hotaru explained.
"You think?" Abygale asked. Hotaru nodded. "… I don't think it matters... I just want Raven Tail to get what's coming for them…"
"We all do."
"What the hell was that, a magic misfire!?"
"Lame!"
"So now Raven Tail had 18 points."
"Fairy Tail… still has 0 points!"
Natsu approached Lucy, telling her something before holding out a hand. She gratefully took it and nodded, tears streaming down her face.
'Fairy Tail… no matter how much I want my guild to win, good luck! I'm cheering you on!' Takanashi thought.