'Gather around everyone, Master Mavis has something important to tell us' said Master Makarov, soon after which everyone circled around her.
'Could be briefing about what's gonna go down tomorrow, being the guild master and all, she's really inspiring'.
'Our first team has managed to score 10 points, courtesy of Cole here' she said, soon after which Laxus patted Cole's back.
'But our second team is way far behind, with only 1 point' she added, soon after which Gajeel groaned in disappointment.
'But that's fine right? I mean we just need to get one team win somehow, and seeing Team A has a head start, I guess we can call it a day' replied Cole, only to get interrupted by his team mates.
'Nah uh man, there's a lot more in stake here' said Gajeel.
'Well apart from the prize money, what else can you get?' asked Cole curiously.
'The winner gets to do anything they want with the other team for one day' replied Laxus, lighting up Cole's eyes
'Anything I want huh?' mumbled Cole as he started picturing himself resting on a lawnchair, while Natsu fires up a grill and cooks him some fresh meat.
'Oh yeah, that would be something' said Cole with a smile.
'Please don't break my fantasy of having the time of life with my love Gray!' mumbled Juvia.
'Hey! I didn't sign up for this!' yelled out Gray.
'Well it's too late for that!' replied Cole with a grin. The five members of the teams went through a stare down. Cole was grinning as he stared at Natsu, who gave him a smile back.
'Just you wait, we'll be the ones winning this for Fairy Tail' said Natsu with a thumbs up.
'We'll see pyro' replied Laxus.
'There's a healthy sense of competition between you all!' exclaimed Master Mavis, soon after which the others turned their attention towards her.
'Now then, I'm gonna assign a team leader in both of the teams, the team leader will get to chose who gets to compete in the main rounds, now this requires you to know each other very well, and trust in each others abilities, it'll make you rely on your tactics rather than your guts' she said.
'She's right, the last round we had people going in, not knowing specifically if we can do it or not, she made a call here, and everyone else needs to answer'.
'Alright, Erza, you're the team leader of Team A' she said as she looked at her.
'I won't let you down' she replied.
'Right then, Cole, I can trust you on this' she added as she looked at him, surprising him and everyone else.
'Me? But..' he replied.
'Yes, I know you've got it in you' she replied.
'Hey, if the Master believes in you, then so do I' said Laxus as he kept his hand on his shoulder.
'Alright, I'll do it' replied Cole.
After a bit of chit chat, the members headed of to sleep. While the members were sleeping, Ursa woke up and walked towards the kitchen to fetch herself a glass of water. As she drank it, she looked out of the window and stared at the moon.
'Beautiful..' she whispered as she kept the glass on the table and looked at the window again, to see a man standing right outside. Ursa didn't scream but panicked all of the sudden. She quickly aimed her charged palm at the windows, only to see a man in a black robe and a mask climb a building and run away.
'Who was that?' she thought as she kept looking outside.
'Must be my imagination.. I better get some sleep' she mumbled as she turned of the lights and went to sleep.
'Ladies and gentlemen! Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the Grand Magic Games!, I'm your host Chapati Lola and alongside me is the lovely Mr. Yajima and we'll be serving as your commentators throughout the games. Today we have the lovely Mirajaine Strauss as our guest commentator!' said the announcer, after which the crowd cheered louder.
'Hello everyone, it's a pleasure to be here!' she said with a smile.
'Woah.. Mira is the commentator today?' asked Cole.
'Yeah, they hire a few guests everyday, guess they picked her' replied Ursa.
'Resuming what we had earlier started, Team Sabertooth being first with 20 points, seems to be dominating the competition with an iron fist!' said the announcer.
'Indeed, 20 points in the first day is an impressive start' replied Yajima.
'But let's not forget, it was only the first day of the competition, things can turn around pretty fast' said Mira.
'Indeed, let's see if our contestants have got what it takes to bring their guild to the top spot at the end of the day!' said the announcer right after which a big screen popped out.
'Alright, the phrase giving a clue of the next contest will be like, let's see'
The screen read out 'Race' which lit up everyone's eyes.
'Alright guys, so I guess there's gonna be a race, who wants to volunteer?' asked Cole curiously.
'Don't look at me, I'm not the fastest one around' replied Gajeel.
'This event is not made for me, you should go in Cole' said Ursa.
'Yeah, you're pretty quick yourself' added Laxus.
'They want me to step in for this one, guess it's time I introduce myself'.
'Alright, I'm going in!' exclaimed Cole.
'Cole MacGrath from Team Fairy Tail B!' yelled out the announcer.
'I'm gonna ace this race!' said Natsu, soon after which his name got announced.
'Yeeahhh Boys! It's time to get wild!' yelled Baccus from Quatro Cerberus, after which his name got announced.
'Risley Law from Team Mermaid Heel!' said the announcer.
'Mahn, it's time to shine, mahn' said Ichiya as he stepped forward.
'I'll have some fun' said Kurohebi, soon after which his name was announced for Team Raven Tail.
'Yuka Suzuki from Team Lamia scale!' said the announcer, as he revealed the second last participant.
'Well since Cole is a part of this, don't you wanna go in and compete?' asked Sting as he looked at Reaper.
'Alright, I'll give it a shot..' replied Reaper.
'Reaper from Team Sabertooth!' exclaimed the announcer, after which all eight participants were displayed on the big screen.
'So Cole is gonna step in from Team B, this should be interesting' said Master Makarov.
'Let's go Natsu!' yelled Happy as he cheered for him.
'I've got my money on Cole' replied Lily.
'Hey! Natsu is no slouch when it comes to racing!' replied Happy.
'Will you two be quiet? The rules about the event are going to be displayed soon!' The crowd watched as the entire arena turned into a giant car racing track, where suddenly 8 vehicles, given the same color scheme of the specific contestants, were painted.
'What the? Cars?!' yelled out Natsu.
'Hold up? Car Racing?'
'Oh this is gonna be good, salamander won't be able to move an inch' said Gajeel with a smile.
'The big race is plainly simple, the vehicles you will be using will be powered by your magic energy, which is continuously siphoned off by a special belt inside the car. There are 2 laps across the race track filled with twists, turns and a large number of traps. Contestants are allowed to use whatever abilities they would like. Any contestant caught by a trap will be forced to repeat the lap. If a contestant's car runs out of juice, the contestant will get disqualified!' said Mato as he explained the rules of the game.
'A giant go kart game, damn.. When was the last time I actually drove a car' mumbled Cole, soon after which he sat in his blue, lightning themed car. He then put on his seat belt, after which the car powered up.
'I can already feel a small amount of power being drained from me'
He then looked to his right, to see a black-red colored car with red lightning sparks all over it.
'Reaper..' he mumbled, right after which Reaper turned his head and looked at Cole in the eye.
'No way I'm getting in that thing!' yelled Natsu as he refused to get in his car. Erza was furious over choosing Natsu for this round. After a few minutes, Natsu sat in his dragon themed Car and put on his belt. 'I think I'm already getting sick..'
'On your mark!' exclaimed Mato, soon after which Cole turned his attention towards the track.
'Get set!' he added, making Cole keep his leg near the pedal.
'Go!' yelled Mato, after which 7 cars darted off from the start line, while Natsu's car was slowly moving.
'I can't keep this up..' mumbled Natsu as he moved a few meters. As the cars kept their noses on the first place, a sharp turn had appeared.
'Damn it!' yelled Cole, after which he slowed down a bit, making the other cars overtake him.
'What the?' Cole was surprised as they all drifted their way through the turn.
'Guess I gotta step up my game' said Cole as he turned and accelerated towards the other cars. Risley sneaked her way to the first place, soon after which she used her gravity magic on the cars behind her, slowing them drastically.
'Alright, this girl is gonna keep the first place!' she said as she turned around and saw the others.
'Not if I can help it!' said Yuka, using his wave magic to cancel out her attack. Reaper kept his eyes on the road and watched as Ichiya and Baccus competed for 2nd place, with Yuka right behind him. He suddenly slowed down, allowing Kurohebi to overtake him. Reaper gave a grin as he watched all three of them align themselves, after which he fired a helfire rocket at the center, blasting away all three cars from the track, after which Reaper focused his energy and boosted his car, overtaking Riley.
'No way!' said Riley as she watched Reaper pass by her.
'Damn, that was some move, he waited for the perfect moment' said Sting.
'Reaper is unstoppable when he gets going' replied Lector. As Baccus, Ichiya and Kurohebi re spawned, they had to replay the lap. The 3 immediately accelerated and went past Natsu, who was moving very slowly. Yuka looked behind himself to see Cole catching up to him.
'No..' he said as he moved his car around, preventing Cole from overtaking him.
'Oh, he's gonna have it the hard way huh?' mumbled Cole as he shot a rocket, which Yuka dodged. Cole then fired an alpha bolt, which struck Yuka's car, spinning him around.
'Woah!' yelled Cole as he used his graviton blast to move Yuka away.
'That was close..' mumbled Cole.
Reaper was at first place comfortably, with Riley right behind him.
'My gravity magic will stop him!' she said as she increased the gravity around Reaper's car. Reaper felt his car getting slower and slower, he turned around to see Riley focusing at him. Reaper aimed his hand at her, not realizing the car was going on top of a cliff. '
This is gonna hurt' said Reaper, seconds after which the car started going downhill.
'What the?' thought Reaper, soon after which he looked in front of him and immediately got his hands on the steering while. He looked up to see Riley's car flying right above him.
'Here you go kid!' said Reaper as he fired a one handed punch blast, knocking her away from the track.
'Her gravity magic actually saved me' thought Reaper as he was on a plane road again. Cole was driving uphill, and kept going faster and faster, till the edge, where he realized there was a steep drop. Yuka noticed this and slowed down.
'Damn it, where are the god damn signs?'
Cole looked around as his car was flying and was about to hit the ground.
'Gotta make a soft landing!' he yelled as he stood up on top of the car and used his kinetic pulse to slow it down. As the car touched the downhill road, Cole immediately sat down and put on his belt, after which he rushed towards the road.
'Are you kidding me? A 90 degree turn?' thought Reaper as he looked at the dangerous sharp turn.
'One wrong move and I fall into the river' he mumbled as he slowed down and took the turn seriously. Cole saw the same thing and was surprised.
'How on earth am I supposed to go past this thing?'
Cole slowed down and immediately accelerated after turning. Reaper noticed the lap getting over, after which he grinned.
'The final lap huh?' thought Reaper as he further increased his speed.
'Oh no you don't..' replied Cole as he let go of the steering wheel and aimed both of his palms towards the back and used his static thrusters, increasing his speed
'McGrath..' mumbled Reaper as he aimed his palm and fired a scythe bolt at Cole. Cole dodged his attacks and attempted to fire back. Reaper then grinned as he aimed his tripwire rocket right at Cole's tires.
'No..' mumbled Cole as the rockets exploded, sending his car away from the track.
'Stay down!' yelled Reaper as he turned his attention towards the track. Cole re spawned at the start and noticed how Baccus and Ichiya passed through him.
'No.. These guys were..' he said, soon after which Kurohebi and Riley passed by him.
'Behind me..' he added, soon after which he felt hopeless.
'Oh no, Cole has to restart the lap again, and Reaper is almost half way through..' said Happy.
'Come on McGrath..' said Gajeel as he looked intense.'Cole then looked at the screen to see Natsu going downhill during his first lap.
'Wow.. He's not even giving up.. Even though he knows he has no chance..' mumbled Cole, right after which he focused his energy around his arms and used his static thrusters, while accelerating his car. As Cole went faster and faster, a turn had appeared.
'Alright, no getting out of this one!' he exclaimed as he fired an ice rocket at the edge of the road, creating a blockade, after which he drifted his car, making it hit the blockade but keep most of it's momentum.
'Alright! That was impressive!' said Ursa.
'Mahn! You shall have the glorious scent of my perfume!' said Ichiya as he threw a bottle onto Baccus's car. Baccus laughed over it and kept driving.
'I've smelled things wilder than this old man!' he yelled out loud as he increased his speed. Riley looked behind her to see Cole pass by her car in an instant.
'Coming through!' yelled Cole as he stood on top of his car and fired alpha rockets onto everyone. The others moved away to dodge his attacks. Yuka slammed his car onto Cole's, shaking him off, and almost making him fall. The crowd were on the edge of their seats as the cars started going uphill. Cole immediately sat down and used the same technique to increase his car's speed. Upon reaching the edge, Cole kept increasing his speed. As he flew past the steep edge.
'Here goes nothing!' he yelled out loud as he used his static thrusters in an attempt to break the car's fall. He boosted his power and kept going at it, but only managed to break a bit of it's fall, as he landed directly at the plane road. Reaper looked behind to see Cole catching up to him.
'No way, Cole's back?' he though, soon after which he slowed down near the 90 degree turn. Cole went past through him and looked straight at the turn, soon after which he looked behind himself to see Reaper aiming his hand at him.
'No, I won't go down this way!' yelled Cole as he used his lightning tether against the pole of the road and pulled himself along the door, dodging Reaper's rocket and making the turn.
'No way!' yelled Reaper as he kept firing the rockets and making the turn. Cole kept his eyes at the finish line and looked behind himself to see Reaper tailing behind him.
'This is where it ends Cole!' said Reaper as he aimed his scythe bolt at the tires.
'Not gonna happen'.
Cole quickly aimed his ice rocket at the road in front of him, creating a ramp made out of ice. As Reaper fired, Cole's car went airborne, dodging Reaper's attack and crossing the finish line.
'Unbelievable! What a spectacular finish, what a comeback by Team Fairy Tail B! It's the man himself! Cole McGrath!'