VS Bacchus

A/N: I'm trying to get better at the disclaimer, but I don't own Pokemon or fairy tail, Pease refer to the first chapter

The event that had happened earlier that day was Chariot, which Gajeel, Natsu, and Sting from Sabertooth had all foolishly taken part in. Natsu's speech, however, had reignited the passion and life within Fairy Tail and the crowd. Nanu had to smile at that, the pink haired young man did have a way with people.

Unfortunately, that wasn't the problem that was irritating Nanu to no end.

He was in the second fighting match of the day. Normally that wouldn't be much of a problem since as soon as the first match had ended, he had planned on walking away. Once again, it wouldn't have been a problem, if he was fighting anyone else, but that wasn't the case.

He was up against Quatro Cerberus' Bacchus Groh.

He had seen the reactions from everyone else in the guild as he sighed and leaped off the edge of the team's viewing deck, landing on his feet and dusting his pants off. Persian vanished into a shower of light as he left, returning to her card.

"That's Nanu?"

"He looks pretty old, he won't make it, will he?"

"He's got no chance..."

Looks like the crowd had no faith in him either. Not that he had much faith, but, he had a few new cards. Zoroark and Greninja, not to mention his own magic that he could use as a last result. Though he didn't know how well the cards would fare against the trump card of the hounds, he wouldn't attack right off with his own trump card, he wanted to judge the other's strength.

As soon as he landed he sat down, just like Bacchus had. Red eyes gazing at the much younger man- well, most likely, he didn't know how old the brat was, but he was only forty, so there was a good chance that he was probably twenty years his senior[1]- with a bored expression.

"Hey," Bacchus' voice brought him out of his thoughts, "How about we make a deal, a bet, just like those guys just now?"

Nanu raised a brow, indicating he keep going. This was interesting, the last person who bothered to make a bet with him was Gazuma, the brat had bet him the resident Meowth and the money on him that he would beat him in a Pokemon battle. He was crushed, of course, but Nanu had still given him some change he had on him- which was all he had on him.

"Those two on your team, the busty blonde and Erza," he started, "They're some real beauties, if I win," Nanu closed his eyes, knowing where it was going, "I get 'em both tonight, both off them at once."

He sighed softly before he stood, brushing his pants off before turning and walking off to the side.

"Alright," he said after a moment, hearing sharp intakes of breath from the crowd and Fairy Tail[2], "But, if I win, let's see... well since you asked for two things, it only makes it fair if I get two things in return. First, you'll be called Quatro Puppy for the rest of the games, for my own amusement, of course. Second," he turned to face him, opening his eyes, "Well, second, your life belongs to me. Now," He looked up at the sky before sighing and pulling out two cards, "Don't take it too seriously now.[3]"

-X-x-X-

Bacchus' eyes widened. The hell? This old geezer thought he could win against him? But gazing at the man in front of him, a bead of cold sweat dripped down his neck. The aura around him was strong and dark. The fire in his eyes was terrifying, and the cold feeling that he gave off made him shiver, the dark look in his eyes burned into his mind.

He was staring down at the teeth of a monster in human skin.

-X-x-X-

"Quite the one sided match!" the announcer cried as Nanu shifted his footing, the shield of shadows he had thrown up shattering like glass before he leaped back as Bacchus threw another attack at him. The gray-haired man still hadn't mustered the energy (or rather the care) to use his full power, and when the Quatro Cerberus fighter had smacked Persian to the side, Nanu had felt the bond that the two of them had connected the pain from the panther-like Pokemon to him[4]. While physically unhurt, he decided that he wouldn't want to feel that ever again. He leaped back again before sending a wave of shadows at the younger man, who dodged and then shot to the side, then forwards- slamming into Nanu's left side. Nanu had just enough time to block a direct hit to his face with his left arm, at the cost of the bones breaking. He grit his teeth before he reinforced his leg with shadows and kicked his opponent away and leaping back as well.

Grimacing, Nanu shifted his left arm the best he could. He knew it was broken, and not cleanly. What a pain in the ass, he decided as he watched Bacchus.

Bacchus dove for his flask.

Nanu narrowed his eyes, not moving from his spot where he stood. He watched him as he dark from the flask before he started to sway from side to side.

"Let's end this, old man," he wiped his mouth before readying his stance. Nanu only shifted his footing, closing his eyes. To the others, it seemed as if he was giving into his fate as the drunken warrior slammed into him once more, sending the red-eyed man flying back- this time, there was no time to block.

"Seven hits in an instant?" He heard Erza exclaim as he felt himself slam into the back wall. Blood traveled up through his mouth as he gasped. Pain ripped through his body- his left arm might as well have been ripped off, the pain there was so intense- and he heard the sickening sound of his right shoulder being dislocated. Dislocation he could deal with, though.

Rubble fell around him as he slid down to the ground, the dust rising around him and blood dripping from his mouth.

"Is Nanu down for the count?" The referee asked, only to gasp as he started to stand up. Bacchus was still laughing before he gasped as well.

"M-my hands!" the drunken master gazed down at his now bleeding hands, shock evident in his voice.

"Yeah, no matter how strong they are, skin is no match for blades, kid. You're still years behind me," Nanu spoke up as he walked out of the dust. Gasps and exclamations echoed around the arena as he wiped his mouth from the blood.

He was bit battered, blood staining his gray uniform shirt, as he stood straight from where he stood, cracking his neck and shoulders as he rid the stiffness from his joints- Shadow that had a jagged and sharp appearance were melting away from where he had been hit on his body as he walked forwards towards Bacchus and his lips curling upwards in a lazy grin as he gazed at him.

"I had hoped to keep this for a trump card if I were to face against a Sabertooth or Raventail- since they piss me off so much- but," he took a hold of his gray shirt with is good arm before taking it off, tossing it to the side. Cue more gasps. On his left arm was a black tattoo right above his Fairy Tail mark, it wasn't anything fancy, just the same symbol on his Dark Z-Crystal, but it was pulsating power.

"But," he stepped forewords again, his eyes glinting dangerously as his grin widened, the sky darkening as a cloud blotted out the sun, "You, too, have pissed me off."

-Lucy Pov-

Lucy watched as the red-eyed man's eyes started to glow in the dark shadow that the cloud had cast. The tattoo on his arm looked like an unfinished crescent moon with triangles in it[5].

Bacchus seemed to be backing off a bit, eyes wide as Nanu advanced, shadows gathering as he took each step before he stopped a good distance away from the drunken master. Nanu's signature lazy smirk had yet to leave his face as he cracked his neck, rolling his shoulders before he held his right hand out.

"I'm going to end this," Nanu said as he closed his hand into a fist, "In one blow."

He opened his fist again and a magic circle appeared in his palm, the same symbol as the tattoo appeared in the circle before dark energy started to gather in his palm. The wind started to pick up before Nanu threw the orb of magic energy that was about the size of a baseball into the air above Bacchus, who was frozen on the spot.

"You bastard-" the drunken man unfroze before he started forwards. Nanu snapped his fingers and the orb exploded into a dark spot of red-edged, black energy. Baccus was dragged back, as was all the rubble, into the dark spot before the spot exploded.

"Black Hole Eclipse," Nanu said as Baccus fell to the ground, smoke rising off of him. His grin vanished and the frown took its spot once again.

Nanu turned, starting to walk off before he shifted his footing, barely dodging the attack from an angered Bacchus, who was barely upright as he swung wildly at the gray-haired man. Lucy gripped her fists as she watched Nanu dodge, hands back in his pockets before he leaped back, landing away from Bacchus again. Red eyes gazed at the barely standing man before closing. Bacchus grinned before rushing forwards, there was no way that the man could dodge this time.

Lucy closed her eyes, not wanting to see the outcome.

A sharp intake of breath from Erza made her open one eye, only to gasp herself at the site.

Nanu's hands were grasping both of Bacchus' wrists above both of them, but Nanu's eyes were still closed, mouth twisted into a frown- nearly a grimace of pain if Lucy looked closer. Bacchus seemed just as confused before he was thrown back from a sharp kick to the gut from the other man.

"I told you that you were years behind me," he said, rubbing his neck as he approached the drunken man, "Can't you just be a good boy and stay down." he sighed before he was suddenly behind Bacchus and a swift chop to the back of the neck sent Bacchus crashing to the ground, unconscious[5].

Silence passed for a moment before the crowd started making noise, roars of surprise and joy sounding as Nanu simply walked off the field. He stopped half way before turning to the guilds. He gazed at each before he turned to Sabertooth and Raven Tail.

"Hey, how does a fairy take down a Raven or Tiger?" he asked, tilting his head back a bit, "They fight to their last breath, and even then, I doubt the devil could hold them down. Remember this," he closed his eyes, "Fairy tail has dragons, they have thunder and lightning, storms and demons. The Rain Woman, The Sky Maiden, Black Steel, Salamander, and of course, they have the Queen of the Fairies- Titania. You all have your trump cards too, but," he opened his eyes again, this time sending chills down Lucy's spine as she looked at those crimson orbs- they were dark, filled with an empty look, but also filled with intent, good or bad, she was unsure.

"In a game of chess, you can't win until you have the king," he smirked, "and the real question is this, am I the Fairy's Reaper- am I the Dullahan?[6] Or," he pointed his thumb at his chest, "Am I the King, the Kahuna[7]?"

Nanu extended his arm, aiming the 'thumbs-up' at fairy tail before he moved it towards saber. A twist of the wrist and the up as turned down,

"Good luck, toppling the King," Nanu said before he turned, walking out.

Notes:

[1]: Other than the player and Hau's ages, all we really know are that the Trial Captains are between ages 11 and 19 because at 20 they "retire", we also know that Molayne is above age 20 because he is no longer a trial captain and he had stated that he had been in-game before you got there. We don't know anything else about ages, so I took the liberty of estimating how old Nanu is. He's at least 38-40 possibly a bit older but I'd say 48 at max. I think because of his naturally gray hair (or maybe he just went gray too early) and the stress marks he has from being Kahuna and working with Interpol and as an officer make him look far older than he is. That might just be me, but this is my fic so...

[2]: Why did Nanu agree? Because he could. He knew that if worse got to worse he would use his shadows and stronger Pokemon in retaliation, plus there was no way in hell he was going to lose

[3]: Because In-game quotes

[4]: The bond between a celestial mage and their spirits is strong, and Nanu and Persian have been partners for Kami knows how long, and since Nanu's Card Summoning is similar to Celestial Magic, there's a very strong bond between him and his main Pokemon team.

[5]: It's basically the design on the Darkium Z crystal that you get in-game

[6]: like I had stated before, Nanu will be pretty freakin' OP and is one of those characters who- in my mind- is far more powerful than he lets on. Also, since it's probably obvious that I'm twisting the Pokemon canon before ripping it apart and tossing the scraps in the fire, let's not forget that Nanu is a KAHUNA- which is basically the Elite Four before Alola got an Elite Four of its own (And he only turned the position down to be part of the elite four out of not wanting to )- meaning he's strong in both the battling sense but also in the sheer willpower sense. To become that strong one has to train and keep battling and leveling up. Also his signature, Ace Pokemon- Persian? Yeah, the only way to get one is by its friendship being maxed out. Nanu's showed that he has that strength to keep up his Dark Mastership in Pokemon training, and he's also a former Interpol member and, no matter how messed up they might be, I highly doubt that they would allow the agents to go out onto the field without any sort of physical training.

[6]: Dullahan are regarded as reapers in Celtic myths, being Celtic Faries, Fairy tail. I'm good at this.

[7]: the direct translation of "Kahuna" is "Island Shaman" or "An important person who is in charge" which is essentially similar to "Island Ruler" in this case, King