"It's the fateful showdown! Between Fairy Tail's Natsu and Gajeel and Sabertooth's Sting and Rogue!" The announcer boomed. "All four are dragon slayers and use dragon slayer magic!"

"How did the matches go?" You asked Romeo as you sat back down in your place.

"Ichiya-san and Nichiya were amazing! And Lyon and Yuka's match was great too!" The young boy beamed. It was sweet to watch. The guild were united as one against the rest of the world and it empowered them beyond anything you could have dreamed before you came to Earthland.

"Glad to know you're enjoying yourself. Are you ready for Natsu-san and Gajeel-san to destroy most of a stadium?"

The First Master looked in your direction with an innocent confused look. "What?" You defended. "They probably will!"

You stood next to Levy, who was fiddling nervously next to Pantherlily and Happy on the edge of the balcony. "You okay, Levy-chan?" You asked.

"Yeah..." She replied, but her doubt about her own reply was clearly there.

"Gajeel will be fine." You assured her.

"I-I'm not worried about him!"

"Confess that you like him and I will tell you how I got this hickey." You teased her. Levy fiddled more and blushed.

You laughed lightly before leaning on the balcony next to Happy. Sting and Rogue were facing Natsu and Gajeel. The four of them had some of the most serious expressions you'd ever seen in your life on their faces. This was going to be an intense battle.

"The time limit is 30 minutes!" The pumpkin mascot quipped. "Let the match begin!"

Immediately, the four dragon slayers charged at each other; however, it was clear from the very beginning who had the initial upper hand. Gajeel grinned as he blocked Rogue's attacks with his metal arm, whilst Sting was getting punched in the face, before the two Fairy Tail slayers smashed Rogue's head into Sting, sending them flying backwards. You winced as you imagined the pain. Happy was flying and cheering next to you, and little Asuka was bouncing up and down trying to see as Pantherlily stood smugly looking at Gajeel. You picked the girl up and put her on the balcony, holding her gently so she wouldn't fall.

"W-What's this?!" The announcer screamed. "Sting and Rogue! The Twin Dragons of Fiore's strongest guild are on the ropes!"

Sting and Rogue stood back up and cleared themselves up. They seemed to be having a conversation with Natsu and Gajeel on the middle of the battlefield. Levy came forwards and stood next to you.

"I wonder what they're say-what is that?" She suddenly gasped. Sting was glowing bright white. It was almost hard to look at. Rogue followed promptly, shadows engulfing his figure.

"They're glowing!" Happy observed.

"Dragon slayers, like Natsu and Gajeel..." The Master muttered. "But their magic is still an unknown...well, let's see what happens."

"I think they're done testing each other. From here on in, they're going to get serious, so let's really cheer them on!" The First Master encouraged.

"Seconded." You nodded.

"SABERTOOTH'S STING MAKES HIS MOVE!" The announcer shrieked. You scowled. That man was really beginning to irritate you. You were surprised he had a voice left. Natsu and Gajeel were struggling against the two now, and a large explosion rattled the stadium.

"Their power has suddenly increased." Pantherlily broke the silence. "Is that a kind of Dragon Slayer Magic?"

"Take care of business, Natsu!" Happy screamed, jumping up and down. The two were being kicked around all over the place. Sting and Rogue really had the combination techniques down to a T. They moved fluidly around each other, diving in and out of different gaps to confuse Natsu and Gajeel, who were, as usual, unorganised and squabbling throughout everything that was happening.

"What is that?" Levy asked, leaning forward. Natsu was facing Sting, but couldn't move. You could see a white glowing pattern of some kind on Natsu's chest. Sting's hands lit up and prepared to attack. Meanwhile, Gajeel had caught Rogue and was holding him above his head.

"He caught him! Even though before, he wasn't even able to land a hit!" Levy said, aggressively stroking Pantherlily's head, who was trapped in the girl's arms.

Natsu suddenly regained movement and punched Sting in the face, whilst Gajeel threw Rogue, sending the two Sabertooth members crashing against a wall.

"Like that!" Happy cheered.

"That was great, Gajeel!" Levy squealed, squeezing Pantherlily in her arms. The Exceed was wriggling desperately in her arms.

"I-I can't breathe...Calm down, Levy!"

Bisca came forward to hold onto Asuka and you took Pantherlily off of Levy.

"You okay?"

"Need a minute..." The black Exceed panted.

"Oh, my! The course of battle has shifted again!"

The pressure in the air shifted. Sting launched himself at Natsu and a mighty explosion rocked the field. You were thrown slightly backwards, protecting Pantherlily from falling as you staggered. When you got back up, Gajeel and Natsu were mercilessly beating up Sting and Rogue. You bit your lip, not able to stop watching. You used your sound magic to focus your ears onto Sting's voice as he got up.

"I know, Lector..." He was saying. "We made a promise, right? I'm not gonna lose. I can't lose...for Lector's sake." The white flames around him intensified, as did Rogue's shadows.

"Dragon Force..." The First Master said in awe.

As you looked at them again, you could see slight scales appear on Sting and Rogue, on their arms, faces and chests. You blinked and you felt your heart skip a beat. Those white scales on Sting's face...there was no other way to describe them. They were...

"Beautiful." You gaped.

"Holy breath!" Sting yelled. As it fired, you could feel the explosion shake the ground. Your heart was beating so fast you thought you might faint. The stadium was being torn apart, and a humongous hole had appeared in the ground; Natsu and Gajeel had fallen in.

You felt more and more lightheaded and you noticed that you were beginning to glow again. The magic was flowing out of you and going back to Sting. The pressure of magic in the arena was drawing it back to him. Everything became a little fuzzy as you noticed the crowd suddenly go silent. You raised your head to look at the lacrima vision. Natsu and Gajeel were lying on the ground. The last bit of Sting's magic flew out with a jolt and you gasped. It was similar to the sensation of brain-freeze.

Normally the magic faded slowly from your body. It could only last in there up to 24 hours. After that, your body rejected it completely.

"Uh-oh! They're not even twitching!" The announcer said. "It's been a breathless see-saw battle, but has Fairy Tail finally run out of steam?!"

"Natsu..." Happy said, tears spilling over his cheeks.

"Gajeel..." Levy had her hands against her mouth worriedly.

"What's wrong?! Get up! You're stronger than this!" Pantherlily leapt out of your arms to shout.

"Natsu-nii! Stand up!" Romeo pleaded.

"Get up and fight!" You yelled, your sound magic making your voice echo around the stadium. On the lacrima vision, Sting raised his head, furrowing his brow as he heard your voice, before letting go of his Dragon Force.

"Don't be too hasty..." Natsu said suddenly.

"They're standing!" Happy yelled into your ear.

"Happy..." You winced.

"I'm using Dragon Force!" Sting said in shock.

"Yeah, and it packs a wallop!" Natsu adjusted the position of his shoulder with a crack. "My body aches all over, dammit!"

You laughed at Natsu's ridiculous habits and ran a hand through your hair in relief.

"For example, when you spin, your pivot foot is 11:00!" Natsu continued in his little lecture of Sting and Rogue's techniques.

"10:00." Gajeel said.

"Nah, it's 11:00." Natsu said, and the two men began squabbling forehead to forehead.

"I could let you slide with 10:30, but not 11:00!" Gajeel shouted.

"Well I say it's 11:00! 23:00 is fine too!"

The lacrima vision shifted to Sting and Rogue's faces and you absolutely lost it. Tears streamed down your face as you laughed hysterically at the scene in front of you. The two Fairy Tail dragon slayers were now fighting amongst themselves whilst Sting and Rogue looked on.

"What are those two fools doing?" The Master said, holding the bridge of his nose.

"It's really not the time..." You muttered with a snicker, looking back at the screen as Gajeel was suddenly sent down a mining cart and out of sight. Natsu summoned his flames and announced that he was going to take both of them on alone, with a smug grin on his face.

"Oh no..." You muttered as Sting and Natsu clashed head on. The battle became more destructive and you couldn't bring your eyes from the scene on the lacrima vision.

"Bring it on!" Natsu yelled.

The explosion rocked the stadium as Natsu stood tall. Sting and Rogue were face down on the ground, barely moving at all. The whole guild had their arms up in the air is triumph. Tears were spilling over everywhere. Levy and you grabbed each other and started crying and cheering.

You saw Lector and Frosch crying at the top of the box, whilst Minerva, Rufus and Orga left, heading down the tunnel.

The guild's box soon emptied and eventually you were the only one left, apart from Lector and Frosch. The crowd were dispersing. Sabertooth's master had left, leaving a trail of purple behind him. You jumped down from the box and ran towards the hole.

"Angel soul!" You said gently, before looking down at the bottom of the ravine. Sting and Rogue were lying next to each other, not even twitching. Both seemed to be bleeding badly from several cuts and were unconscious.

"Lector! Frosch!" You shouted. The two Exceeds came running over, Frosch in tears and Lector silent.

"They need medical help. Now. We need to fly them up."

"Rogue..." Frosch wailed. You grabbed your bag from beside the hole where you'd left it and brought out a tissue, wiping his tears.

"Sshhh..." You said soothingly. "Rogue will be okay. I'm not going to let either of them be hurt anymore. But I need some help, okay?"

You picked up the two Exceeds in your arms. "Hold on tight." You muttered, before leaping down into the hole, using your wings to steady the descent. The wind rushed around your hair and it whipped around as you fell. Frosch sniffled and held onto you tightly, whilst Lector held onto your arm.

You landed and put the two down.

"Sting-kun!"

"Rogue-kun!" They cried together and ran to their partners. After a few seconds of no response, you began to worry.

"Come on, you two. Wake up!" You wanted to shake them but you had not idea how much internal damage they had, if any. You couldn't risk it.

You reluctantly decided to turn them over. You rolled Rogue over onto his back, and Frosch clambered on top of him. Lector helped you turn over Sting, who had a large cut on his chin. "Come on..." You scanned both of their faces.

"I'm not letting you and Rogue beat yourself up about this forever. And like HELL am I going to let you walk off without any medical treatment." You asserted as Rogue's eyelids began to twitch.

"Rogue!" Frosch sobbed and buried his face into Rogue's shoulder.

"Frosch..." He murmured. "I'm sorry..."

"Rogue..."

"Can you stand?" You asked, kneeling next to him.

"_?" He looked at you in confusion. "What are you doing here?"

"Everyone left." You said simply. "And I'm not going to watch you two bleed out, even if I do hate you a little for gaping at my boobs when I met you."

"Hm." He frowned.

"Your wounds need attending to. Both of you. And if I hear any of this 'I'll be fine' crap, I'll leave you here to bleed out." You said sternly. "Plus, how else are you getting out of this hole? Lector can't carry you both."

Rogue said nothing and tried to sit up on his elbows. You turned back to Lector, who was still trying to wake Sting. You felt panic bubble up inside you and you leaned over him.

"Sting Eucliffe, you are not going to die on us!" You practically shouted at him. "Don't you dare do that to Lector!"

Sting's face suddenly changed into one of wincing. You gasped and knelt next to him as his lips moved slowly.

"Lector..."

"Sting-kun!" Lector sniffled and hugged Sting tightly.

"I'm so sorry, Lector...he was too much..."

"I'm still proud of you, Sting-kun." The red-furred Exceed said through his tears. Sting's eyelids fluttered open and he looked straight up at you.

"_?" He said weakly.

"Hey, you..." You said softly and smiled at him. "Didn't think I was gonna let Lector haul your stupid ass up this hole by himself, did you?"

"..."

"Besides, I still haven't had a match with you yet. Or hit you for kissing me."

"Ugh..." Sting groaned in protest.

"You kissed him?!" Rogue gaped.

"He kissed ME, jackass." You pouted. "And I need to beat the shit out of him for giving me a hickey..." You looked back down at Sting and Lector, who were still hugging. "But not right now."

"You're still a pathetic fairy." Sting muttered.

"And you're still an arrogant dickhead with a superiority complex." You countered. "But friends help each other out of holes the other person made in a really expensive stadium."

Sting pulled an expression that was quite close to a smile. "Lector, can you carry him by yourself?"

"I think so." He nodded.

"Let's get you up to the infirmary. I'll patch you up, since I highly doubt that your guild will."

You got up and spread out your wings, helping Sting up. Rogue was already on his feet and holding onto Frosch protectively. You offered Rogue your hand for the second time that day, and nodded to Lector, who had activated his own wings. "Let's go."

Rogue hesitantly took your hand and together, you and Lector flew upwards into the light of the setting sun.