A/N: Switchy switchy lol (I'm really tired)
"From Quatro Cerberus, Bacchus! Versus an opponent from Fairy Tail A..."
"Huh, from Fairy Tail A... probably Erza, right?" Cass asked.
"Most likely... If it's Natsu, Gray'll probably slap him awake though." Ruri replied.
"I hope it's not Ethan, no matter how strong he's gotten..." Fate said.
"Elfman!"
They all were quite.
"It's over, no?" Olivia asked.
"Hey, only maybe a little bit!" Ruri replied.
"It's unusual, which makes it fun, right!?" Abygale asked.
"I-I guess..." Fate replied.
"Oh..."
They all looked at Cass, who had been paying attention.
"A bet like the last match." Cass stated. They all looked up.
"Both of your sisters are delightful dishes..." Bacchus trailed off.
"What do you wanna say?" Elfman asked.
"It's an old story." Bacchus replied. "If I win, they're mine. Both of them, at the same time..."
"Fate, what does that mean?" Abygale asked. Fate placed a hand on Abygale's shoulder
"You'll learn when you're older..." Fate replied. 'Both of them at the same time, you disgusting bastard...'
"Elfman better win this, or Mira and Lisanna..." Ruri trailed off.
"Took the words right out of my mouth..." Olivia mumbled.
"Elfman looks angry, why?" Abygale asked.
"You'll understand when you're older Abygale." Cass replied.
"But, what about now...?"
"Er..."
"Bacchus is down! The winner is Elfman! Fairy Tail A gets 10 points! This gives them a total of 12 points!"
"Fate! Cass! Olivia! Ruri! You're not paying attention! Elfman won! Fairy Tail A Team got 10 points!" Abygale yelled, pulling on Fate's arm and pointing at one of the Lacrima Vision screens.
"We had faith in him Abygale, no matter the jokes." Ruri said.
"But, he won and got us 10 whole points! Quatro Cerberus is now Quatro Puppy for the rest of the Grand Magic Games! It's Fairy Tail's 1st win!"
"Quatro Puppy... 4 puppies, huh?" Cass asked.
"Well, it wouldn't be a Fairy Tail bet without some sort of humor." Fate replied.
"I don't understand this..." Ethan mumbled, barely peeking over the ledge of where his team was.
"I don't think any of us do..." Gray mumbled as well.
In a battle of Mira vs. Jenny Realight from Blue Pegasus, the both of them happened to be former models. Naturally that would lead to what was happening.
Mermaid Heel had crashed the battle in their own swimsuits, followed by other guilds. Ethan wasn't too enthusiastic about Takanashi just jumping out there with Sherry and Chelia, but since everyone else was out there, he let it slide.
"Look, even Asuka-chan is out there." Natsu noticed.
"Everyone is, man. Even—" That's when it clicked in Ethan's mind, and he jumped up, sitting on the ledge. "Even Akina is out there! Where!?"
"Why are you interested?" Gray asked in a teasing way.
"Because she can't escape this, and she's always calling me an idiot! So, what better way to get back at her but watch her during this embarrassing moment!?"
"Fair enough."
"The next theme is school swimsuits!"
"They're doing themes now!?" Ethan and Gray asked in unison, completely dumbfounded at how the announcers were actually getting away with this.
Ethan continued to look for Akina, not being able to find her.
'She is out there, I saw Namine. She wouldn't let Namine run out there alone...' Ethan thought.
His eyes finally landed on her, and she was indeed at Namine's side in an instant. For some reason, Ethan felt his face heating up at the sight of Akina blushing herself, obviously not a fan of what was happening.
Akina's long dark brown hair was in a ponytail that rested on her right shoulder, and she had her arms crossed over her chest in defeat as her and Namine talked.
Gray suddenly grabbed the collar of Ethan's jacket and pulled him off of the ledge, causing Ethan to yell because his back hit the concrete.
"What was that for, Gray...?" Ethan asked, getting up slowly.
"A better view." Gray replied sarcastically.
"Next up is bikinis and thigh-high socks!"
"I'm not really okay with this, considering how short I look in these..." Namine sighed.
"Moving on to girls in glasses!"
"This doesn't change anything for me..." Cathy mumbled, smiling at how Renee was screwing around with her glasses.
"Cat ears!"
"You actually look really cute, Minx. Just as your name implies." Miharu said.
"Shut up... this is a pain..." Minx mumbled.
"Bondage!"
"You're too into this, Sherry..." Takanashi mumbled, not comfortable in the outfit she was in.
"The next theme is "wedding dress"! Prepare a partner, and then get into bridal gear!"
"This is ridiculous, why did we get pulled into this...?" Ethan asked.
"I-I don't know..." Chilled replied.
"Hey, idiot! You're my partner because I said so!"
Ethan didn't get a chance to talk because Akina grabbed him.
"Why me?" Ethan asked.
"Just do it." Akina replied.
Ethan saw that dark pink blush across her cheeks and looked at the ground so he wouldn't end up staring at her in that ridiculous, good-looking wedding dress.
"The wedding showdown is over! Let's go back to the swimsuit showdown!"
"How about the person who loses has to appear nude in the Weekly Sorcerer?" Jenny asked.
"Sure, why not?" Mira asked.
"T-The final theme... is battle gear!"
"What's that form!?" Lucy asked.
"Mirajane's demonic Sitri form." Erza replied.
"She must be super powerful in that, huh?" Ethan asked.
"Perhaps."
Mira attacked Jenny, who was instantly knocked out.
"The winner is... Mirajane!"
"Where do you think they are?" Cathy asked.
"I don't know, but they should've been back by at least the last battle. I'm worried." Ethan replied.
"We gotta keep looking. They could be anywhere." Minx said.
"What if they're in trouble?" Chilled asked.
"I doubt they are. The probably got side-tracked, since they were with Abygale and all." Adam replied.
'Where are you guys?' Ethan thought.
"It's weird, though. Even if they were with Abygale... Olivia, Cass, Ruri and Fate are all responsible, so I'm wondering if something important got them side-tracked..." Minx sighed.
"We'll find them if we keep looking. I doubt anything too bad happened, if something bad did." Cathy said.
"Let's keep looking." Chilled suggested.
"Dragons?"
The name of the nearly forgotten creatures confused the black Exceed as he cleaned his glasses with his sweater shirt.
"Dragon Slayers. Get it right, dinner." The black Exceed in the cell across from him replied.
"What about them, though?"
"Dragon Slaying Magic is a form of Lost Magic. Each Dragon Slayer has their own form of Magic, just like each Dragon is a master of their own element. In addition, they also have the ability to consume the element which they wield, just as long as it is not created from their own Magic. Doing so rejuvenates them and enhances their abilities. They're known to possess keener senses than those of normal humans such as in smell, sight and hearing, as well as distinctive characteristics and features such as slitted pupils and noticeably sharper teeth."
"But why is this important?"
"Your little friend, Abygale was her name? You said she's from a guild, which one?"
"Fairy Tail... but I'm not sure if she's clued into anything that I've told her..."
"Fairy Tail possesses many Dragon Slayers. Lamia Scale has one, and Sabertooth has 2 of them. I think there's one that was a part of the Oracion Seis, but he's probably in jail by now."
"You're digressing, aren't you?"
"Yes, just a little bit. Continuing... in order for the Seekers of Nothing to reach their goal, they'll need the Keys of Jade and Crimson and their Users.
They'll need to get rid of the Angel of Light, the Little One, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald and the one who uses Universal Magic. S something, I can't remember.
They'll need to gather the magic from the Dragon Slayers, a little from each, and then they can release the Angel of Darkness and pull the Hebi's under their control.
Vampires, my kind or race if you want to say, are currently helping them."
He let the information sit.
"Skyward, right? And there are others done here who are needed for the plan?" He asked.
"Yes, that's correct. How did you know that?" She asked.
"Mapping Magic... I know that there are others down here because the souls of people appear on my maps. I've maxed that magic out, so it's highly advanced when it comes to me using it."
"I see... but how did you know that the name was Skyward?"
The Exceed placed his glasses back over his dark brown eyes.
"My name is Nathan Skyward, Nate for short. I'm this world's only Universal Magic user, and I have 2 different forms: Exceed and Human."
"Wait, you're him!? What's so special about this Abygale, then!?"
"I saved her from a shadow when she fell into a river, and the moment I saw her... I knew that she was different. Her birthmark is that of the Yumi royal family... she is the Little One."