Hey everyone it's Natsu here.

I hope you enjoyed Connor versus Laxus. I had fun writing it. Today is Natsu versus Sting. Will Natsu be victorious once again? Or will Sting at last defeat his idol? Who knows? I do! ;) Well everyone here's a new chapter cookie fresh out of the oven. Enjoy.

Ch 29: Natsu versus Sting.

"Man I'm all fired up!" Natsu roared "after seeing that last fight Natsu was ecstatic for his.

Sting felt the same. Now was his chance for a rematch with Natsu and he was determined to beat him this time. He'd do it for his guild.

"Welcome ladies and gentlemen! To the penultimate round of the Dragon tournament!" Lola shouted into his Mic with great happiness "today we see the mighty Salamander, Natsu Dragneel and one of the powerful Twin Dragons of Sabertooth, Sting Eucliffe!" He continued excitedly. His cries were met with deafening cheers from the crowded stadium, all anxious to see the fight. Some crying "Natsu!" Others cheering "Sting!"

"Will the two competitors please enter the ring, Kabo" King Fiore requested.

Natsu and Sting practically shot out of their seats and into the stadium, each of them wearing a confident smirk.

"I'm winning this time Natsu!" Sting shouted to his idol.

"I'd like to see you try kid!" Natsu retorted in reply.

Sting raised an open hand, his fingers spread apart. Small lights formed the words "let's go" on his fingers forming a perfect mimic of Natsu's taunt.

Natsu smiled inwardly and got into a ready position. He'd make Sting fight for this victory and he'd make him fight hard. Sting did the same.

"Ready! Fight!" Lola shouted spurring the two into battle.

Natsu and Sting rushed into combat. When they met a quick flurry of kicks and punches ensued, with Natsu quickly gaining the upper hand.

"Go get 'em Sting!" Lector cheered his friend on "show all these guys you're the best around!"

"Go Natsu!" Happy cheered "you beat both of them last time you can take him easy!"

Natsu feinted a strike to Sting's face then swiped at the blond slayer's legs with a low kick. Sting was hit and rather than falling onto his back he flipped and landed back on his feet. Sting then attacked a recovering Natsu with a light enfused punch to the jaw. Natsu was unfortunately struck hard and sent back quite a few feet before returning to the offensive. He rushed Sting with intense ferocity. Sting recovered quickly and rushed Natsu as well making a low strike aimed at Natsu's abdomen. Natsu sidestepped and did a flip kick to the back of Sting's head stunning him and leaving him open. Natsu took the opportunity and blasted Sting's back with a large fireball sending him to the floor.

Sting got back up, groaning as he did so and faced the pink haired fire user "as strong as always Natsu. I guess I should've learned from last time not to hold out on you" he said.

"Yeah, you might need a bit more power to beat me kiddo" Natsu teased with a smirk, practically urging him to push himself further.

Sting gave him a cocky smile "you asked for this Natsu..." he seemed to warn him "white drive..." his body erupted in bright white light. He had entered his white drive and that only served to power him up even further.

Almost instantly, Sting appeared in front of Natsu and landed a strike to his stomach. Natsu spat out some saliva onto the dirt floor of the arena. That strike had done a lot of work, Sting really had been pushing it over the past few months and despite the pain in his stomach, he was impressed. Sting attacked again colliding his other fist into Natsu's jaw and sending him skidding across the ground.

"White dragon's holy blast!" Sting shouted pointing an open palm at the skidding Natsu and firing multiple balls of pure white light at the pinkie.

Natsu managed to stop skidding and got to his knees. He faced the orbs of high speed light and took a deep breath "fire dragon's roar!" He roared a jet of burning hot flames which quickly engulfed the balls of light turning them into nothingness. He stood up quickly and tried to gain a foothold again. He and Sting quickly closed the gap between them. Natsu went high aiming for Sting's head while Sting went for Natsu's abdomen yet again.

Natsu smirked "fire dragon thruster!" Flames erupted from his feet and sent him into the air above Sting. He grabbed onto Sting's head and flipped them in the air "fire dragons crushing slam!" He roared. He flipped Sting onto his back and into the ground as he ignited the both of them creating a large explosion. Natsu released Sting's head and performed and another flip and landed square on his feet. He faced Sting who slowly stood. The blond was covered in small burns and cuts while Natsu had a few simple cuts and bruises. It was clear who was ahead.

Natsu chucked a little "come on Sting you have more than that!" He said. Rather than mockingly it sounded more encouraging. He wanted Sting to go further.

Sting chuckled as well "oh you know it"

"Then show me kid!" Natsu shouted excitedly.

Sting attacked again using his enhanced speed. Natsu smiled and counter attacked managing to keep up with the powered up Sting.

"How is Natsu keeping up with Sting all of a sudden?" Lucy asked. Sting had clearly gotten a huge burst of power from his white drive and Natsu didn't have anything like that. So how did he manage to keep up.

"As much as I'd hate to admit it... flame brain has gotten insanely strong..." Gray sighed "He might even be as strong as Erza now, right now he's not even trying.." he said ominously.

That made Lucy a little nervous. She looked back down at her two friends battling for victory. Could Natsu even be that powerful now? Was he hiding something?

Natsu and Sting retreated away from each other momentarily. Sting looked far more fatigued than Natsu, he was panting heavily and slightly hunched over. While Natsu still stood tall, taking easy breaths. After their pause they continued their battle. Fists collided only to be blocked, kicks sliced through the air, but were quickly dodged, magic energy surged between the two of them as they continued on. Sting feinted a knee to Natsu's chest and while Natsu moved to avoid it Sting landed a hard uppercut to Natsu's jaw. Natsu stumbled a little leaving him open for another attack. Sting took this opportunity and landed strike after strike into Natsu's chest. Natsu took every shot until Sting had stopped for a millisecond leaving him open. Natsu sidekicked Sting in his side and knocked him away, then leapt away and into the air.

"Fire dragon's roar!" Natsu unleashed a torrent of fire upon a stunned Sting. The powerful stream intended to be the final strike.

Sting recovered just in time to react "holy ray!" He gathered light in his palms and thrust his arms forward. Smaller streaks of light erupted from the orb and began to surround Natsu.

Both attacks collided with their target, each doing incredible damage. Natsu was launched into a wall of the stadium while Sting was consumed by the flames and collapsed to the floor. Natsu fell off the wall and fell face first into the dirt. He stood slowly and rushed back to Sting. Sting struggled to stand again. Natsu had beaten him again.

"You did it again... Natsu..." Sting breathed out as he was unable to stand. He smiled up at his elder slayer. Despite losing to Natsu he was pleased to have had his rematch.

"You did awesome Sting!" Natsu shouted with his toothy grin "keep working for it and you might just beat me next time"

Sting chuckled "yeah... maybe next time..." and with those words he slipped into unconsciousness.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Natsu Dragneel is the victor!" Lola shouted as he threw his hands into the air. More cheers of excitement filled the stadium, all of them cheering "Natsu! Natsu!"

"The final fight will occur this evening! Don't miss out!" Slendy announced.

Natsu returned to his friends and they all cheered him. Fairy Tail now had not only the top guild, but the best dragon slayers around. The final fight between Connor and Natsu would soon ensue and they would truly know who was the superior slayer. Although as the screams and cheers filled the stadium, darkness creeped ever closer, and darkness has many shadows.

Hey guys it's Natsu here.

I'm so sorry for the huge gap between chapters. Irl life is a little nuts. Anyway... I hope you guys aren't too peeved off. I know you're all really good people. Connor certainly thanks you for sticking around.

"Thanks everyone!"

See? Either way we've come a long way and I've been lacking on updates for so long now..so I need to pick it up. I promise I will try my best.

Until next time guys.