The Battle of Fairy Tail
"Evergreen?" Warren said.
"When did she get back?" Wakaba asked.
"What is the meaning of this, Evergreen?!" Makarov demanded as he jumped onto the stage.
"No need to get riled up," Evergreen said, as she adjusted her glasses, "I am just doing what I was told." With that, she gestured, as the curtains rose. When they did, it revealed all the competing girls were in the same state of Lucy: solid rock. Even Erza and Mira were caught in Evergreen's deadly gaze.
"Bisca!" Alzack cried.
"Levy!" Jet and Droy cried together.
"Juvia!" Gray said.
"Mira!" Lisanna cried. Elfman, was strangely silent, but his fists were clenched so hard, they were shaking.
"What have you done?" Makarov roared.
"We have our orders," Bixlow said, as he seemed to materialize on the railing.
"Orders! Orders!" Bixlow's dolls chanted.
"From who?" Makarov said, as he clenched his fists.
"It should be obvious," Fried said, as he dropped from the ceiling, "There has only ever been one who we are willing to follow."
"Stop stalling!" Makarov yelled, "Why are you here?"
"Simple!" a fourth voice said.
"Is that…," Max said slowly. A bolt of lightning then struck down onto the stage. When the dust cleared, the one standing there was none other than Laxus.
"Laxus!" Makarov said.
"That's my name!" Laxus said, "But is that anyway to greet one of your S-Class?" He looked around.
"Quite a crowd around here," he said, "Though it is the Festival."
Makarov's body began to shake, as he suddenly, and almost literally, exploded. He grew to giant size, as he looked down at the blonde mage.
"State your business!" he roared. However, what would normally intimidate anyone else, did not even make Laxus blink. If anything, he just smiled his usual dark smile.
"Just a little contest," he said calmly, "Something to get Fairy Tail back on its feet."
"What is that supposed to mean?" Makarov rumbled.
"Simple," Laxus said, before holding up his fist, "I'm going to make sure that Fairy Tail is never looked down upon again! And to do that…" His wicked grin then grew.
"I'm going to hold a battle to determine who is truly the strongest!" he declared, "The weak will be weeded out, and only the strong will survive!" Everyone was in shock at that statement. Laxus was basically telling them to turn on each other, something that all of Fairy Tail would never do in their right mind.
"Turn them back or else!" Makarov roared, as he held up his enormous fist.
"I'd say 'or else what', but I know what the alternative is," Laxus said, as his eyes flashed. Light then gathered up above them. In, literally, a flash of light, a bolt of electricity shot down towards Lucy.
"Lucy!" Happy cried. Fortunately, it hit the ground mere inches from Lucy. But everyone knew that was no accident. If Laxus wanted that to hit Lucy, it would have. Laxus then slung an arm around Lucy's shoulder.
"So, I think the point is made," Laxus said, "These girls are my liability."
"Liability?" Wakaba echoed.
"Precisely," Laxus answered, "Let's just say I can't guarantee their safety, if my demands aren't met." He then leapt back, to join the rest of his team.
"Besides, its not like its complicated," he explained, "The last one standing, is the strongest!"
Those words set in around the whole guild, as they all stared at the blonde haired man. The silence was suddenly broken by Makarov, as he roared, and charged. Laxus just grinned, as he lit up. A light brighter than almost anything the guild had seen before (Gray thought the light from the Tower of Heaven was brighter), filled the entire guild, blinding everyone briefly. When it faded, and the people could see again, Laxus was gone.
"Let the battle begin!" Laxus voice broke out. It didn't take long for people to take up the challenge.
"Those bastards!" Elfman said, "I'm going to make them pay for what they did!"
"And I'm going to help you!" Lisanna said, as she followed her brother. Normally, she did not fight, but this was personal. As the people were charging out of the guild, Alzack stayed at the stage, and looked at the statue that was at one point, Bisca.
"I'm going to save you Bisca," he declared, "No matter what!" After that, he charged after everyone else.
"That damn brat!" Makarov cried, as he shrunk back to his normal size, "I'll show him what happens when you mess with me!" He then ran towards the door, only to run face first into what looked like thin air.
"What the…," he grunted.
"Stop fooling around, old man!" Gray said, as he stood in front of Makarov.
"Who's fooling around?" Makarov responded, as he pushed against the force, "There's an invisible wall here!"
"You kidding?" Gray asked, as he jumped inside, and outside the guild hall, "There isn't anything at all! Let's go!" He then grabbed Makarov's arms, as he started to tug. However, no matter what he did, there was nothing he could do to push through the barrier.
Eventually, runes lit to life in the air.
"Those ruins," Gray said.
"Freed," Makarov growled, "This is his doing." Sure enough, the entire door way was glowing with the red symbols.
"What is this?" Gray asked.
"Some kind of enchantment," Makarov answered, "Nobody can leave without Freed's consent. Looks like the girls aren't Laxus' only liability."
"Those ruins say that stone statues, and people over eighty can't leave," Gray said, before blinking, and looking at Makarov, "You're that old?" The answer he got was a giant boot to the rear.
"Get fighting!" Makarov said, "I need to figure this out!" Gray rubbed his head, as he looked back into the guild.
Juvia he thought, before shaking his head, and running to meet the challenge.
"Good luck, Gray!" Happy called, as he fluttered over Makarov.
Back in the guild, Makarov sat on the floor, as he pinched himself on the bridge of the nose.
"This is bad," he mused. Laxus was one of the guild's strongest members, with only a select few able to challenge him. Makarov looked towards Erza, who might have been able to take down Laxus with some help, and Natsu and Gildarts were also able to beat Laxus. The problem was, one was incapacitated, and the other two were no where to be found.
"What do we do, Master?" Happy asked.
"Damn," Makarov said, "is there anything we can do?"
"Master?" a weak voice called. Makarov turned, and saw the spherical body of Reedus hiding behind a pillar.
"Reedus?" Happy asked.
"I managed to hide from Laxus," Reedus explained, "I don't want to fight anyone." Makarov was half inclined to kick him out of the guild to fight like he did to Gray, but he got a better idea.
"You know where Porlyusica is?" he asked.
"Of course," Reedus answered with a nod.
"Good," Makarov said, "She's probably the only one who can find a way to get of this conundrum. Go find her."
"Uh… I'll try," Reedus answered weakly, as he started out of the guild.
"So he's back," an all to familiar voice said, causing everyone to whirl around. Sitting on a table was Natsu.
"I've been looking for a chance to fight him again," he said, "I am curious as to how he's grown as a fighter." He then jumped off the table, and headed towards the door.
Well, I suppose that's one problem solved Makarov thought to himself. Unfortunately, with a "bang", Natsu slammed against the barrier.
Note: Well, you've begged, and you've pleaded, but here it is, the next chapter. I hope it was satisfactory. I cut it short so I could satisfy my readers. I am taking ideas, and the pairing remains on the table.