We are at Secrets Can Kill, chapter 38!

The moment we've all been waiting for! Thank you for the reviews! I got some reviews from people who had never reviewed before, so thank you for that :) I hope you guys enjoy :)

Previously:

"And finally, the match you've all been waiting for!"

Fairy Tail A knew immediately they were going to place them against Sabertooth's twin dragons. This was audience request, after all. Natsu would probably end up facing them, alongside Nicole. Nicole only figured she would go on because the crowd wanted to see how long she'd last against the duo.

"Sabertooth's Twin Dragon Slayer, Sting Eucliffe and Rogue Cheney!"

The crowd cheered wildly.

"Against Fairy Tail A's, Natsu Dragneel and Nicole Emereon!"

Well, they knew it was coming.

As the walked out onto the arena floor, Natsu whispered to Nicole. "You know, you're going to have to use your powers at some point."

Nicole nodded. "I'll take them by surprise at one point, then you pound their faces in while they're shocked."

Natsu Dragneel grinned. "Sounds good!"

And so they went.

Sting and Rogue were waiting for them in the centre of the arena. Nicole glanced briefly at Natsu.

Sting smirked. "Aw, is little baby scared?"

"You'll be the one scared by the time I'm done with you," Nicole snarled. And together, Natsu and Nicole charged.

Chapter 38: Grand Magic Games, Day 4

Nicole's POV

I'd like to say we took out the Twin Dragon Slayers in one hit. But unfortunately, that wouldn't be accurate.

Natsu and I timed our charges to perfection. The moment's shock from the two opponents was all Natsu needed to pound Rogue in the face. Sting was slightly quicker- he raised his own fists to punch me in return. I thought back to my very first battle- the one against Natsu, back when I first joined. I ducked under his fist and hammered my fist into his gut. I briefly let my Dragon Slayer qualities show and he flew backward, tumbling across the sandy arena floor.

Natsu turned and grinned at me. "Not bad!"

"You're not so bad yourself," I retorted playfully.

*Are they… bickering? Now's not the time, especially against two of Fiore's toughest fighters. But that first blow is one way to start us off! Did you see that power?*

Chapati's voice boomed over the announcement system, across to all viewers. I seriously considered giving him a not-so-nice finger gesture but decided against it. Sting and Rogue were already up and sizing us up.

"Not bad," Sting smirked, cracking his knuckles. "It'll take more than that to knock us down."

I rolled my eyes. "Whatever you say," I muttered sarcastically.

"I only have an interest in Gajeel," Rogue grumbled bitterly. "But I suppose one of you will have to do." He turned to face his partner. "Let's finish this quickly." Stign grinned.

"Just the way I like it!" Pure white energy was gathering in Sting's palm. Dark black energy was appearing in Rogue's. Natsu didn't even look slightly fazed.

"Ready, Nikki?" He asked. I grinned and nodded.

But the Twin Dragon Slayers didn't give us a minute to prepare. They leaped.

Sting was quick. With all the extra power he had, it was difficult to dodge, much less make a hit on him. I twirled away from one hand, jumped over one foot, and rolled under him, snatching his ankle and tugging. Sting stumbled, giving me the moment I needed, and I nailed my foot into the back of his knee. But it barely fazed him.

*Nicole Emereon seems to be having a difficult time keeping up with power-house Sting! She's not using any power besides her bare fists. But here's a thought for you- does she even have any other magic?*

I mumbled a string of curse words under my breath and rolled away from Sting. Natsu would be a better match for him. I looked up to Chapati and said something not-so nice that I bet everyone heard. I saw out of the corner of my eyes Gray, Erza, and Wendy. Gray was grinning slightly, Erza was smiling, and Wendy was cheering her hardest. The rest of Fairy Tail was laughing and rooting for us as well. Feeling slightly more motivated, I faced Sting again.

"So is that it? You have no other magic?" Sting mocked, crossing his arms. "Sounds appropriate."

"Need I remind you about the excess amount of power I can bring to the table?" I countered.

Sting grinned. "Your magic could be making yourself seem better than you actually are."

I flinched. He hit a nerve.

*Sting is up and at 'em! Meanwhile, Natsu hasn't yet landed a fist on Rogue!*

I saw Natsu struggling to land a hit on Rogue behind Sting. Rogue was melting into shadow. With my Ice powers, I could put a halt in his tracks…

I faced Sting again, only to find he already moved.

I barely dodged the punch to my head before he slammed his palm into my gut.

Wheezing, I tumbled backward, and Sting danced back. He hit my wound. He hit my freaking wound.

*Nicole seems to be in trouble! Is something wrong?*

With all my will I wanted him to shut up.

*Where's the paralysis power she used on Day 2?*

Okay, now I was pissed. "It doesn't work on Dragon Slayers, dolt!" I hollered up to the announcer's booth, trembling to stand.

I heard the murmurs sweep across the crowd as I struggled for another breath. Sting was laughing at me, and I heard him charge again.

"Natsu! Switch!" I yelled. Straining myself, I rolled out of Sting's way as Natsu came thundering in, his fists flaming with fire power. I heard him yell, "About time!" And I found myself face to face with Rogue.

"Shadows," The Shadow Dragon Slayer whispered, and he melted into the ground.

Judging from Natsu's show, chasing him around would do no good. So I stayed still and closed my eyes, grateful for the extra seconds to concentrate on resealing my gaping knife wound. I could hear Porlyusica now, "She should've stayed in bed!" I smiled at the thought.

*What's this? Nicole seems like she's trying to fall asleep! And Sting has put a paralysis charm on the Fire Dragon Slayer!*

There.

I slammed my fist at where Rogue appeared, only milliseconds before he could hit me in return. He made a gasping sound and teetered back, where I kicked him in the chest and sent him back even further.

*Nicole is countering the famous Shadow Dragon Slayer! Without magic! What exactly is she doing?*

I turned to Natsu to watch the most epic thing I've seen in a while. Sting had indeed placed a charm on Natsu- he had a magic circle fading on his chest. Natsu looked surprised, but not the least bit concerned. As Sting charged to punch a supposedly-paralyzed Natsu, my team mate twisted and knocked Sting into the ground. He had burned off the magic circle, leaving a gaping whole in his robes. I laughed.

I nearly forgot about Rogue.

My instincts had me twist just in time to avoid a flying fist. I tried to pretend I meant to do it by stepping casually out of the way, but Rogue twisted the shadows around him to rotate and uppercut me in the stomach.

He knows my weak point too.

I rolled backwards several times, hissing to myself. I found myself kneeling on the ground, far from Natsu's aid. Rogue was already closing the distance. I knew it was now or never.

Ice Dragon powers come on… Now would be a good time…

I braced myself for impact.

But it never came.

To my relief, ice had formed a spiky barrier around me, resulting in Rogue smacking his body against some very solid ice- made by yours truly. "YES!" I cheered to myself, before willing the ice to vanish. Cat's out of the bag. I stood up, smiling giddily like a maniac.

Natsu backed up into me. "So they know?"

I grinned even more. "Kinda."

Natsu smiled in understanding. We both turned to face our two opponents, who were obviously frazzled.

"Ice," Rogue murmured. Sting didn't say a word.

*DID YOU SEE THAT? I REPEAT, DID YOU SEE THAT? IN ALL OF THE GRAND MAGIC GAMES HISTORY, THIS BATTLE TAKES THE CAKE! SHE'S AN ICE WIZARD!*

"Shout a bit louder!" I said sarcastically. "I don't think everybody heard you!"

It was so loud in the stands that I could barely hear myself think. Fairy Tail was ecstatic, cheering for me harder than I could've imagined. Natsu was smiling at me. Gray was smirking to himself in the stands. It was awesome.

"Yeah, I'm an Ice wizard," I admitted to the Twin Dragon Slayers. "Got a problem with that?"

"Probably a pathetic one at that," Sting snarled, his snarky grin vanishing.

And that was it.

I couldn't take it.

He made me so mad.

"Uh, Nikki?" Natsu questioned. "You're kinda glowing…"

I looked down at myself. I was surrounded in an icy blue light. But I did something I regretted a minute later.

I slowly closed my eyes, perched myself on the tips of my toes, and opened my arms.

"Just try not to kill anyone!" Natsu called to me distantly, causing me to smile.

*…What's she doing?…*

My eyes flickered open. I saw the rooted-in-place Sabertooth members, both staring at me like I was a demon. I probably was.

"Ice Dragon… ROAR!"

The icy wind blasted the two off their feet and I heard the satisfying 'thunk' as they hit the far wall. Grinning casually, I placed one hand on my hip and sighed.

"You've been practicing," Natsu said admiringly.

I grinned. "Why thank you, oh-so-powerful Fire Dragon Slayer."

There was nobody speaking. Chapati's jaw had hit the floor up in the announcer's booth. Yajima's eyes were wide. Fairy Tail was grinning. Sabertooth was stunned. It was a very nice silence. This was exactly the reaction- or even better than- I'd hoped for.

Chapati finally found his voice. *…I… um… is that… are they…* Well, kinda.

I heard a moan and turned to the limp bodies of the two Dragon Slayers. Sting and Rogue were both getting back to their feet. "Wow," Sting murmured. "That wasn't very expected." He dusted himself off. "Hardly a casualty."

"They're not dead yet?" I said in a fake whine.

Natsu grinned. "More of a fight for me!"

"So you do pack a punch, Princess," Sting snarled, smirking as he paced forward alongside Rogue.

"What. Did. You. Call. Me?" I hissed.

"What, Princess?" Sting mocked.

"Oh, you die, buddy," I snarled.

Rogue turned to his partner. "Because we now know they are both Dragon Slayers, we may need to bring it up a notch."

"Well said," Sting confirmed.

Natsu and I watched as they both shone in white or black light (Is it possible to shine in black light?) and I noticed the white streaks on Sting's face. The darker aura Rogue emitted. I knew what it was before they said it's name.

"Dragon Force."

"No way!" Natsu gawked. "You can do it on will?! No fair!"

*This is another twist! Can you believe this, ladies and gents? Dragon Force, in the flesh! The rumoured power is present in front of us! And this is now a four-Dragon Slayer battle! Who would've thought?!*

Sting and Rogue both smiled menacingly. A faint thought passed through my brain. Maybe I could-

They didn't give me long to thing. They both charged.

They were faster than before.

They were stronger.

They fought smarter.

We didn't have much of a chance.

*My goodness! The Fairy Tail wizards are being pummelled!*

Even with my new revelation of my powers, we were being beaten. I used Ice Dragon Wing Attack, Ice Dragon Roar, Ice Dragon Crushing Fang, Ice Dragon Falling Ice, but nothing seemed to work. Natsu was working twice as hard as me, and was almost a match for Sting, but when Sting smashed Natsu into the ground to create a ginormous crater into the ground, with me falling through it, I knew we were doomed.

Natsu and I fought Sting blow for blow, strike for strike, dodge for dodge, but he deflected it all. Rogue had taken it upon himself to watch at the side, which I found slightly humiliating. Then a huge flash of painful white light knocked me backwards and deeper into the ground.

There was a lot of smoke and dust. I could hear Natsu breathing beside me- he had fallen with me as well. But we stood up together.

"Man, that hurt!" Natsu complained. I nodded with him.

"Barely felt a thing," I said, not in a notion to make the Sabertooth opponents angry. It was the truth. This was barely anything compared to my second origin being unlocked way back when.

"You're not even…" Sting trailed off, confused.

"I know everything!" Natsu claimed. "You swing your right hand, then your left when you go to hit. You twist a certain way. And you pivot at 11:00 when you turn." He grinned his signature Natsu grin. "I know it all."

"Natsu, isn't it 10:00?" I questioned, ignoring our opponents and Chapati.

"It's 11!" Natsu insisted.

I sighed, not wanting to fight right now. "Whatever you say."

Then something clicked in my brain. "Wait, Natsu, before you do something stupid, I want to try something." Natsu shrugged.

I closed my eyes and concentrated on my second origin. I tried to imagine all my power rushing to my fingertips, then filling my body. "Dragon Force!" I called.

And when I opened my eyes, it had happened.

I never thought it would work. But I was in Dragon Force.

My clothing had changed. I didn't know why, but it did. I was now in an ice blue dress of sorts, that fell to my knees. It had long sleeves and a white sash around the middle. It was like a robe, and it was cool. My shoes were gone, leaving me barefoot. I had ice bands swirled around my ankles and wrists. My hair was… ice blue. And it was down, flat against my back. Everything was ice.

Of course, after everything that happened, the first thing I said was, "Why does it have to be a DRESS?"

Natsu gaped at me. "NO FAIR! Now I'm the only one that can't do it!"

"What the hell…" I heard Rogue whisper. I twirled.

"Get the damn dress off of me!" I hollered. "Where are my other clothes?! I liked those boots!"

I heard Fairy Tail leaping into chaos up in the stands with my dragon-slayer hearing.

"I… uh…" Sting sounded very discombobulated.

*Ladies and gentlemen, this is a sight to behold! Nicole Emereon, never before having used Dragon Force, suddenly can!*

"NO FAIR!" Natsu whined.

"Listen up, Princess," Sting spat, shaking in his boots. "I don't know who you are, but I want to know why we haven't heard of you until now. How'd you get all your power? It took us years to perfect that, and you did it in seconds. Why? How?"

I shrugged. "Magic?"