Author's Note: Sorry that it's taken so long to update guys. School took up a lot of my attention, especially with trying to apply to grad schools. I tried to make this a longer chapter and full of info to make up for it and hopefully I'll get more chances to work on the story. Let me know what y'all think of the surprise. Please review. Thanks all of you and enjoy.

Chapter 54: Happy Surprise?

Naiyo and I spend time reconnecting, but it starts getting late. We talk about her team meeting mine sometime during the games and meeting each other's guilds afterwards. I leave her with a kiss on the forehead. I make my way back to my team's inn. No doubt Natsu is worrying about me if he has woken up. I stop a few yards from the door to our inn. There is a small white haired woman standing outside. At first glance, I think it is Lisanna, but she is shorter than that Fairy Tail wizard. As I get closer, I realize that it is the Celestial Wizard from Sabertooth, and large piece of luggage is beside her. "Yukino?" She jumps in surprise and spins towards me. "What does Sabertooth want with Fairy Tail at this hour?" I narrow my eyes suspiciously.

Her eyes widen. "No!" The child's voice softens with nerves. "I came here for personal reasons. I am looking for Lucy. You're the Dark Fairy, right? You're on the Fairy Tail A team. Can I see her?"

I eye the young woman in front of me. She is dressed in casual clothes and nothing about her stance or aura is threatening. I sniff the air. The scent of my team is faint, proving that they have not come back yet from earlier. Natsu's scent is the freshest. He must have left to join the party, thinking that's where I went. "She's not here right now." Her shoulders sag. I sigh. "You can come up to our room and wait for her."

Her head snaps up. "R-really?"

I smile softly. "Of course, it would be rude to make you stay out here. Plus, from your match today, you are probably low on magic, so I have no worry about beating you if you are lying." I laugh at the sweat drop that forms on her brow. I lead her up to our room. I was right that Natsu had left. I offer her a seat and a drink to make her more comfortable. I unclasp my cloak and lay it across my bed. I blush lightly and smile at the memories of what had happen in it a few hours ago. I swipe up an apple, feeling hungry all of the sudden, and take a seat across from Yukino with my Scarlet Shadow resting against the back of chair.

"U-um, if you don't mind me asking, are you a slayer?" I raise an eyebrow at the soft question coming from over her cup as she takes a drink. "I-I mean, I saw your fight with that girl from Desert Rose, and you both ate shadows. I've only heard of slayers eating their elements, and I've only seen Rogue and Sting actually eat something that is not food."

I take a loud bite out of my apple, enjoying the sweet sour taste tingling my tongue. "I am not going to tell someone on another team my secrets. I do not care what your reasons are for being here, but you will not get any information out of me." She nods, and we fall into an awkward silence. She is about to say something else when a mixture of scents blows in through the window. "They're back."

The door slams open with a grinning Natsu. "Kitten!" He stops at the sight of Yukino. Lucy, Wendy, Happy, and Carla are standing behind him. "What is Sabertooth doin' here?" He takes a threatening step forward.

Before I can speak, Yukino jumps up from her seat and gives them a shallow bow in greeting. "I'm sorry for the intrusion, but I came to speak with Lucy."

I let Lucy take my seat as I stand behind her with Natsu and Wendy flanking me. Happy and Carla stand on the small table between Lucy and the now sitting Yukino. Lucy leans forward. "You came to see me?"

"Yes." Yukino places her hands in her lap. "I'm here on very important business with you, Lucy."

"What does Saber want?" Natsu cuts to the quick with his arms crossed.

"Natsu, let's at least listen to her." Wendy tries to calm the tense dragon slayer.

"I know I have a lot of nerve approaching you…" She leans forward and places two gold Zodiac keys on the table. "…but here. The Key of the Fish and the Key of the Scales. I would like you to take them, Lucy."

We are all taken aback, but it is Lucy who breaks the silence. "But…I can't accept them!"

"I made my decision on the first day, after seeing you…" Yukino stares at Lucy with determination with a hint of sadness in her brown eyes. "To give you these keys after the tournament was over…"

"The tournament isn't over." I rest my forearms on the back of Lucy's chair.

She looks down at the table. "My tournament is." She looks back up at us. "I believe Minerva is going to take my place. Then the team will be made up of the five strongest wizards who changed Sabertooth."

"Then you weren't one of them…" Carla points out blankly.

"I was still a newbie." She looks down again. "They only appointed me to be on the team because Minerva was out on a job."

Wendy steps to stand beside Lucy. "But why give them away? Those Celestial Spirits are precious to you, aren't they?"

"All the more reason for me to entrust them to Lucy, a far better Celestial Spirit Wizard than me." She looks back and forth between Wendy and Lucy. "And the Celestial Spirits will be happier this way."

The blonde waves her hands in front of her. "I'm flattered that you thought of me…but I just can't…"

"You've already collected ten of the 12 keys to the Zodiac Gates." Yukino points out. "With the addition of these two…you'll have all 12 keys. The gate that will change the world will open."

"The gate that will change the world?" Lucy gasps.

I tilt my head in curiosity. Natsu speaks up again. "What the hell is that?"

"Can you see anything, Carla?" Wendy looks down at the little white cat.

"It's not like I can see visions whenever I want to…" She shrugs.

"It's just an ancient legend." Yukino tries to clarify. "I don't know what it means either. You may already notices this, but in the past few years there's been a large drop in Celestial Spirit Wizards. And with the recent Zentopia affair, we may be the last Celestial Spirit Wizards. The Celestial Spirits love you and you love them. You should possess the 12 keys and walk hand-in-hand with the Spirits."

There is a tense silence as we take in the information. I blink away my blurry vision as a sudden rush of fatigue takes over my body. I lean heavily against the chair with my arms, trying to hide my drowsiness.

"I just can't accept them." Lucy admits. Yukino looks up in surprise. "Celestial Spirit Magic is all about bonds and trust. You can't switch owners as easily as that."

Yukino tilts her head so her eyes are shadowed by her bangs. "It wasn't…an easy decision…" She stands up. "Never mind. I thought you would say that. Eventually, when the time is right, I'm sure you'll have all 12 keys." The two Celestial Spirit Wizards share a smile. "I hope we can meet again."

Yukino leaves soon after. I can see the gears turning in Natsu's head. I push my fatigue to the back of my mind and smile at the pinkette, letting him know that I will join him in his quest. He, Happy, and I leave while the other three get ready for bed.

We are quick to catch up to the girl. Natsu scratches the back of his head, while I smile sheepishly beside him with Happy flying beside us. "Um, sorry about before."

Natsu chuckles. "You're not a bad person after all!"

Happy lands in front of us. "See, Natsu and Mayen here assumed you were a bad guy just because you're with Sabertooth!"

Natsu huffs at the cat. "And that's why I'm here apologizin'!"

"Apologizing?" Yukino speaks softly in surprise and confusion.

Natsu puts his hands on his waist and smiles. "My bad!"

I giggle at the bad apology. "I'm sorry, too, Yukino. Can you forgive us?"

"You ran after me just for that…?" She shadows her eyes again with her hair.

"You looked really down, so I thought maybe I put you in a bad mood…" Natsu scratches his cheek.

"You didn't. I'm sorry." Her voice is so soft, I almost didn't catch her apology.

"What do you have to be sorry for, Yukino?" I pop out a hip and tilt my head. My eyes widen as she starts to tremble and cry.

"And cryin' makes me feel even worse!" Natsu shouts in surprise.

I roll my eyes at the two clueless males. I step forward to the young woman, feeling my maternal instincts coming out. "It's alright, Yukino." I catch when her knees give out, letting her cry in my chest.

"I can't hold back anymore…" She sobs, clutching at my cloak. "No one's ever been nice to me like this before…" I look down in surprise and sadness at the head of white. I glance over at Natsu. "I always wanted to be a member of Sabertooth. And I finally got in last year…" I rub her back as her shoulders shake. "…but now they won't let me go back. I lost just one time…" My breath catches. "…and they kicked me out. I was humiliated in front of everyone…" My grip on her tightens. "…and made to erase my guild mark with my own power. It was so frustrating and embarrassing…My pride and memories were destroyed right there and then! But even so, now I don't have anywhere to go!"

I send Natsu a desperate look. His eyes are shadowed, and he is gritting his teeth in a snarl. "Sorry, but I don't know how it goes in other guilds."

"Natsu!" I gasp at the cold response.

"Right. I'm sorry…" Yukino sobs against me. "It just all came out…"

"I'm from another guild, but as a fellow wizard, I understand." Natsu clenches his fists. "Bein' humiliated, havin' to erase your insignia, it's gotta be frustrating." My eyes widen at the fire and hatred in his eyes. "A guild that makes its family members cry ain't no guild at all!" I smile softly and feel my heart melt.

Yukino stops crying and looks up at both of us. Natsu's face is set in determination while I smile down at the child. I wipe away her tears with my thumbs. "A guild is a family. And you take care of family, neh?" Her cheeks heat up as she looks up at me. I am hit with another wave of exhaustion. This time I can't fight back a yawn which I hide with my hand.

Natsu comes up behind me, placing a hand on my waist. "Get her a place to stay, and get some rest, kitten. I'll handle this."

I smile and shake my head. "Not without me, you're not." I look down at a confused and wide eyed Yukino. "I actually have a separate room that I haven't been using. I had forgotten about it till now. You can stay there, Yukino."

"R-Really?!" Her eyes couldn't possibly get wider.

I nod. "You go and get some sleep. You've had a rough day." She smiles and nods. She starts to make her way back to the inn, when I call out to her. "Yukino!" She turns around. I smile at the child. "I am not a slayer." Her eyes widen again.

Natsu and I go to the inn where Sabertooth is staying. Happy went with Yukino to make sure she got there alright. "Are you sure, Mayen? You seem really tired." Natsu wraps an arm around my waist.

I smile and kiss his cheek. "I don't care if I am tired. What they did to her is wrong. I want the satisfaction of helping making them pay." I growl. He growls in agreement, nuzzling my ear.

We come to the door of their inn. I use my magic to slip us inside unnoticed. We get to the second floor when my pinkette lets loose. He throws members this way and that with his bursts of fire. "Where's…" His punch sends another man flying. "…your master?!" He sends a knee into another's stomach.

I grab my halberd and spin it, taking out several members. "Where is he?!" I shout at the stunned members as Natsu steams beside me.

A large old man steps forward with the guild mark between his eyebrows. "You have business with me, kids?"

"Are you the master here?" Natsu takes a wide footed stance. My Scarlet Shadow is in my hand with it resting on the ground. I glare across the members. My gaze landing on the stunned dragon slayers. My eyes narrow at the red eyed slayer. "I hear you kicked someone out for losin' once? That gets me all fired up! In that case," He flares up a fist and hits it on his palm, "if you lose to me, you're outta this guild!"

The master raises an eyebrow. "Are you serious, kid?"

"Anybody who doesn't think of their comrades as friends is on my list!" Natsu tenses beside me. I keep a sharp eye on the members of Sabertooth to make sure they don't try anything. From the expressions on the twin's faces, I believe they know why we are here.

"I don't know what you're talking about, but I suppose you've got your reasons." The uncaring tone of the large elder ignites something in both of us.

"You don't know what I'm talkin' about?!" Natsu takes a threatening step forward.

"Dobengal. Deal with him." He brushes us off.

A brown haired man appears beside him. "Yes, sir."

Before Natsu can react, I hold my halberd out in front of him. I see him look towards me from the corner of my eye. I don't take my eyes off of the ninja. "Let me handle this impudent fry." I can feel my rage bubbling below the surface. The image of Yukino's tears dragging the feeling of a protective mother out from the past. "You're here for the master, don't waste your fire."

I charge towards my opponent as he comes at me. Spinning my Scarlet shadow, he jumps up to dodge. He thrusts out a hand sending a beam of rainbow colored magic at me. I spin gracefully on my toes around the attack. I push off the ground and send a kick at his head which he dodges by flipping away and landing in a kneel. "I, Dobengal, am not taking part in the Grand Magic Games," He disappears and reappears behind me. I follow with my eyes without moving my completely relaxed body. "but when it comes to skill, I'm just as strong as any of the participants here." He disappears again to appear in the air ready to attack. "I'm going to show you the power of Sabertooth!" He throws colored pills at me which explode into smoke. I cover my mouth as I yawn in the smoke. It is obviously nonpoisonous. My ears pick up the sound of weapons slicing through air. The smoke is like surround me in shadow since it blocks out light. I twist and bend dodging the light magic weapons with ease. I jump out of the smoke. "You don't know who you're messing with." He lunges at me from behind.

I spin around at the last second and capture his arm by wrapping mine around it. I look him dead in the eye. "You have no idea who you are playing with." My voice is a low threatening growl. A loud snap and howl echoes in the chamber. He is sent flying pass the stunned light dragon slayer into a door where he collapses to the ground unconscious with a broken arm. "Our business is not with you."

"I don't believe it!" "Dobengal's down?!" The grunts of the guild marvel at the result of the little skirmish as Natsu moves to stand by my side. "He's one of the top ten strongest in the guild! And she didn't even break a sweat!"

Sting steps up beside the guild's master. "Master, let me…"

"Don't do a thing." The hold man turns his head towards the slayer and tenses his arm. Natsu takes off towards him with a flaming fist. I stand back and watch to keep intervention to a minimum. "Kids, there aren't any like you in my guild. Amusing." He looking at me past Natsu, but he is talking about both of us. He blocks Natsu punch with one forearm. The master seems unaffected which is impressive. "Is that all…" He sends out a pulse of magic which sends Natsu backwards and me sliding back on my feet. "…you've got?!" Natsu recovers quickly by sending a punch through his defenses to his rib powered with fire. He doesn't give the old man a chance to react by sending a barrage of attacks.

He sends a finishing attack with lightning imbedded in his fire. "Firing Hammer…of the Lightning Flame Dragon!" My eyes narrow as the cloud of dust from his attack clears to reveal a slender black haired woman between him and the master where she had dispelled his magic.

"Minerva!" The master sounds surprised and aggravated. This is who is replacing Yukino in the games?

"Shall we end this evening entertainment here?" She waves a gloved hand in the air.

"Minerva, I didn't ask you to step in…" The master looks straight ahead.

Minerva bows her head slightly. "Of course, if this had continued, you would have won, Father."

"Father?" Natsu takes a less offensive stance.

"However, the world cares about appearances." She stands up straight. "Even though these two came here and attacked you, if the master of Sabertooth annihilated a participant in the Grand Magic Games, it would cause difficulty for all of us."

My green eyes narrow as I glare into her dull green ones. "You wrongly suppose that he would win."

Natsu growls beside me. "Yeah, I'll tell ya one thing…if anybody's getting' wiped out, it's him!"

"My father has somewhat warmed to this battle," she places a hand on her hip, "but cannot back down in front of his subordinates. What do you think? Will you allow us to save face?" My eyes open fractionally as she summons a tied up Happy into her arms. "If you do, I'll return this kitten to you unharmed."

"Happy!" We both take a step forward.

The blue cat cries. "I'm sorry, Natsu, Mayen!"

"Damnit!" Natsu tenses beside me, shaking in rage.

"You've incapacitated several of our people, but we're willing to overlook this incident." She brings her face close to Happy's. "In exchange, I'm asking you to behave in a mature fashion. Natsu clenches his fists and looks down and to the side. My eyes narrow into slits. She drops Happy letting the ropes unravel.

The cat runs towards us. "Natsu!" My dragon slayer crouches down to embrace his friend that is like a son to him. "I'm sorry! They caught me at the entrance!" I crouch down beside them and place a gentle hand on his head as Natsu comforts him. He looks at me with teary eyes and mumbles in a soft enough voice for only us to hear. "Yukino was inside before she got me." My shoulders relax at the news. Who knows what she would have done to the child.

We stand up together with Happy in Natsu's arm. We are facing away from Sabertooth. Natsu has a soft smile on lips. "Let's go." We walk towards the destroyed door from Natsu's earlier rage before stopping when we hear Minerva talk about settling things at the games. "We ain't gonna lose to the likes of you. In fact, you won't be able to keep up with us." We turn our head towards the guild. I swipe my sharp eyes over the stunned wizards. "If you call yourself a guild, take care of your comrades. That's all I wanted to say." We leave without another word with the feeling of eyes boring into our backs.

We got back to our room to be bombarded by our roommates. My fatigue is coming back at me hard. While Natsu retells what happened, I change for bed. "You fought Sabertooth?!" Lucy's voice comes through the bathroom door. I chuckle tiredly and pull on my pajamas. My stomach growls, but I ignore my hunger since it's late.

"Actually, I wanted to mix it up with 'em even more…" Natsu scoots to the edge of the bed, so I can crawl in behind him with a yawn. "Too bad it ended right as I was getting' fired up." I hear Happy apologize again for being caught, but I slip into a heavy sleep before I hear the rest.

I wake up in the morning half lying across Natsu with Happy sleeping on my back. I nuzzle the pinkette's chin, giggling softly at the small pleased rumble in his throat. My stomach growls loudly, waking the cat on my back enough for him to roll off and fall back asleep. I shake my head and slowly remove myself from the bed and make my way to the small kitchenette. I search through the cabinets, for once not feeling like an apple for breakfast. I grab and make some oatmeal and add a dash of red pepper, chowing down before the others wake up.

The others start to wake up. Natsu presses a sleepy kiss to my temple as he walks to the bathroom. Everyone gets ready for the day. Once Natsu and Gray are awake enough, they start to get excited and rowdy about challenging Sabertooth. I rub my stomach as it starts to act up. Am I getting sick? I quickly make my way to the bathroom unnoticed as the others leave the room. I throw up the oatmeal I had for breakfast. I get rid of the evidence and brush my teeth before joining the others before they notice I am gone.

"We're at the halfway point in the Grand Magic Games." The announcer starts as we make it to our balcony. "The beginning of the third day! Our guest today is Lahar, from the Magic Council."

I relax at the team's balcony since I am the replacement member if something happens again. I look around at the other balconies and wave at Naiyo. I do send a glare at the Sabertooth and Animalia balconies. Minerva smirks in my direction, but I just harden my gaze.

"I'm going to announce the competition for this, the third day of the Games!" The excited crowd roars. "The name of the event…is Pandemonium!" Demons? I chuckle in my head. "There will be one participant from each guild. Please choose your representative!"

"I'll do it!" Natsu raises his fists. "I gotta continue what I started last night!"

"You don't get to decide all by yourself!" Gray shouts back.

Lucy actually steps forward. "If it's a revenge match, I wanna do it, too!"

"No." Erza shoots them all down. "I'll go." The Titania turns towards the rest of us. "You going out there may only make things more complicated." She starts to make her way to the arena. I have to hold back Natsu.

"From Mermaid Heel, it looks like Millianna is taking the field!" A brown haired cat looking girl shows up on the screens. I look at Natsu, Gray, and Lucy as they recognize her. Pictures of each participant appears in the air. "All of the participants have been selected!" It looks like Olga from Sabertooth, Jura from Lamia Scale, Hibiki from Pegasus, Obra from Raven Tail, Amili from Desert Rose, Iwa from Animalia, Novali from Quatro Puppy, and Cana. A large black magic circle appears in the sky. A gigantic upside down spooky mansion appears. The darkness to it has a certain appeal that I was next expecting to like. I guess that's the devil in me, hehe.

"Pandemonium, a temple haunted by evil monsters!" The pumpkin man mascot announces from the entrance of the castle. "There are 100 monsters inside this temple. That being said, they're actually magical manifestations that we created, so everyone can relax. There's no danger of you being attacked." The tension in the crowd from the mention of monsters disappears. "The monsters are D, C, B, A, S! Those are the five levels of battle power the monsters are divided into. This is how it breaks down. Incidentally…" He raises his hands. "…if you're curious about just how strong the D-class monsters are…" A live feed appears showing a white monster walking through a room in the castle. It tears through a column and roars. "Ones like these and ones even stronger, 100 of them wandering around the temple…That's Pandemonium!"

"Erza has this one in the bag." I smile brightly and lean against the stone railing of the balcony.

"Are you not afraid of those things, May?!" Lucy looks at my relaxed demeanor in surprise.

I blink at her and smile. "One, I'm not the one fighting them. Two, Erza won't be taken out by simple monsters. Three, I've seen real monsters, Lulu. These things are nothing. They are actually cute in a weird way." They look at me like I'm insane.

"Please note that as the class of the monsters goes up, their fighting strength increases exponentially." The pumpkin thing starts to explain again. The S-class monster is so strong that there's no guarantee even one of the 10 Great Wizard Saints can defeat it. In order, each of you will choose the number of monsters to battle. It's called your 'right of challenge'. For example, if you choose three monsters, three of them will appear insider the temple. The person who chooses them enters the temple alone. If the player successfully destroys them, he or she gets three points. The next player then hast the right to challenge up to 97 of the remaining monsters. And do on and so on, until there are zero monsters left! Alternatively, if everyone runs out of magic power, the game is over at that point. Assessing the situation when your turn comes around becomes important!" I wince and rub my stomach as it starts to act up again. "However, as I mentioned before, the monsters are ranked. Whether the player uses their right to challenge one or five, the monsters appear randomly. Irrespective of the monster's rank, you'll one point for each monster you destroy. Once you enter the temple, you can't exit until you've succeeded. If you go down, the number of points you've earned during your turn stays as is, but the number of destroys you've had that turn goes to zero, and you're out."

What are you going to do Erza? I rub my stomach.

"Are you alright, kitten?" Natsu places a warm hand on my lower back.

Before I can respond, Wendy is at my side. "Are you sick, Mayen?" The concern in her big blue eyes is cute.

I smile at both of them. "I'm fine. I probably just ate something that didn't agree with me." I hope. I stop the small dragon slayer from using her magic. "Don't waste your magic, Wendy. You don't know if you have to fight today or not." She looks at me unsure, but I give her a sweet smile which seems to make her feel better.

"Alright, let's decide on the order." A box appears on the mascot's hands with straws. "Please draw your lots." They take turns, and it ends up being Erza that goes first.

She walks towards the entrance. "All 100 will be my opponents! I exercise my right to challenge…100!" I start laughing, unsurprised by our Titania. Natsu and Gray join me while everyone else is in a stunned silence. The mascot tries to discourage her, but she doesn't budge.

The screens show Erza walking into the temple. "The inside is pretty big." Gray marvels.

"It's upside down, though." Lucy gasps.

"It makes me sick just looking at it." I chuckle at Natsu's response.

Erza reiterates her challenge and a lot of monsters appear and lunge at her in an attack. She reequips into her Knights Armor and uses Heaven's Wheel. She takes out a large number in the single attack. She judges quickly all of the capabilities of each level of monster in the room with her and reequips into her Black Wing Armor to take out the next batch.

One uses a fire attack. "It uses fire!" Wendy gasps.

"No worry. If the enemy is fire…" Natsu leans forward excitedly as the smoke disappears.

"She has her Flame Empress Armor!" I smile broadly, fighting back a yawn. She is in that armor, but with her Sea Empress sword. A counter is along the side of the screen to keep track of her progress. I laugh as her attacks start to break through the temple as well.

She seems to slow down a little from damage as monsters appear to replace those she destroyed. One appears and fires lightning. She moves flawlessly between her reequips and mixing her armors and weapons to be the most effective. I clap when she reaches the halfway point. She runs across an outside bridge following a little round creature and fighting the larger monsters in her way. I am smiling widely and cheering with the rest of my team for our Titania. I really enjoying the growing fear in the eyes of the other teams as Erza continues to take down one after another.

She is panting and damaged heavily by the time she is left with four monsters left- 1 S, 1 A, and 2 B.

"She hasn't defeated the S-class one yet." Wendy says from behind me worried.

"S class nothing." Natsu says confidently at my side.

Gray on his other side add his two-cents. "We know just how awesome S-class Erza is!" She takes out three of the four just leaving her with the little creature which must be the S-class.

"What?! It's so tiny!" Natsu and Gray shout in unison.

"What a cute monster!" Wendy coos.

"Why did she change her sword?" Lucy tilts her head.

"It's still S-class. Size means nothing when it comes to power. She's been keeping an eye on it the entire time." I rest my head on my hand, my eyes drooping slightly. I bite my lip to wake me up.

We all gasp at the magic power suddenly pulsing from the small creature turned giant. "Alright! Pandemonium's last monster!" The announcer's voice echoes over the silent stadium. "But somehow the battle has moved to the arena! The now super-sized S-class is bearing down on Erza!"

"Go! That giant thing is no match for you, Erza!" Natsu cheers in excitement.

"You can do it, Erza!" I cup my mouth to be louder. "Chop it to bits!" All of Fairy Tail and our friends go wild as Erza defeats the final monster and gains our team a win.

"Unbelievable! Amazingly, Erza has obliterated 100 monsters all by herself!" The stunned announcer stammers. "Erza Scarlet of Fairy Tail A has scored a resounding victory! Is this the true strength of the guild that was called the most powerful seven years ago?!" The crowd cheers as the temple disappears.

I use my magic to move us five down to the arena to congratulate her. "Erza!" We all shout.

"Sorry guys…it took longer than I thought it would." She gives us a sheepish look which the boys and I laugh about. Gray puts Natsu in a head lock, but they just laugh. The crowd starts to chant the red head's name.

"Fairy Tail has been booed since day one!" The announcer narrates. "But this wild applause makes that almost hard to believe! Pandemonium has been conquered! Fairy Tail A receives ten points!"

While the game committee figures out what to do with the rest of the teams. We go back to the balcony while Erza gets bandaged up by Porylusica. She joins us shortly before the mascot comes back. The other participants are forced to use a weird machine to rank their magic, so they can distribute scores accordingly. Milliana gets a high three hundred score while Orga reaches over 3,000. I ignore the surprised reactions when Iwa steps forward.

He throws a punch from the distance which sends a shockwave of magic at the machine. My eyes widen when his score is a couple hundred above Orga's. My fists clench. Amili is next, and she cups her mouth and shouts. A blast of magic hits the machine and she reaches an impressive. 2,000. My jaw does drop when Jura hits over 8,000, but he is a Wizard Saint.

We wait with baited breath as Cana takes her turn. She strips off her white jacket to reveal a mark on her arm. She starts a chant and her magic power increases to an amazing amount. I clap and cheer as her score comes out as 9999, but I think she broke the machine so it is actually higher.

1st Animalia 43P

2nd Raven Tail 38P

3rd Lamia Scale 28P

4th Sabertooth 26P

5th Mermaid Heel 23P

6th Fairy Tail A 22P

7th Fairy Tail B 21P

8th Blue Pegasus 20P

9th Desert Rose 20P

10th Cuatro Cerberus 15P

They announce the first battle between Cuatro Cerberyus and Animalia. I cover my mouth as a rush of nausea hits me. "Mayen?!" Wendy is by my side looking concerned.

I breathe through my nose till it goes away. Natsu's hand is rubbing up and down my back comfortingly. "I'm fine, really."

"I really think you should go to Porlyusica since you won't let me do anything." Her blue eyes are dark with concern. I can feel it coming from the others as well.

I sigh in defeat. "Fine, I'll go see her." The small girl gives be a wide smile. I push away from the ledge and pout as I walk away not wanting to miss the competition. I stop Natsu from following me. "Stay here, the team needs you. I'm fine. I love you." I brush my lips against his.

He stares at me for a moment before nodding and kissing me back. "I love you, kitten."

I make my way down the hallway. "Excuse me, Porlyusica?" I walk into our team's infirmary.

The pink haired Edolas dragon is sitting on a stool with a book in her hand. She doesn't look up from her book. "Get out. If you're not injured, then leave. I hate humans." She turns a page.

I chuckle and sit on the edge of the bed. "Good thing I'm not human then, neh, Grandine."

Her head flies up and stares at me as her book snaps shut. "I was wondering when you would realize it." Her eyes narrow.

"I remembered recently, actually." I scratch the back of my head. "I had a seal on me that locked my memories that broke during the Tenroujima incident."

"What do you want, devil cat? I know you didn't come just to talk." She crosses her legs at the knee.

I sigh and lean back on my hands. "I feel sick. I get these bouts of fatigue that leave me almost faint. I feel hungry at the oddest time, and I've thrown up a few times now. I've never been sick in my life, and that is a long time."

She gets a knowing look in her eye and stands up. "I think I know what is going on. Stay still, brat." Porlyusica moves in front of me. I try to keep relax as she places a hand over my stomach. It glows a soft blue, much like Wendy's magic. My belly starts to feel warm, like after taking a large sip of a hot drink. Her magic fades, but the warm feeling curls into ball in the middle of my stomach. It doesn't feel like her magic or mine. "I was right." She takes a step back, so I can look up at her. "You and that fire brat made a whelp, or a kitten, or whatever you want to call it." She waves her hands towards my stomach.

K-Kitten? I slap my hand over my mouth with wide eyes. I grab the bucket handed to me by Porlyusica and proceed to vomit everything I had ate this morning. Once my stomach is empty, I fall back onto the bed and lose consciousness.

"Iggy?" A teenage me is sitting on a stone floor.

"What now, bratty cat?" Igneel is in his dragon form, curled up around the wall. He is taking up most of the cavern with his large body.

I am sitting in the clear space in the center of the room. "Have you ever thought of having a family?" I lean back on my hands to look up at his large eyes.

There's a shocked cough and sputter that sound like growls. "Family?" Igneel's voice comes out in its usual gruffness. "Why would I need a family? I have enough trouble with you, cat."

My eyes narrow at the fire dragon. "That's not what I meant!" I kick a foot out at his tail.

"I know what you meant, Mayen." His tail curls around me. "Do you plan on leaving me already for a mate?"

I look up at him wide eyed. "Of course not! You're my aniki!" I pet the scales of his tail. "I was just thinking of what I'd like in the future. I mean…Mother and Father abandoned me…I would never do that to my child." I stare at my fingers tracing patterns on his tail. "I know you are older than me, Iggy. I thought maybe you would want me to leave, so you could have a family."

The tail unwraps around me. I look up in surprise. Igneel shrinks down so a human shape. Long and slightly wild red hair frames his young handsome face. Gold dragon eyes pin me to my seat as he stalks towards me. He squats down in front of me and roughly grabs my chin. "Now listen here, cat, we are family. I don't need any more than this. If I find a mate one day, you'll still be my little sister. Understand?" Even though it is stated in rough manner, I can hear the gentleness in his voice. Tears come to my eyes as I smile up at my big brother, my savior. He smirks down at me. "If I do have a kids, I'd want a boy. I've had enough of girls because of you, brat cat."

I laugh loudly. "Well, I would want a daughter, you fire-brained idiot!"

I groan and grab my throbbing head. My other hand rests on my stomach. "You finally awake, brat." Porlyusica's rough voice makes me open my eyes and look at the unconcerned hag. She hands me a cup of water as I sit up which I take and drink, wincing at the taste of vomit lingering in my mouth.

"How long?" I stare at my lap blankly with my hand rubbing my stomach.

She stares at me for a moment before sighing. "I'd say a couple months."

I choke on my spit. "How?!" I look up at her with wide eyes. "I should be ready to go into labor then!"

"You would think, but I believe that seal is the cause." She sighs at my confused expression. "You were basically human with the seal, so even though it was broken on Tenroujima, your body is still transforming slowly with your growing magic as to not put you in shock. Human have a gestation period of about 9 months, but since you are still in the process of changing into your true form, I would say you will last about six. I will need to keep an eye on your progress, though." I nod. "You need to be careful, Mayen. With what your body is going through, this pregnancy is very delicate. The chance of a miscarriage is very high, so I want to do a checkup at the end of the games. We will set up a schedule back in Magnolia. Now, get out, cat. You should probably tell that fire brat of yours."

I stand up carefully. "Thank you, Porlyusica." I leave the infirmary in a daze. Pregnant…I'm actually pregnant.