Hey everyone! As you may have noticed I finally stopped being lazy and added chapter titles to each chapter. It helps make finding where you left off in the story easier I think. I hope it does. Anyways, time for a new chapter! Let's go!

The Dark Fairy

Chapter 55

The Honey Bone Lodge was quiet tonight. Only whispers were heard as everyone discussed what had occurred at the games earlier in the day. Talks of a Dark Guild possibly attacking filled most of the silent conversations between the Fairy Tail members. Even the ever effervescent Mavis Vermillion was solemn as she quietly pondered the day's events. Something was not right about what happened. The magic council was blaming Raven Tail for the explosion however from what Erza told her, Raven Tail was in fact not to blame. Although, what Raven Tail did during the chaos also disturbed the ghostly first master. Their master had asked about Lumen Histoire, something that only the guild masters of Fairy Tail know about. To think a secret like that was in the hands of a Dark Guild greatly troubled Mavis.

The first master heard a stool slide against the wooden floors. Her head turned to see Joshua Scarlet taking a seat at the bar beside her. He quietly ordered a drink from the bar and sipped on it before looking over at Mavis.

"Feeling any better?" The first master asked.

Joshua nodded, "Wendy is amazing at healing. I've been cleared for tomorrow's games, but I'm only going to watch."

Mavis frowned, "Watch or search?"

Joshua sipped his drink then set the mug down softly, "Maybe both." he glanced over at Mavis, "I know you sensed it too." Mavis's eyes looked down, "That dark power that Jellal spoke of… it was there today."

Mavis nodded, "I sensed it. But I'm stumped as to who is causing it."

"It's not Zeref?" Joshua asked.

The blonde ghost shook her head, "I knew Zeref very well. This isn't his style. He doesn't go around causing explosions for the sake of causing explosions. Also, while the magic power was similar it wasn't his. There was one major difference."

"That being?"

"No matter what Zeref did, there was always a shred of light in him. It could be very small, more like a sliver than a shred. But it was there." Mavis folded her hands, "This power was dark through and through. There was no light there at all."

Joshua grimaced, "That's rather unsettling. To think that there is someone with a darker heart out there than Zeref." He trembled a little, "I hope I don't run into him."

"I hope so too." Mavis replied.

"What are you two talking about?"

Mavis and Joshua glanced to their right and saw Erza walk up and sit down in a stool beside Joshua.

"We were talking about today." Joshua replied.

Mavis nodded, "Yes."

Erza raised an eyebrow, "The conversation looked pretty serious. Something I should know about?"

"Well-"

"Actually yes." Mavis replied, "Raven Tail, they asked you about something called Lumen Histoire, correct?"

Erza nodded, "Yes, that's right."

Mavis frowned, an expression that did not seem natural on her usually cheery face, "Hm…" she pursed her lips, "I'm going to need to speak to the third master."

"Is there something dangerous about this Lumen Histoire?" Erza asked.

Mavis's frown deepened, "I hope not." she replied mysteriously before her gaze snapped over to the front door.

The creaky door had burst open, allowing rain from the raging storm outside to fly into the lodge. Rushing in from the downpour was Master Makarov flanked by Laxus and Mirajane. The old man shook some rain off of his coat and hung the white wizard saint garment up on a hook. All eyes were turned to him.

"I have some good news." Makarov said, "The games are still on tomorrow. There will be extra security, but the events will not be canceled."

Some of the guild members cheered and clapped. Makarov quickly gestured for quiet.

"I also have some bad news. Due to the sudden explosion today, the battle round of today's games has been canceled. Which means there are less opportunities for us to gain points now."

"What!" Natsu shouted.

"Damn." Grumbled Gajeel, "That means one less member of each guild will have a chance to throw down before the battle royale."

"Other than that, nothing has changed." Makarov stated before looking over at the two Fairy Tail teams, "You all get some rest, tomorrow is a major event then the tag team battles. We need you all completely fresh."

"Yes Master." Joshua and Erza nodded in reply. The siblings got to their feet and followed their team up to their room. After another half hour, the dining hall of the lodge was empty with the exception of Mavis, Makarov, and Cana, who was passed out drunk on the bar counter top.

"Not going to sleep Third?" Mavis asked as the old man sat lazily on a bar stool.

"Not yet." Makarov replied, "Today's crisis has got me worried."

"Me too." Mavis replied, "Raven Tail… they inquired about Lumen Histoire."

"WHAT!" Makarov cried.

Mavis nodded, "Do you know of anyone who could've leaked information about that?"

Makarov's forehead was covered in veins as overwhelming anger took over, "Ivan! That despicable son of mine!" He growled, "He must've found something before I expelled him from the guild."

"Ivan… he's Raven Tail's master correct?" Mavis asked.

Makarov nodded.

"Then we must hope that he knows to remain tight lipped." Mavis said.

"Why?"

"If he doesn't then I may have to pay him a visit." Mavis replied lowly, "I'd prefer not to do that."

Makarov gulped. The first master looked positively furious right now. It was an intimidating thing to behold, even if she was a ghost.

"Well… there is nothing we can do now." Makarov sighed, "I'm going to go get some rest."

Mavis's frown left and she smiled lightly at the old man, "Ok."

As Makarov exited the dining area, Mavis sat on the bar counter with her ghostly legs swinging back and forth over the floor. Her head was bowed and her hands folded. There were more threats now than ever before. If Lumen Histoire were uncovered, the guild would be in danger like no other. Mavis's hands tightened into small fists. She would not let her guild be harmed. Not now, not ever.

….

There really was extra security at the the Doma Flau on day four. Dozens of Rune Knights stood guard at every entry to the arena and every single person who entered underwent a thorough magic screening and search. Even the competitors were subject to the security measures. Unfortunately one of the Rune Knights decided to get a little handsy when searching Wendy. Joshua and Natsu noticed this immediately and were about to pound the rune knight into paste when they saw him get sent flying by a burst of wind. The knight slammed into the ceiling and left a crater in the roof. Joshua and Natsu stared wide eyed as the he flopped limply to the ground. The two wizards looked back at Wendy who marched past them muttering something about punishment and keeping hands to one's self.

"When did she get so scary?" Natsu squeaked.

Joshua gulped, "Remind me not to get on her bad side."

Erza laughed behind them and wrapped her arms around their shoulders, "Are you two scared of sweet little Wendy?"

"Not a word to anyone." Joshua muttered before Erza laughed again and walked with the two up to their balcony where Gray, Wendy, and Lucy were waiting for them.

"How's it going you guys?" Lucy asked, "Heard you're scared of a certain sky dragon."

Joshua ignored her while Natsu argued with Lucy about the truthfulness of that statement. Joshua stood quietly beside Wendy for a moment before looking over at her.

"How much do you want me to beat the knight up?" he asked.

Wendy snorted a small laugh out, "Don't worry about it. He won't do it again."

"I'll say." Joshua looked back to see the poor rune knight being carried out on a stretcher, "Hey Wendy."

"Yeah?"

"Remind me not to piss you off."

Wendy laughed aloud, "Alright."

"WELCOME BACK EVERYONE TO DAY FOUR OF THE GRAND MAGIC GAMES!" The announcer, Chapati Lola, shouted into his microphone, "Before we begin today's events, we apologize for the inconvenience of the added security, but measures had to be taken after yesterday's sudden attack by Raven Tail. As a result, Raven Tail has been disqualified from the games, leaving only eight teams in the games."

"Which works out very well because now the teams are even for the tag team battle today." Yajima noted.

"Right you are Mr. Yajima. Now, before we start today's main event. We will finish yesterday's main event. Bring out the Magic Power finder!"

"Huh.." Joshua stated, "Looks like we'll be getting points out of yesterday after all."

Wendy nodded while Erza stood triumphantly knowing that she did win yesterday's event.

"We only have three contestants left for the Magic Power finder! First up is Jura Neekis!"

Joshua smiled excitedly as he watched Jura power up and deliver a powerful strike to the machine. The numbers in the machine spun wildly for several moments before stopping suddenly. Joshua and Erza's eyes went as wide as balloons.

"EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR!" Chapati screamed into the mic, "Unbelievable! Absolutely unbelievable! That is the power of a wizard saint for you!"

Joshua was silent for a moment as he watched Jura slowly walk away from the machine. He then cheered loudly.

"YEAH JURA!"

"Whose side are you on?" Gray commented.

"Yeah, you're supposed to be rooting for Cana!" Natsu shouted.

"But he's so cool!" Joshua replied with a grin.

"Next up, Fifth Brother of Imperius!"

Joshua's excitement faded as he was reminded of the ever present threat he knew Imperius was. He watched silently as the large, powerfully built gray creature lumbered towards the machine. The creature looked at it for a moment before extending a palm and blasting the machine with a powerful force push. The machine slid back several feet, kicking up a cloud of dust around it. The creature grinned revealing yellow teeth. He was sure that was the most powerful strike of the day. The numbers flipped and then stopped.

"One thousand!"

The stadium was completely silent except for the loud amused laughter of the Seventh Sister at the Imperius guild balcony. The stone grey creature looked at the machine with shock before bowing his head and shamefully returning to his guild.

"Well that was really underwhelming." Bob Cat stated in the press box.

Yajima and Chapati nodded in agreement.

"Let's see if our last contestant can pass up Jura! Now up, Cana Alberona of Fairy Tail B!"

Joshua smiled as he waited for Cana to move towards the machine. The card mage took one step forward before face planting in the dirt. Joshua felt a bead of sweat form on the side of his head.

"She's…. Drunk…" Joshua muttered.

"You gotta be kidding me!" Gray bellowed.

"Poor Laxus, his team is going to lose again…" Wendy mumbled as she saw the look of complete dismay on the lightning wizard's face.

Natsu was laughing loudly, "We are actually beating Laxus' team! Yes!"

The man in the pumpkin mask waddled out onto the arena and poked Cana whose only response was a loud snore. The referee sweat dropped then waved his hands.

"The event is over!"

Every member of Fairy Tail fell backwards.

"You gotta be kidding!" Joshua shouted as he shot back up to his feet, "Since when does she drink so much she can't function the next day!?"

"I'll go down and heal the hangover." Wendy sighed before exiting the balcony.

"I may need to have a little chat with Cana about her drinking habits." glowered Erza as Cana was carried out of the Arena by Wendy and Gajeel.

"That was a rather anti-climatic conclusion." Chapati stated, "Well… let's look at the scoreboard!"

Joshua looked up over the stadium as the scoreboard materialized above them.

First Place: Imperius- 27 points

Second Place: Lamia Scale- 26 points

Third Place: Sabertooth- 24 points

Third Place: Quatro Cerberus- 24 points

Fifth Place: Fairy Tail A- 22 points

Sixth Place: Mermaid Heel- 21 points

Seventh Place: Blue Pegasus- 18 points

Eight Place: Fairy Tail B- 11 points

Ninth Place: Raven Tail- DQ

"Hey look at that! We moved up!" Natsu cheered.

"Yeah, we're back in the running." Erza smiled, "We just need to do well today."

"As you can see, this is still anyone's game! Imperius has taken the lead, but Lamia Scale is right behind them."

"Don't count out Sabertooth, Chapati." Bob Cat stated, "Minerva Orland has yet to make an impact, but I expect her to wreak havoc soon."

"Don't be surprised if Fairy Tail takes this." Yajima replied, "Their my dark horse pick. Remember, Erza Scarlet, Natsu Dragneel, and Wendy Marvel have yet to enter the battle round. All of them are easily on par with Sabertooth, as clearly displayed by Erza handily winning yesterday's event."

"Right you are Yajima. But enough speculation." Chapati said, "Let us start the next event! Guild's choose your participants!"

Joshua and the others huddled together.

"Alright, who should we send?" Joshua asked.

"Well you can't. You've already been in an event and a battle round. So you're out of the games until the battle royale when we can sub you back in." Wendy stated.

"Lemme at em!" Natsu shouted loudly.

"You've already competed in an event idiot." Gray shouted back.

Erza glared at them, "The purpose of a huddle is to prevent the others from HEARING OUR PLANS!" she finished with a loud shout. Gray and Natsu gulped fearfully, "So be quiet."

"Aye sir!"

"What about you Wendy?" Erza asked, "Do you want to take this event?"

The blue haired girl shook her head, "No, you all need me to heal you. If this event injures anyone then I need to be on hand to help. Especially with the battle royale tomorrow."

"Good point." Joshua stated. Then his heart stopped, he slowly looked over at the last remaining member, "Then that means…"

Lucy blinked as all of them stared at her, "What?"

Joshua sighed, "We're doomed."

"WHY DO YOU HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN ME!?"

"You haven't done much to give me confidence." Joshua replied.

"I've done plenty!"

"We don't have a choice it seems." Erza stated, "Lucy…. Go win this event for us!"

Lucy wanted to shout back at her for considering her a last resort but before she could Natsu threw Lucy into the arena.

"Go get em Luce!"

"WAAAAAAAAH!" Lucy landed with a loud thump on the arena floor.

"Natsu why did you do that!" Wendy shouted.

"She was taking too long." Natsu replied, "I wanna see a good fight!"

"You know you won't be getting that with Lucy out there." Joshua deadpanned.

"And Fairy Tail A sends out Lucy Heartfilia for today's event!" Chapati announced, "All guilds have chosen their contestants. This will be a showdown between these eight: Arana Web of Mermaid Heel! Jenny Realight of Blue Pegasus! Rocker of Quatro Cerberus! Sherria Blendy of Lamia Scale!"

Joshua took careful note of the competitors stepping out onto the field. The only one who physically looked like a fighter was Rocker, the man wearing a black jacket with black pants and the strange blonde haircut. But Joshua knew better. His senses told him that he may actually be the weakest one currently out on the arena. The strongest was actually the small, pink haired girl that came from Lamia Scale's balcony.

"Minerva Orland steps forward for Sabertooth!" Chapati bellowed. A loud chorus of cheers greeted the serious looking woman that moved out onto the arena floor, "Fairy Tail B's contestant is Juvia Lockser!"

Joshua smirked over at Gray as the ice mage suddenly became very interested in the event.

"Looking forward to watching your girl in action?" Joshua remarked.

"She's not my girl!" Gray shouted back.

"Sure she isn't" Joshua laughed.

"Oh… and what about you and Wendy?" Gray smirked.

"Shut up snowflake!" Joshua sighed, "And get some clothes on unless you really want to distract Juvia."

"Hm…" Gray yelped and rushed to find his clothes while Joshua laughed and focused back on the games.

"Grand Inquisitor will compete for Imperius!"

The crowd fell to a hush as the man who was responsible for the only death in the history of the Grand Magic Games stepped out. His thin lips were parted in a wide grin revealing his razor sharp teeth. The competitors stood in a line on the arena floor waiting for the event to begin.

"Today's event is… a naval battle!"

A large orb of water launched from water cannons on the sides of the stadium. Magical restraints kept the water in a large globe at the center. The competitors were then hoisted into the water. Everyone but Minerva, Juvia, and the Grand Inquisitor panicked until they realized that they could all breathe.

"This water is completely breathable, but it holds the same properties of normal water, making physical fighting difficult. So the contestants better come up with a good strategy to win." Chapati stated, "The rules of this event are simple. Stay in the water the longest and you win. Contestants are free to knock out their opponents using whatever magic they choose. Now then… let day four begin!"

The gong rang out and the contestants immediately acted. Within seconds, Rocker was knocked out of the water orb by Sherria Blendy as the young girl used a blast of black wind to send the man flying out of the water. Her victory was short lived however as she was hit by a large net of spider webs. The webs shoved her out of the water and forced her into a rough landing on the ground below.

"Sherria strikes first but Arana Web of Mermaid Heel is able to catch her off guard!"

Joshua watched as the other wizards swam, dipped, and ducked through the water. He smirked a little when he saw Juvia using the water to her advantage. The rain woman was in her natural element, easily dispatching of Jenny Realight the Arana Web with a pair of water whips. She then looked over at Gray, hoping her love saw her great strategy. That's when Grand Inquistor struck. A powerful force push launched Juvia out of the water and onto the ground, stunning Fairy Tail B.

"Told you she'd be distracted." Joshua told Gray.

"I've got my clothes back on!" Gray shouted back.

"Doesn't matter in the end." Joshua replied.

"This has been a lightning fast round so far! Only three contestants remain in the water! Who will be knocked out next!"

"OPEN GATE OF THE WATER BEARER: AQUARIUS!"

Lucy swept a golden key in front of her. A doorbell sounded and a golden magic circle appeared in the water. The circle disappeared as a large mermaid appeared in the water.

"Great Move Luce!" Natsu cheered.

Joshua thought it was a good move as well. Until he noticed the look of pure annoyance on Aquarius's face.

"You took me away from my date!" Aquarius roared angrily.

Lucy waved her arms, "So just take these guys out and go back quickly!"

The mermaid crossed her arms and glared down at Lucy, "Sorry, but you seem to have forgotten our contract."

Lucy's eyes widened, "Eh?"

"No summoning when I'm on a date."

Lucy gulped, "Oh…"

"SO DON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN!" Aquarius bellowed before disappearing in a cloud of smoke.

"NO COME BACK!" Lucy shouted.

"Don't get distracted girl." said a venomous voice nearby.

Joshua's eyes widened as he saw the Grand Inquisitor sneak up behind Lucy, a red glow in his hands.

"Lucy look out!"

"Huh?"

Lucy glanced back and screamed as she saw the Grand Inquisitor swing his blade. The blonde ducked beneath the blade at the last moment before spinning away. Just before the Grand Inquisitor could deliver another blow he was hit by a large push that sent him spiraling out of the water, much to the Pau'an's shock.

"Minerva Orland has struck!"

Joshua stared wide eyed. Did my eyes trick me? Or did I just see a force push?

"The battle is down to Minerva of Sabertooth and shockingly, Lucy Heartfilia of Fairy Tail A!"

Lucy recovered quickly from the surprise she felt when the Imperius guild member snuck up on her. She leveled herself out in the water and floated face to face with Minerva. The Sabertooth woman floated confidently in the water.

"So, you are the only one left." Minerva noted as she stared Lucy down.

"Yeah… thanks for the save by the way." Lucy smiled.

"Save? Hardly, you will wish he was the one to take you out." Minerva replied causing Lucy's smile to fade away, "Your guild is responsible for our biggest defeats. Rufus on day one, Sting on day two, your guild has embarrassed us multiple times. And you will be the one to pay for that."

Lucy gulped, "Well… I won't go down easy."

Minerva chuckled a little, "That is where you are horribly mistaken."

Lucy was about to rush forward when she hit an invisible wall. She shook her head and tried to move again only to realize that she was trapped in some sort of invisible box.

"Time for your magic to go away." Minerva grinned.

Lucy screamed out as her magic was sapped out of her body. After several moments Lucy floated limply in the water. She slowly began to sink to the edge. Just as she was about to exit, Minerva rushed through the water and grabbed Lucy.

"I'm not done with you yet!"

Lucy couldn't even fight back. She was thrown back to the center of the water orb. Minerva followed up quickly and began to pelt Lucy's body with punches and kicks, all the while never letting her limp body exit the orb of water. A sadistic smile was plastered on her face as she relished in causing Lucy pain.

"LUCY!" Natsu roared before throwing himself towards the water orb only to hit the strong rune barrier that prevented any interference in the games.

"Let her go!" Wendy shouted at Minerva.

"Stop it already! Lucy's lost! Let her go!" Gray shouted.

Joshua and Erza looked on with silent rage knowing there was nothing they could do, yet.

Minerva glanced over at Fairy Tail before laughing sadistically at them.

"The strong don't take orders from the weak." She hit Lucy's ribs with a powerful left hook. A loud crack was heard and Lucy screamed out in agony.

"STOP IT!" Natsu roared as white hot fire streamed out from his body.

Minerva continued to laugh as she beat Lucy. The crowd watched horrified as they suddenly saw the true character of Sabertooth's strongest wizard. The gong finally rang out and the orb of water splashed back down to earth. All traces of water dissapeared and the contestants stood on the ground, completely dry. As soon as the event ended and the barrier lifted, Natsu lept over the balcony railing along with Gray, Wendy, Joshua, and Erza. Wendy sprinted for Lucy while the others charge at Minerva. The Sabertooth wizard stared at them calmly, even as Natsu raised a flame covered fist.

"YOU'LL PAY!" Natsu roared.

Before he could reach Minerva he was blindsided by black lightning. Natsu crumpled to the ground as the other members of Sabertooth's team moved to defend Minerva. Joshua and the others stopped their advance and glared at them.

"You won't touch Lady Minerva." Sting snarled.

"OH YEAH!" Natsu jumped up and was about to charge again when he felt an invisible hand wrap around him. His head whipped over to see Joshua's palm outstretched towards him. "LET ME GO!"

"Don't do something stupid Natsu." Joshua held Natsu tightly waiting on the dragon slayer to finally calm down. While Nastu fumed, Joshua looked and saw Wendy and the girl from Lamia Scale, Sherria Blendy, tending to Lucy. Somehow, Lucy's wounds were almost entirely gone, she was now just suffering from a lack of magic. "Look Natsu, Wendy's already taken care of her."

The pink haired man looked back at Lucy and saw that there somehow wasn't a scratch on her. His anger was still high, but now he was thinking a little bit.

"If you attack them Natsu, then we will be disqualified." Joshua calmly told Natsu, "Then you won't have your chance at them in the Battle Royale."

"You should listen to your guild mate." Minerva smirked, "He's actually smart unlike the rest of you."

Joshua felt the heat coming from Natsu slowly go away. He released his grip on the dragon slayer and watched him rush over to Lucy. Joshua looked back at Minerva, who was smiling confidently at him.

"Your arrogance will be your undoing." Joshua snarled.

"Really? I doubt that. You don't scare me-" Minerva stopped talking as she saw a crimson glow come over Joshua's eyes for a brief moment.

"Don't test me." Joshua snarled before looking at the others, "C'mon, we need to prepare for the battle round."

Erza and Gray nodded and followed Joshua back to their balcony while Natsu carried Lucy.

"Joshua…" Erza started.

"Erza, if you battle Sabertooth, give them what they deserve." Joshua snarled, "Before I have a chance to get my hands on them."

Erza frowned, "You aren't going to lose control right?"

Joshua sighed and looked back at her, "No…" he sat down on their balcony and took a few breaths, "but that doesn't mean I won't pulverize them when I can."

….

The break between the battle round and the main event went by quickly. When the announcement for the battle round came the sun was now high overhead and waves of heat poured down on the arena. But the Fairy Tail guild didn't feel the heat. They were already steaming from from what Sabertooth did to Lucy. A little extra heat didn't bother them, it didn't even match the heat from their anger.

They watched quietly as the first tag team battles took place. Most of them ended fairly quickly. Ichiya and his partner, Niichiya, of Blue Pegasus lost badly to Quatro Cerberus. After them, Mermaid Heel was able to defeat Lyon Vastia and Yuka Suzuki of Lamia Scale in a relatively uneventful battle. Now, only two possible fights remained, both involving the Fairy Tail teams. The question was, would they battle another guild, or each other.

"Our next battle is going to be a good one!" Chapati announced, "We have…. Gajeel Redfox and Laxus Dreyar of Fairy Tail B Versus…" Everyone waited silently as they sat on the edge of thier seats, "Sting Eucliffe and Rogue Cheney of Sabertooth!"

The crowd's roar sounded like thunder. The stadium shook and the ground trembled as the twin dragons of Sabertooth marched out onto the arena floor. Sting relished in the attention, waving at the crowd with a wide smile while Rogue ignored the adoration and silently moved forward. Gajeel and Laxus also received cheers as they stepped out onto the arena. But neither acknowledged them. Their focus was on the two dragons in front of them.

"NO FAIR!" Natsu bellowed in the Fairy Tail A balcony, "I wanted to fight them! But stud face gets to instead!"

"Just cheer them on Natsu." Joshua deadpanned.

"Mr. Yajima, I don't think Fairy Tail was expecting to have to face the Twin Dragons. Do you think Laxus and Gajeel even stand a chance?"

The elderly man in the partially repaired press box shook his head, "They absolutely stand a chance. I know Laxus personally, and I can tell you right now, Sting and Rogue may be in trouble."

The two pairs waited quietly for the gong to sound. The wind picked up and dust flew around them.

*BONG*

The dull ring of the gong rang out over the arena. Unlike the other battles, the two teams didn't charge headlong at each other. Instead they waited for the other to make the first move. Laxus glanced over at Gajeel.

"Hey Gajeel." The Iron Dragon slayer glanced over at the blonde, "How about we put these brats in their place."

Gajeel's mouth parted into a wide grin, "Gihi, I'd love to."

And with that the battle began. Gajeel and Laxus charge forward. Sting and Rogue readied themselves for a frontal assault. Something they certainly got from Gajeel as his arms became massive Iron pillars and battered them from the front. What the twin dragons weren't expecting was Laxus to use his lightning and quickly teleport behind them.

"Raging Bolt!"

Rogue and Sting's eyes widened before a massive torrent of lightning hit them from behind. Both Dragon Slayers cried out and were sent flying over Gajeel. Gajeel instantly moved and jumped up above them.

"Iron Dragon's Club!"

Both of Gajeel's arms turned into iron clubs that rocketed towards Rogue and Sting. At the last moment, the twin dragons twisted in the air, dodging the brutal attack that was launched at them. Gajeel's clubs slammed into the earth forming a crater in the ground. The crater then became a sinkhole as the ground caved in and revealed an intricate maze beneath the Domas Flau. But none of the fighters, nor the crowd payed it any mind. They were captured by the thrilling battle taking place before them.

Sting lightly landed on the ground and spread out his arms, staring directly up at Gajeel.

"Holy Ray!" he shouted.

A storm of white beams of magic rushed at Gajeel and hit the airborne Irong Dragon Slayer right in the torso. Gajeel cried out and fell hard into the earth. His body bounced and he unexpectedly rolled into the sinkhole in the arena, quickly falling out of sight.

"Gajeel!" Laxus shouted.

Sting grinned while Rogue simply remained emotionless.

"That takes care of one, eh Rogue?"

"You didn't give me a chance to fight him." Rogue muttered monotonously.

"Amazing! In one move, Sting Eucliffe takes out Gajeel Redfox! What will Laxus Dreyar do now!? How can he possibly take on the twin dragons by himself?"

Sting grinned widely as he looked over at Laxus.

"Yeah, how are you going to beat the two of us, Laxus Dreyar?"

Rogue stepped up and readied for a fight while Laxus just clenched his fists.

"You two… are a pair of arrogant little shits." Laxus snarled.

Sting recoiled at the insult and grit his teeth, Rogue remained emotionless.

"You call yourself dragons." Laxus threw away his fur coat, "How about I show you what a true dragon looks like."

The twin dragons were quiet for a moment before Sting begin to chuckle. His low chuckle turned into loud, amused laughter.

"YOU!? A true dragon? You're no dragon slayer!" Sting roared.

"Sting, don't underestimate him." Rogue cautioned, "He could be a second generation."

Sting frowned and glared over at Rogue, "Even if he is, there is no way he is stronger than us. We are third generation dragon slayers. We have actually killed a dragon." He glanced back at Laxus, "From what I remember, this guy couldn't even beat a ten year old kid."

Laxus scowled, "Wanna test that?"

"Don't need to." Sting replied. Magic power built up around both him and Rogue. The pressure in the air began to make the air feel heavy, "We have something you don't have." White scales began to form on Sting's skin while black scales began to cover Rogue's skin, "Dragon Force."

Laxus's eyes widened. The twin dragons bent their knees then propelled themselves forward, laying two huge punches into Laxus's gut. Rogue flipped back away from the reeling blonde wizard and opened his mouth wide. Sting followed suit.

"Shadow Dragon's Roar!"

"White Dragon's Roar!"

A column of black shadows and white light surged towards Laxus. The lightning mage's eyes widened before he was engulfed by the the spiraling shadows and light.

….

Gajeel grunted and opened his eyes. He winced as he felt some fresh bruises on his body. Forcing his aching muscles to act, he pushed his body up and craned his neck as he looked around his dark surroundings.

"Where the hell am I?" Gajeel wondered.

He looked up and saw a sunny circle above him where light was gently streaming down into the sinkhole he fell into. He blinked at the bright light and shook his head before adjusting to the shadows. What he saw made his stomach flip and his heart stop.

Gajeel was surrounded by bones. Massive bones, some of them heaped in piles, while others having the shape of a dragon's skeleton. Gajeel gulped and slowly moved through the piles of bones and skeletons. He saw that mixed in with the ancient dragon bones, were human skeletons. Some of them charred and barely together. The yellow bones looked brittle. Gajeel reached out to one of the dragon bones and placed a hand on it. The bone instantly turned to powder at his touch.

"What is this place?" Gajeel mumbled.

He glanced over and saw another dragon skeleton. This one was strange though. The skeleton's bones had multiple deep gashes in them, like a sword made of heat had cut into the bone, melting the skeleton around the slashes. Gajeel carefully ran a hand over the gash. The inside was smooth. There was not a single jagged edge inside.

What weapon did that?

Gajeel heard two loud dragon roars high above him. At first he worried that it was an actual dragon, it sure sounded like it was. Then he felt the ground above him shudder followed by the crowd roaring loudly.

Just the fight. Gajeel frowned and looked around, Salamander and the Girl will want to see this… but now, I've got a battle to get back to.

Gajeel pointed his arms down at the ground as he stood below the hole high above him.

"Iron Dragon's Club!"

A pair of clubs plowed into the ground. Gajeel grunted then felt his body launch into the air and fly towards the pit's entry. His right hand reached out for the edge. He couldn't miss this. He needed to get back in this battle. If not to help Laxus, then to actually have a chance at some action. His fingers wrapped tightly around a metal pipe that was sticking out of the edge of the pit.

"Alright!" He smiled before he began to pull himself back up, "Back in action."

….

Sting smiled triumphantly as he stared at the billowing cloud of smoke in front of them. The twin dragon's attack had landed dead on. No one had ever shaken off an attack like that in the games. Sting could smell victory. This fight was almost too easy.

"You call that dragon force?" laughed a voice from the smoke.

Sting's eyes widened and Rogue showed his first emotional expression as his own dark eyes widened in shock. The smoke slowly cleared. Standing with his arms folded and a disappointed expression on his face, was Laxus Dreyar. His purple shirt was slightly frayed and torn but other than that, there wasn't a scratch on him.

"That's… not possible!" Sting exclaimed.

"Well, it's possible." Laxus replied, "I'll tell you something, that ten year old I fought seven years ago packed way more of a punch than you two." Laxus spread his legs and bent his knees. His own magic pressure increased and the Twin Dragons finally realized just who exactly they were fighting, "How about I show you what dragonforce really looks like?"

"What!?" Rogue breathed.

Laxus let out a loud war cry. Lightning bolts arced around him and smashed into the dirt causing large plumes of dust to billow up around him. Dark clouds formed above the stadium and bright flashes of lightning struck the ground around the Domas Flau. Sting watched in shock as Laxus' muscles began to bulge and veins began to pulse underneath his opponent's skin. After several moments of powering up, the lightning arcing around Laxus disappeared and the dark clouds faded away, letting the sun shine through once again. Laxus's shirt was now torn from his body, causing many women in the crowd to blush or swoon. His eyes were white and he had a wide grin plastered on his face.

"See?" He growled at the twin dragon's, "Your dragon force is nothing, compared to mine."

In a flash he was in front of them.

"Lightning Dragon's Roar!"

A massive barrage of lightning slammed into Rogue and Sting. The Twin Dragons cried out in pain as lightning passed through their bodies and sent them flying across the arena. Sting's eyes were squeezed shut as he felt the electricity course through his body. Just as he reopened his blue eyes he saw Laxus flying just above him and Rogue.

"Lightning Dragon's Breakdown Fist!"

Two fist slammed into Sting and Rogue. Both of them felt the air leave their bodies as they slammed into the ground. Laxus skidded to a stop in the dirt and wheeled around to face his opponents. Sting spat some blood from his mouth and wiped some dripping from his lip before he shakily stood up with Rogue. Both of their Dragon Forces had failed and now they gasped for air as they turned to look at Laxus. The Lightning Dragon Slayer's grin faded and instead he frowned, disappointment evident on his face.

"Really?" He said, "That's it? That's all you got?"

Sting could reply. He was still trying to catch his breath.

Laxus sighed and let his own dragon force fade away. His eye returned to their normal blue color.

"I don't even need to bother with you two if that's all you got." he walked past them and grabbed his fur coat off of the ground. He dusted off some dirt before throwing it over his shoulders again, "I'm going to save my strength for tomorrow. I think Gajeel is more than capable of finishing you two off."

"What?" croaked Sting.

"SURPRISE!" Gajeel roared as he leaped high in the air from the hole in the ground. He sucked in a large amount of air, "IRON DRAGON'S ROAR!"

A tornado of iron particles flew from Gajeel's gaping mouth. Sting couldn't move. His body wouldn't respond. Rogue was in the same situation. Dragon force had sapped their magic too quickly. The Twin Dragons knew now what they should've known at the beginning. They were beaten.

The iron tornado slammed into the two dragon slayers sending both of them into the far wall of the arena. The both cratered into the wall before flopping to the earth, defeated. Gajeel wiped his mouth with the back of his left hand before looking over at Laxus.

"Gihi, guess I put a little too much into that one."

"AMAZING! FAIRY TAIL B WINS! THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST UPSETS OF THIS ENTIRE GAME!"

The crowd's shock went away quickly and they began to chant Fairy Tail as Laxus and Gajeel smiled up at their guild.

"Fairy Tail B gets their first win of the games! ANd what a win it was! I don't think I've seen a more thrilling battle! And I've never seen the Twin Dragons be defeated like that!"

"It really was amazing!" Bob Cat exclaimed.

"I told you all not to underestimate Laxus and Gajeel. Those two are powerful wizards. Fairy Tail could certainly win this." Yajima stated as they watched Laxus and Gajeel exit the arena and return to their teams.

"Now the question is can Fairy Tail A mirror that masterful performance?" Chapati announced, "We are about to find out. It's time for our last battle of the day!"

Joshua looked up at the guilds who had already fought today and his heart sank. His guild was going to have to fight the one guild he told them to avoid, Imperius. Also, only three of his teammate hadn't fought already or were uninjured. Natsu, Erza, and Wendy. All three had looks of determination on their faces as they waited to hear their name called.

"Fighting for Fairy Tail A is…. Erza Scarlet!" The crowd roared in approval as the lacrima vision focused on the red haired knight, "And…"

Please don't be Wendy. Please don't be Wendy. Joshua pleaded to himself.

"Wendy Marvell!"

Joshua felt a lump in his throat. The two people closest to him were going to battle Imperius. And he knew that despite what he told them, Wendy and Erza wouldn't surrender. There was too much on the line for the guild in these games. Joshua sighed and stopped Erza before she could move to the stairs that led to the arena floor.

"Erza."

"Yeah?"

Joshua requiped an archaic looking silver cylinder into his hand right hand.

"I was able to hang on to it after the fight with Maul." Joshua said while Erza stared wide eyed at him. Joshua held the hilt out to her, "You're going to need it."

"I-I can't take that Joshua." Erza said, "That's your sword."

Joshua shook his head, "Take it. I've got a new one anyways."

Erza looked at the ancient weapon and sighed before wrapping her hand around it. Joshua let go of the hilt and smiled.

"Remember, it isn't a normal sword. The only weight is that hilt. So be careful."

Erza smiled back at him, "You giving me a lecture on swords? Remember who taught you little brother."

Joshua chuckled, "Oh, I remember." Wendy walked past Joshua and stood beside Erza.

"Ready?" Wendy asked Erza.

Erza closed her eyes and nodded.

"Hey you two." The pair turned to look back at Joshua, "Be careful ok."

"Don't worry so much." Wendy smiled, "We'll be fine. Besides, those Imperius guys don't look so tough."

Erza smiled, "That's the spirit Wendy. Now c'mon let's go fight."

The two descended down the stairs, leaving Joshua on the balcony with Gray and Natsu. Joshua let out a nervous breath before turning back to the balcony. Natsu was currently throwing a tantrum about not being allowed to fight today. Gray was in his face as well.

"Would you two stop." Joshua grumbled, "Or I'll get scary just like Erza can."

Both of them glared over at Joshua and were about to argue with him when the announcer came back over the speakers.

"And… battling for Imperius is… Seventh Sister!"

The green skinned woman grinned madly and jumped down to the arena floor. Joshua let out a sigh of relief. Erza should be able to handle her easily. Now, he just hoped that the one named Fifth brother was chosen.

"And…"

Joshua's blood turned to ice in his veins as he saw a human figure striding out onto the arena floor. He had short black hair with pale skin. He wore black and gray robes with gray plates of armor covering parts of his torso. Joshua's hands gripped the balcony railing so tightly that his knuckles turned white. This was bad. This was now the worst case scenario. He could feel the power coming from the human member of Imperius. The Dark Side swirled around flowed around him just like it would a Sith Lord. Down on the floor Erza and Wendy turned to face their two opponents.

"STARKILLER!"

Cliffhanger! We're gonna have a hell of a fight on our hands! And we finally learn the identity of the fifth member of Imperius. What do you guys think is going to happen? It's going to be intense I can tell you that. As always, I hope you all enjoyed! Have a nice day!