Nothing to say, so... yeah.

As always,

Enjoy!

~Kyvena

::8::

All the members of Fairy Tail were currently celebrating the leading head start on the magic games until it was late at night. Most passed out in the bar, while the main competitors retreated to their rooms for the night. Before Natsu could head up to bed, Makarov called him over; only for him to turn and make his way back. Leaning his hips back on a table and folding his arms, the first master's eyes slowly opened to be met by two pairs of eyes looking his way.

Mavis smiled softly before speaking up, "Natsu, since everyone is aware that Meredy is your daughter and that she practices two lost magics, we have come to the decision that should someone on team B be defeated or severely injured, then you will be the replacement." Roughly blinking his eyes, the hot-head then shrugged, "Makes no difference to me. Let's just hope that I won't have to step in." With that, Natsu turned around and retreated to the room to get some rest.

The following day came too quickly and Natsu now sat on the ledge beside Mavis as the announcer then hollered out, "It's now day two of the games! Is everyone as ready as I am for another day packed full of wizardry!? If so, get glued to your seat and don't turn your eyes away! Today's event is one we call Chariots! These chariots are constantly in motion and you must make it all the way to the finish line WITHOUT falling off! Choose your members to participate now!"

Wendy stepped forward and chuckled, "Since Jellal did yesterday's, I've got today. Plus, I can use Troia to restore my sense of balance." From team A, Ultear stepped forward, "I'll take this one." All other guilds chose a representative to compete for their guild and Wendy instantly turned away from the moving carts to allow her stomach to settle, only to place her hands on either sides of her head, "Troia!"

Turning back around, the sky maiden then witnessed Sting with a sickened expression due to the moving vehicles that were now in front of all of the contestants and felt really bad for him. Walking towards him, Wendy then smiled beautifully, "I can help you. Could you lean down for me?" Sting then rapidly blinked his eyes before lowering his towering form to face her, yet she warned, "This doesn't last long... so get it done as fast as possible, okay?"

Not understanding as to what she even meant as of now, he then nodded as she smiled gently once she brought her hands up to either sides of his head, "Troia! There you go, your sense of balance will be regained for a short amount of time." Erecting his form, Sting then folded his arms, "Why did you even help me? I mean, we are rivals." Wendy merely shook her head and smiled, "No, we are more than that. We, Sting, are fellow dragon slayers."

The commentator then went over who was competing for each team, "From Mermaid Heel, Risley! From Blue Pegasus, Ichiya! From Lamia Scale, Yuka! From Quatro Cerberus, Bacchus! From Raven Tail, Black Snake! From Sabertooth, Sting! From Fairy Tail team A, Ultear! From Fairy Tail team B, Wendy! When all are ready, you may begin!" Wendy then gave a smirk, "ENCHANT! ALL PHYSICAL ABILITIES RISE! DEUS EQUES! ALL ELEMENTAL RESISTANCES RISE! DUES CORONA!"

Jumping onto the chariot, Wendy leaned down and built up a mass amount of wind on the base of her feet, only to shoot off far past all other contestants. She knew her Troia spell wouldn't work forever, so this was something that had to get done QUICKLY. Activating her Dragon Force without anyone noticing, she then began to use the air to get to the finish line within a record breaking time of two minutes and before crossing the line, her Dragon Force was gone.

The commentator was shocked, "I didn't even see what just happened Mr. Yajima!" Yajima then internally chuckled before explaining, "Well, if you watch back as you were explaining the game, Wendy casted a spell known as Troia on herself and Sting. It restores the sense of balance so that one with motion sickness can compete on equal terms. A fine example would be Sting, who was fine at first, but is currently in last place. All dragon slayers get motion sickness eventually."

Understanding that much was easy enough, but that didn't explain her speed, "How was she so fast though? Can you explain that so the crowd doesn't believe that we are giving aid?" - "Once the game started, Wendy casted two additional spells. Dues Eques and Dues Corona. Her speed and stamina shot through the roof at that point. She was so fast that she then used the air above the chariots to run on it. So it would seem the Troia spell wears off rather quickly."

Once people began to cross the line the names were then called out, "In first place, Wendy! In second, Bacchus! In third, Ultear! In fourth, Black Snake! In fifth, Risley! In sixth, Yuka! In seventh, Ichiya! Sting from Sabertooth has chosen to forfeit the game, so his team will be earning zero points. Now, we are onto today's battle segment! First will be Lamia Scale's Toby versus Raven Tail's Black Snake!"

Natsu tilted his head up to the sky during this fight. He loved a good fight, but some of these were just ridiculous and dumbfounding. Hearing the two make a bet, Natsu could only see a trend that could be started by this. However, this battle was over so fast that once he tilted his head down, the hot-head witnessed Black Snake shredding Toby's "ultra-super secret" that no one else knew in the form of his "lost" sock.

Looking dumbfounded at this, the fire dragon slayer's mouth dropped wide open, "The HELL!? Why'd that jerk do that!?" Mavis then focused on Black Snake before speaking in an all too serious tone, "The members of Raven Tail... I sense a great deal of malevolence coming from them..." About to speak back, Natsu went to place a single arm back to prop him up, only to slip and fall onto his back, "Ah, man this sucks!"

The commentator was quick to become slightly excited, "It's now time for match two! This is a pairing that will have all eyes glued to the battlefield! We have Quatro Cerberus' god of wine, Bacchus versus Fairy Tail team B's poisonous dragon who hears ALL, Erik!" Natsu quickly sat up with a huge grin, "This should be an AWESOME fight to watch!" Mavis then gave a soft smile, "You really love your team, don't you?" This only had Natsu nodding slightly.

Erik and Bacchus were both now walking out into the arena and the god of wine instantly laid down on his side, "Hey, let's make a bet of our own like the last did. What do ya say?" Erik folded his arms and blew his bangs upward before answering, "What do you want?" Grinning now, Bacchus then answered, "I want those hot little numbers, Wendy and Meredy to keep me company tonight. BOTH at the same time." Erik could hear everything, but Natsu's hearing was insane.

"You might not want to ask for that of all things. I'd honestly rethink what you are even asking for if you are wanting to stay alive," Erik sweat dropped considering he could actually hear Natsu's thoughts raging as if Poseidon were now pissed off and had created a hurricane just because a mortal had dared to say something he shouldn't have. Bacchus could only chuckle and nod, "So what about you? What are you wanting IF you win?"

Gritting his sharpened teeth, the poison dragon slayer spat back, "I don't need a bet to win a fight." Grabbing his long white coat, he then yanked it off and tossed it so hard that Wendy actually caught it. The poisonous appearing guild mark rested on the top of his forearm and Bacchus noticed it rather quickly, "Whoa, that is one bad ASS looking guild mark!" Erik got into a battle ready stance and Natsu instantly yelled out, "IF YOU LOSE I WILL KILL YOU MYSELF!"

"So, I take it that you are agreeing to my little wager. I'm so excited that I've got the shakes!" Bacchus then got into one hell of an odd battle ready stance that Erik had never seen before. The moment the gong was rang, Erik's eyes narrowed in concentration and he jumped into the air, "POISON DRAGON SCALES!" The erratic and odd way this man moved made NO sense to him, yet once he landed, Erik was then hit dead on by a deadly barrage of strikes.

Natsu watched in amazement 'So this is the Chop Hanging Palm... From what Erza told me, he's is one extremely formidable opponent and there has never been a clear winner when the two fight. He normally takes this "Chop Hanging Palm" and makes something entirely new... he made the "Drunken Chop Hanging Palm" so that his movements become so unpredictable that anyone has a hard time keeping up with them. The only problem is... he hasn't had a drop to drink...'

Erik was now panting slightly, yet could now hear Bacchus's voice within his mind as he darted forward. Once the god of wine was in front of him, Erik quickly dodged and brought his fist to connect with his opponent's cheek, "POISON DRAGON... SHARP HORN!" At point blank range, a massive burst of poison was then released, inflicting poison damage and the sensation that he had just been burned.

Now Bacchus's mind was running a mile a minute and NOTHING could stop him. The two were beating the hell out of one another and even Natsu could hear Erik's uneven breathing, 'Common man, remember everything that I've taught you and you've taught yourself!' Erik wiped a bit of blood from his lips and scowled, "All right, now that I'm warmed up... I will tell you what I want if I win."

Chuckling as he walked back to his bottle of wine, he then picked it up, "This will be the only chance you get, so go ahead." Grinning devilishly, the poison dragon slayer then mocked, "If I win... I want you and the rest of your guild pals to go by the name QUATRO PUPPY!" This made Bacchus almost die of laughter, but he did nod in agreement, "All right, you got yourself a deal!" With that... Bacchus began to chug the wine until it was all but gone.

"I can hear it... THE ENDING OF THIS FIGHT! MODE! POISON DRAGON KING!" Along with becoming a poison dragon king, Erik added in the deadly Dragon Force. His whole body now emitted poison and he grinned, now knowing as to how he could defeat a barehanded fighter. The moment Bacchus darted forward, Erik then crossed his fists in front of his chest, "POISON DRAGON KING GUARD!"

A massive explosion of poison was emitted and soon balled all around him. There was absolutely NOTHING Bacchus could do at this point as he continued to poison and burn his hands by repeatedly striking the brutal protection that this dragon slayer now held in place... until he vanished, causing the god of wine to become wide eyed as he glanced around frantically to find the poison dragon king.

Within the air, the bruised and battered dragon slayer took in a sharp breath, "POISON DRAGON KING... ROAR!" The massive breath attack slammed right down onto Bacchus as Erik finally landed, only to see Bacchus coming straight towards him and began brutally striking him over and over again. The massive poison cloud made it physically impossible to see anything, but what wasn't fair was that Erik's guild mark was continuously replenishing his magical power.

Vanishing from Bacchus, even within his state of being battered and bruised; Natsu heard it, "DRAGON SLAYER SECRET ART! POISONOUS FLYING VIPER!" Gathering a mass amount of poison within his hands, he then swung a single hand around his body and launched the poison out - which the moment it was released, it transformed into a large appearing viper that held wings and shot straight towards the god of wine.

The explosion was beyond massive, causing Wendy and Jellal to have to turn towards the entire crowd that were now being highly affected by Erik's poison. Once Meredy finished placing a sensory link on all, she then placed one on the two healing dragon slayers and both chanted out, "ENCHANTMENT... RAISE!" - "ENCHANTMENT... RE-RAISE!" The poison was quickly neutralized from all bodies within the stands and they now all held an immunity to it.

However, all were now curious about the battle and who had won. A large gust of wind was quick to blow away any and all poison to show both competitors on their knees gasping for air. Even if Erik was constantly being supplied by magic power, a human body could only take so much before it needed rest and his body was beyond sore while basically screaming at him to stop at this point. Even with all of the training Natsu and Jellal had provided, that was one hell of a fight.

Bacchus was quick to hold both of his fists into the air and shouted out as if he were victorious, "THAT'S RIGHT, I WON!" However, by that point... both Wendy and Jellal knew that they were both going to be needed to cleanse all of the poison out of his body or he would most definitely die. With that announcement from the god of wine, he then toppled over and landed on his back... cringing in agony over how much poison he had inhaled.

The commentator looked baffled, yet was ecstatic, "INCREDIBLE! FAIRY TAIL TEAM B'S ERIK HAS DEFEATED BACCHUS AND THEY HAVE GAINED ANOTHER TEN POINTS!" Once the bell sounded, Wendy and Jellal were both jumping from the team waiting area before both rushed to Bacchus, only to hear Erik gasp out, "H-Hurry..." Both Wendy and Jellal once again played nurse for someone within a different guild, though this was even more dire than Jellal's battle against Jura.

Erik, now in the infirmary with Wendy and Jellal healing him; Natsu then walked inside of the room before noticing how banged up the poison dragon slayer was, "Quatro Puppy... aye? Great fight man. You did awesome and you definitely did your team proud." Cringing in pain, Erik then smiled as Porlyusica then turned to Natsu, "He won't be in anymore battles for a while. He took one brutal beating, so this means-" - "I tag in. You don't have to tell ME that."

The next battle held Meredy, which he knew was important for him to watch, so he glanced to Erik, "Hey man, Meredy's fight is next, so I'll be back once it's over with to keep ya company." Erik cringed, but then smiled, "Tell her that I said to kick some ass out there." Chuckling softly, Natsu nodded before standing and waving to Porlyusica, "Thanks for taking care of him, granny! I'll be back soon!" He just didn't know how fast it would truly be in the first place.

The commentator was excited for this next fight as he called out, "We are onto the second match of the day! This battle will be Fairy Tail team A's Maguilty Sense and Self-Restoration mage, Meredy Dragneel versus Blue Pegasus' master of transformation magic, Jenny Realight! Contestants, please enter the arena!" Natsu then stood at the exit as Meredy walked down, only to hold his fist out, "Erik says to go and kick some ass! Be careful Meredy, I'm rooting for ya!"

This only made Meredy chuckle and give her father a fistbump, "Don't worry about me, dad. I won't let the guild down because a Fairy Tail wizard never backs down from a fight!" Natsu then gave his daughter a cheeky grin, along with a wink. With that, Meredy walked out into the arena with her long and wavy pink locks blowing in the wind until Mato approached the two, "You ladies have thirty minutes to battle it out! Once you are ready, begin!"

With that, the gong was rang and Meredy rushed forward before Jenny could use her transformation magic. She had been training with her uncle Zeref, her cousin August, all of the other twelve, and most of the dragon slayers to gain more hand-to-hand combat experience. She found that her father was the best at hand-to-hand combat and thoroughly enjoyed training with him because he could teach her the most out of anyone.

Landing multiple solid hits on this girl, Meredy then realized... this girl was trembling, making Meredy stop her brutal barrage. Jenny looked absolutely terrified of Meredy's level of magical power and stumbled back, only to fall on her backside and yell out, "I-I FORFEIT!" Everyone within the stands appeared flabbergasted by this and their jaws dropped wide open. Once the bell rang, Natsu had JUST made it back to the sitting area and his mouth dropped open, "The HELL!?"

Mavis then hummed softly, "It would appear that this girl is scared of the level of magic power that Meredy holds." Natsu then glanced towards his daughter, who now took a few steps back. He knew she would be beating herself up over making this girl so terrified that she just straight up quit. However, it was only logical that people feared what they couldn't comprehend or understand. Shaking his head, he then exited the area and went back to the infirmary.

Caring little about the last battle, he then entered the infirmary and sat down with his arms folded. Now he was merely here to stay and keep Erik company in the form of he was guarding him from anyone who was dumb enough to attack a dragon slayer. Leaning his head back on his hands, Natsu then deemed it fit to stare up at the ceiling until the day concluded.

Once the commentator had officially announced that the day was over with and showed the rankings of the guilds, Natsu then stood up and grinned before telling the poison king to get some much needed rest. With that said, he then walked out and patiently waited for Porlyusica to lock the door before the two left side by side while chatting about anything that could possibly come to mind as they made their way back to the inn that the guild was currently residing at.

It was now night time outside and Natsu narrowed his eyes in front of where they were staying, "Hey, isn't she from Sabertooth? I wonder why she's here." Porlyusica apparently couldn't see as far away as the first master, but once they got close enough, she then nodded, "Yes, I do believe that her name is Yukino. I will let you handle this, okay?" Nodding his head, he then opened the door for the guild's healer and closed the door after she had entered.

Turning to stand beside Yukino, he then chuckled, "What's up?" Looking a tad shocked at how carefree he was, the short silver haired celestial wizard then held out her two golden zodiac keys, "I am here to give these to Lucy... I was going to give them to her once the games were over anyway, but the games were over for me the moment I lost my match." Natsu was WELL aware of how connected celestial wizards were to their spirits and this notion slightly puzzled him.

Looking at the keys, he then began to piece together what she had said, "Wait, when you say the games were over for you the moment you lost, you aren't meaning that you were kicked out of Sabertooth... are you?" Seeing her give a rather saddened nod, he then frowned, "Well, why not just join Fairy Tail?" Yukino instantly shot her head towards Natsu to see his cheeky grin, only for him to add in, "I don't think Lucy would take those keys from you anyway."

Lowering her head, she then grabbed her luggage, "I figured that would be her answer..." With that, Yukino began to walk away and Natsu merely stood there for the longest time with his arms folded before bolting off towards where Yukino had went. He had thought that she had been there to pick a fight with his guild and now he felt horrible. Finally catching up, Natsu then yelled out, "Hey! Hold on!" Turning around, Yukino looked rather baffled, "It's Natsu?"

Coming to a halt once he was in front of her, he then smiled apologetically, "I came out here to apologize to you. I thought you had come to where we were staying to pick a fight, but I know that you being from another guild doesn't make you a bad person! So, yeah! That's why I'm here! Though, now that I think of it, it does seem a bit creepy that I followed you all the way out here!" Shocked at this point, she then lowered her head, "No... you're very kind..."

A short lived pause was then given before Yukino burst into tears and collapsed onto her knees, "I was kicked out for one defeat! I idolized them, Sabertooth, but now... NOW I'll never get to see my home again! I was humiliated, forced to strip in front of everyone... and FORCED to remove my own guild emblem!" Natsu's eyes widened at this and he clenched his fists tightly, "Well that's too bad, but I don't worry about what happens in other guilds..."

Yukino was now furiously wiping away her tears, "S-Sorry, I just couldn't hold it in..." Ignoring her comment, the first guild master carried on, "But it pisses me off when wizards are mistreated. Any guild that makes a friend cry... DOESN'T GET TO CALL ITSELF A GUILD!" With that, the hot-head bolted off. It didn't take too long with how pissed off he was to reach where the Sabertooth guild was currently staying and began ripping the place and people apart.

Sting and Rogue had both heard the commotion. Hell, it was hard NOT to hear it due to all of the windows exploding with flames shooting out. The twin dragon slayers of Sabertooth reached the area of the commotion, only to see Natsu slamming his foot into another person while yelled, "WHERE IS YOUR MASTER!? BRING HIM OUT NOW!" The furious tone that this dragon slayer now held wasn't something that could simply be ignored or mistaken.

Natsu continued to wreck shop and anyone who dared get in his way was bound to meet his furious fists. All though many people were trying to take the first master of Fairy Tail down, none were truly making any progress. Although he hated to do so, he yelled again with a fury induced tone that all slightly cringed at and began to inch away from, "WHERE IS YOUR MASTER!? TELL ME!"

The master of the Sabertooth guild, Jiemma Orland, took a massive step forward and his tone of voice did not sound too happy the moment he actually chose to speak, "If you have something to say to me, then say it." Natsu clenched his fists tightly and his eyes narrowed dangerously as he growled out, "You the master of this sorry bunch!? So... it's one loss and your out on the street, huh!? HAH, those are some hardcore rules pal! Let's see if YOU play by them!"

At this point, all Jiemma did was stand there before sternly speaking, "Did you truly come here to challenge me? Very foolish!" The hot-head had one sharp tongue, yet also held the power to back up his "lessons", "I came here to teach you to not turn your back on the people you're supposed to care for, so listen!" Clenching his fists tightly, all Natsu could do was glare once the massive male decided to speak back.

The master of Sabertooth was hearing none of this foolish nonsense as he called out sternly, "I don't know what you're talking about, but it sounds to me like everyone should behave by your personal moral code." Now the hot-head was pissed off as he barked out, "HOW IN THE HELL DO YA NOT KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!?" Jiemma made no movements except for his lips, "I don't have to listen to this. Hey Dobengal, deal with this intruder."

With that, a brunette male dressed like a ninja of sorts swiftly appeared on his knee, yet glanced towards the master before speaking, "Yes sir." Natsu held one annoyed facial expression as he mocked, "What... are ya scared?" Jiemma was now becoming annoyed by this pink haired punk's mouth, "I don't feel like wasting my time disposing of an insect like you. I am the master of this guild. So if you wish to challenge me, then you must prove yourself to be a worthy adversary."

Darting forward, the first master barked out, "DON'T HIDE BEHIND YOUR FLUNKIES! FIGHT ME!" Dobengal was now darting forward as well as he blandly spoke out, "I won't let you near our master!" Dobengal then outstretched his arm that turned into what looked like a rainbow whip, which the flame-for-brain dodged with ease as the brunette began a small barrage of kicks that Natsu dodged easily before throwing his arm out towards the ninja dressed male.

Dobengal swiftly reacted to the attacks by dodging each one before landing and performing a series of backflips back, only to crouch down. This only gained one hell of an annoyed look from the pink haired dummy that appeared beyond the point of pissed off at this moment, yet also appeared extremely calm. He was over four-hundred years old... no little punk was going to speak to him the way the master of this guild had. It only proved to fire him up further.

Jumping up into the air, Dobengal then grasped many smoke bombs and threw them to the floor to cause a smoky rainbow as he sassed out, "All though I may not be participating in the grand magic games this year, I am just as skilled in battle as those who represent the guild. Now you will taste the true power of Sabertooth!" Natsu was just growing overly annoyed at this point as he grit his teeth and growled out, "You're hiding too!?"

Once Natsu was completely covered within the smoke, his heightened senses were on sharp alert once two sets of blades that looked like as if they were enveloped within light came raining down towards him, causing Natsu to bounce back twice. Natsu then turned around once Dobengal darted towards the first master with a rainbow appearing sword from his arm to take him down while preaching, "I suggest you leave at once or face the consequences! Now!"

Natsu hastily ducked and yelled angrily, "OUTTA OF MY WAY! I AIN'T GOT BUSINESS WITH YOU, PAL!" This is the moment that Natsu then rammed his flame engulfed fist into the brunette's gut so roughly that he was hurled back so far that he slammed into the doors that the hot-head had yet to damage, making Sting's eyes widen immensely. The two Exceeds looked terrified now as Frosch squeaked out in a panicked fashion, "Whoa!"

Lector was quick to add in, "He just beat up one of the toughest guys in the guild like it was nothing!" Sting then approached Jiemma and spoke out, "Master. I'll take him." Jiemma then scowled slightly due to the fact that Natsu wasn't in HIS guild, "You'll stay out of this! No one in my guild has your kind of spirit, boy. It's interesting. But spirit is not enough! However, I am going to be courteous and strike a deal with you."

This quickly made Natsu lift an eyebrow, "Eh? What in the hell do you want!?" Jiemma then smirked, "If you win, you will do what you please with my guild. If I win, then you will become a member of Sabertooth with no exceptions." A deal, aye? This man just sealed his own fate and that made the fire dragon slayer smirk, "Sounds like a plan, pal. I mean, compared to me... the amount of magic power you hold is pathetic, so this will be EASY. I'M FIRED UP NOW!"

All members of Sabertooth now made a large circle around the two, yet Natsu narrowed his eyes, "You all might want to back up... A LOT." Oddly enough, they all did as they were told. Once they were all a "safe" distance back, Natsu darted forward and rammed a flame engulfed fist forward, only for Jiemma to say it again, "SPIRIT IS NOT ENOUGH!" Once it was said, he released a mass amount of magical energy that didn't even seem to phase the king of overkill.

Jiemma looked utterly shocked as Natsu brought his fist straight up and slammed it into the Sabertooth master's gut, only for the "teen" to swiftly lunge forward and slam his fist across Jiemma's face. Noticing that him standing still was NOT going to work against this "young man", he then quickly pulled his tucked away arm out of its sleeve and threw his fist out, only for Natsu to jump onto the massive male's hand and flip into the air.

Swiftly bringing his foot down, Natsu then yelled, "FIRE DRAGON TALON!" Everyone watched in complete and utter awe that this "kid" was making their master seem like a complete and utter pushover right now. The moment Jiemma snapped around, Natsu's fist was engulfed with flames of emotion and yelled out, "FIRE DRAGON IRON FIST!" Once called out, that fist rammed harshly against the master's face, hurling him to the ground.

Jiemma finally got a hit in by tripping the fire dragon slayer, yet Natsu quickly rolled over his shoulder and caught himself with a single hand before engulfing his feet in flames and pushing himself off of the ground to slam into this brute of a man. Sting and Rogue both looked astonished by this point as they slightly tilted their heads to witness Natsu's flame engulfed emblem that, unknowingly to them, constantly fueled the hot-head with magic power.

Rogue could only think in a shocked manner, 'H...How is his magical power not depleting!?' Jiemma darted towards the hot-head, only for Natsu to backflip and swiftly kick the brute of a man away before chasing after him and began a barrage of flame engulfed punches before jumping back and his fist then gained a spark along with his flames. Narrowing his eyes, he then shouted out while swinging his fist forward, "LIGHTNING FLAME DRAGON... FIRING HAMMER!"

Something was wrong though. Yes, the attack hit the building, but it did not hit the brute of a man. Out of nowhere, a female had appeared in front of the two using a spell Natsu knew very well... "Territory..." Once the dust cleared, there stood a teenaged girl with mostly loose long black hair that had two small braids in the front and two buns on the top of her head. Jiemma then growled, "Minerva, why did you stop us!?"

Holding a single hand up that was adorned with a glove reaching all the way up to her bicep, Minerva then spoke, "Forgive me, father, you could have easily won; but certainly you can agree that this quarrel has gone on long enough." Turning to address Natsu now, she spoke blandly, "Despite the fact that you are clearly the aggressor in this manner, our master killing someone belonging to another guild would leave Sabertooth in an awkward position, to say the very least."

"You seemed to have taken a lot of your anger out on my father and his men, but I am willing to overlook this minor scuffle if you are to simply leave." Minerva then held her hands out as if she were cradling a baby and petting something at the same time before Happy appeared within her arms wailing, "Be aware. That is also the only way that your kitten will be returned to you unharmed. Behave like a grownup and we can continue the games as if nothing ever happened."

Natsu's eyes widened immensely and he took a step forward, "HAPPY!" Clenching his fists tightly and lowering his head as if giving up, Minerva then released Happy and the blue Exceed instantly began to run towards his partner that had knelt down, only to jump into his arms to continue crying, "S-Sorry Natsu! I was out looking for you whenever they caught me by surprise!"

Frowning at this, but then smiling gently, Natsu held Happy close, "Awe, I'm sorry that I worried ya, little buddy." Looking up, Happy quickly accepted the apology, "It's okay!" Standing with his talking blue "kitten", Natsu then turned away, "Let's get out of here." Happy could only nod into Natsu's chest as he whimpered out, "Aye..." Just as he began walking away, he was then stopped by Minerva, "We can resolve this during the games where we will show you no mercy."

Coming to a quick halt, Natsu then spoke angrily, "Fine, but you'll never beat us. We're on a whole different level. Because a true guild treats its members like family... that's why I came here tonight." With that, the hot-head then exited the inn leaving Jiemma pissed off and Sting petrified as he thought, "Whoa, that was crazy! He's WAY stronger than I thought he was!"

All of the Sabertooth members now stood there as Olga clenched his fists, "I've got tomorrow's game! We've gotta teach those Fairy twerps that you can't mess with the mightiest guild in Fiore!" Rufus then smirked as he spoke, "Yes, your black lightning will shake them to their very core." Minerva then grinned and placed a single hand on her hip, "Agreed. We must act accordingly to show them that this type of disrespect will not be tolerated."

"YOU DID WHAT!?" Jellal yelled furiously as Gajeel stepped forward, "DO YOU EVEN HAVE A BRAIN IN THERE, SALAMANDER!?" Wendy then frowned as she held Carla in her lap, "Natsu, we could have been kicked out of the games if you had seriously hurt anyone on their team..." The heavenly dragon slayer then folded his arms, "Tell him Gajeel! If he doesn't understand it, then you can BEAT it into him!"

Gajeel then got in the flame-for-brain's face, obviously furious at the fire dragon slayer, "I MEAN, WHY DO YOU GET ALL OF THE FUN!? I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO PUSH THEM AROUND TOO!" Jellal then scowled and huffed, "YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! I BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE OBVIOUSLY MISSED THE POINT! Ugh... Let's just get some sleep for tomorrow." All then swiftly turned in for the night and got a good night's rest.

The following day, Natsu now stood in the team waiting area with his arms folded as the announcer spoke out, "It's now day three of the grand magic games and we have a special event for you called "Pandemonium" all teams pick a representative for your guild!" Natsu looked lazily at the arena, not voicing up that he should participate. Jellal, however, made him due to his screw up, "I vote Natsu." All else agreed and he shrugged before jumping into the arena.

On Fairy Tail team A, Erza decided to go in and left as a normal person should. Once all members had been picked, the commentator felt as if his heart was going to explode, "From Mermaid Heel, Millianna! From Lamia Scale, Jura! From Blue Pegasus, Hibiki! From Raven Tail, Obra! From Sabertooth, Olga! From Fairy Tail team A, Erza! Dipping into their reserve members, from Fairy Tail team B, Natsu Dragneel!"

Natsu now stood there with one lazy fared expression as the castle was brought down and the referee, Mato, then explained the rest of the game's details. Once all questions were asked and all comments were put out there, Mato held out a box with straws for all competitors to take. Natsu grabbed one and twirled it with his fingers before looking at it, "Huh... so I'm first? THAT'S AWESOME!"

Erza then stood behind him, "That means you'll receive the most amount of turns as well. While I'm stuck at number eight. But... if I know you, I already know what you're planning to do." Natsu then smirked, "Nah, turns won't be needed at ALL!" Taking a step forward, Natsu then grinned deviously, "So, there are one-hundred monsters in this castle! I choose to fight ALL of them!" Mato looked shocked at this, "W-What!? But we organized this to be a team based event!"

Lifting an eyebrow, Natsu then gave a cheeky grin, "I heard ya. I just don't care. You specifically said we could pick as many targets as we wanted to fight. You just didn't take into consideration that someone might fight em all right from the start!" With that, Natsu took his leave from the group to enter the castle holding hardened eyes for Yajima to give the announcer the list of what his "magics" were.

The announcer was swiftly informed about Natsu's magical abilities and gawked, "Well now, ladies and gentleman, I have just been informed of what kind of magics that Natsu Dragneel wields. He knows two lost magics. He holds fire dragon slaying magic and the magic of self-restoration! How will he fare? Will Natsu's one-hundred opponents gamble pay off!? Get glued to your seat and let's watch to find out!"

Once inside of the castle, the hot-head then spoke out, "I'm Natsu Dragneel from Fairy Tail team B. I choose to fight one-hundred!" Standing there as all monsters came out to play, Natsu then grinned, "WELL THEN, LET'S KICK SOME ASS!" He didn't want to use his dragon force or king mode if he could possibly avoid it due to what he had been told about the games. However... the battle had just started for him, but it was already boring him to "death".

Darting inside of all the monsters, all that could be seen was a pink blur along with, "FIRE DRAGON... CRUSHING FANG!" Getting swiped by a tail, everyone watched his wounds heal and the announcer shouted, "WHOA MOMMA! THERE IT IS, HIS SELF-RESTORATION MAGIC!" Well, it was working, that was for damned sure. Pushing himself out of the crater, he then darted his eyes all around him and nodded as if the targets had been locked on, "FIRE DRAGON... WING ATTACK!"

"That's just crazy! He's pumped up to the max!" Millianna spoke out in a tone of complete and utter disbelief and adoration. Erza then chuckled at the sight she was bearing witness to as she ran a single hand through her long scarlet locks, "That's Natsu for you." Jura then chuckled, "It appears as if all of team dragon slayer is powerful." Olga, trying to sound cool, then huffed, "Common... you think that THIS guy is cool? He looks like he's going to keel over at any moment."

As Erza looked up at the lacrima vision to see the sight of the immortal kneeling down and panting heavily, she was quick to put two and two together at how Natsu was faking being exhausted and chuckled softly. The announcer then called out, "Even with self-restoration magic, the fight seems to be taking its toll on Natsu Dragneel! Nothing seems to be stopping his motivation though as he continues to defeat foe after foe!"

Back with Natsu, a monster then shot fire towards the immortal and he instantly began to guzzle it down. Wiping his lips, he then groaned, "DAMN THIS IS GOING TO TAKE FOREVER IF I DON'T USE IT! MODE OF THE TWO KINGS!" Along with his body now sparking and flaming up, his advanced Dragon Force activated to show the red scales that now adorned his face and the dragon-like wings flapping from his back to allow him to be within the safety of the air.

Taking in a massive breath, Natsu then narrowed his eyes forward, "LIGHTNING FIRE DRAGON KING ROAR!" This roar was beyond massive and he obliterated everything that laid on the first floor, only to use the air to dart off of it and slam through to the second level. His fingernails that had now sharpened into claws were put to extremely good use as he bounced all about slaying all monsters within his given path.

Flipping to a wall, he then held his fist back as he shot forward with crimson red flames, "FIRE DRAGON KING... DESTRUCTION FIST!" The monster instantly burned to a pile of ashes the moment the immortal's fist made contact with the monster's cheek and created a massive output of those same crimson flames. On the outside, the commentator cheered out, "FOE AFTER FOE! NATSU DRAGNEEL HAS NOW TAKEN DOWN FIFTY OPPONENTS, ALONG WITH SOME OF THE CASTLE!"

Taking hold of a pillar, Natsu used it to spin around and flip over a monster before slamming his foot down on top of its head, "FIRE DRAGON... TALON!" Before he could land, Natsu was gone and as he bounced about, multiple more were taken down before all heard from within, "LIGHTNING FLAME DRAGON... FIRING HAMMER!" A massive explosion then shot through a crowd of monsters before it slammed into the castle walls and broke it down.

The commentator was having such a blast with Natsu around that he yelled out, "WHAT IS GOING ON IN THERE!?" On the ground, Millianna looked towards Erza, "Hey Erzy, can you please introduce me to Natsu!?" Erza roughly blinked before turning to look towards her friend, "Well... yes, I can introduce you to him, but why?" Millianna basically had hearts coming from her eyes at this point as her kitten tail wiggled about happily, "Because he's totally strong and hot!"

Back inside of Pandemonium, the hot-head began groaning softly while he began lightly scratching the top of his head, "Mannnn, how long have I even been in here!?" Letting his wings and claws vanish, he looked around until a massive fist slammed down onto him. Everyone on the outside gasped and figured that the attack had finished him off until realizing they were wrong the moment he began to push the fist off of him and his wounds recovered hastily.

Flipping the beast onto its back, the undercover immortal then darted towards a pillar and engulfed his entire body in deadly flames before pushing off as the monster began to sit up, "FIRE DRAGON... SWORD HORN!" Natsu then shot his body straight through the monster, causing it to vanish; only to skid to a stop and rapidly blink as if all too puzzled by something entirely. Natsu then sweat dropped, "Why didn't I do that from the beginning?"

Holding his hand in a very familiar position, Mavis then chuckled, "He just now thought of doing that!?" Makarov chuckled as well, "Ah, well, it is Natsu we are talking about." Watching the brilliant glow between the dummy's hands, his hardened orbs snapped forward filled with determination, "ONE... TWO... THREE!" Slamming his palms together he then called out, "FAIRY LAW!" The sacred light rained down over the entire castle and once done, there were... four left...?

The commentator then squinted his eyes, yet had to end up shielding them, "MR. YAJIMA, WHAT IS THAT SPELL!?" Yajima, one of the only outsiders to know of Natsu's origins, was now internally swearing; but answered all the same, "It seems that he has been taught one of the three grand Fairy spells. Fairy Law. He performs it perfectly, it's no wonder he was only brought in as a reserve member. He masters spells quickly and with extreme precision."

Mavis then sweat dropped, "Apparently those four are his friends." This had the fourth master laughing hysterically until hearing Natsu roar out from the lacrima, "GRAMPS, I HAVE SENSITIVE EARS AND YOU LAUGHING ISN'T HELPING ME THINK!" - "SAYS THE BONE-HEAD THAT'S YELLING! AND SINCE WHEN DO YOU ACTUALLY THINK?!" Makarov quickly snapped back. Natsu grumbled softly as he smelled the air, only to hear one behind him that swiftly punched him outside.

Flipping to the opposite side of the tower, immense flames built up before hurling it towards the same monster, "FIRE DRAGON... BRILLIANT FLAME!" He had to continue acting as if he were tired, so he panted heavily and looked up to see two of the three remaining foes; making him growl as he jumped into the air and held his flame engulfed arms out before circling them around his body, "DRAGON SLAYER SECRET ART! CRIMSON LOTUS EXPLODING FLAME BLADE!"

The moment the attack was initially called out, a powerful and highly destructive torrent of flames collided with the two out of three remaining monsters... and a lot of the castle - completely destroying both in the process. Landing on a large chain, Natsu looked forward at a timid appearing monster, "Just as I thought." However, on the outside, the commentator appeared baffled, "INSANITY! NINETY-NINE OUT OF ONE-HUNDRED HAVE BEEN SLAIN AND... wait... what?"

Straightening up with flames engulfing his fists, he then snapped, "COME AND GET ME!" The S-Class monster then grew into a massive and towering sight. The final showdown was lead all the way to the top of the tower and all watched in anticipation and excitement. All who now watched were now rooting for the fire dragon king to win the battle that was currently being waged, for they had never witnessed a wizard with a degree of power that he held.

The time this was initially taking made Natsu growl as he was being pinned beneath a massive foot that belonged to the S-Class beast. This only prompted the fire dragon slayer to begin yelling comically, "AYE! I'M NOT TRYING TO RESCUE YOUR DAMNED PRINCESS! LAY OFF PAL!" His claws then grew once again as the beast then kicked him high in the air, "SCREW THIS, I'M DONE PLAYING YOUR GAMES! FIRE DRAGON KING... ROAR!"

That wasn't all though. As the breath attack assaulted the beast, Natsu's wings grew and he shot through the flames and used his sharpened claws to rip the beast to shreds before flipping to land on the ground with his Dragon Force deactivated. The sounds of roaring cheers could be heard echoing all around him and he swiftly threw his fist up into the air with a cheeky grin of victory that no one would ever forget.

The magic circle teleported Natsu back to the ground, where he no longer even appeared tired as he smirked towards his daughter that smiled happily before jumping down and rushing towards him. Once Meredy was in range, she launched herself towards the fire dragon king and was quickly caught by him as he laughed and twirled her around. Everyone within the stands then noticed their resemblance and cheered even louder.

Team dragon slayer was soon on the ground before rushing towards the father and daughter. Once they came to a screeching halt in front of the two, they were all talking about how amazing he had performed, only for all to begin hearing a single name being chanted out from the stands, "NATSU, NATSU, NATSU!" - "I've heard that he is the strongest person in Fairy Tail!" - "Yeah! That's Salamander all right!"

Turning his body towards the crowd while still holding his daughter, Natsu brought up a single fist that showed he was acknowledging their praises. This only made the crowd roar with cheers as Natsu then turned towards his team, "Sorry, that took way longer than I actually thought it would." Jellal then chuckled, "Natsu... you were only in there for seven minutes." His mouth then fell wide open, "WHAT!? NO WAY MAN! IT FELT LIKE AN ETERNITY!"

Mato then felt dumbfounded, "Did I just hear that right...? Did he REALLY just apologize for taking longer than he thought it would? This changes everything... I'll have to put a little more thought into my plan." As Natsu walked by Erza, he tapped her arm and left the Fairy Glitter insignia on it before speaking to her through their thoughts, "I'm letting you borrow Fairy Glitter. You're last, so before you use it, change into an awesome outfit."

At this point, Erza chuckled softly as the knowledge of how to cast the spell was temporarily shared with her. Mato then brought out an MPF and explained the new rules of the boring game just to rank the remaining team members that were currently gathered in the arena. Millianna was quick to grab her cape and throw it off, "That means it's finally my turn! Kitten Blast!" Hearing the tallying, the number three-hundred and sixty five popped up.

All within the stands appeared puzzled, not knowing if this score was a good one or not until the guest announcer spoke, "Maybe I can help. We rune knights use MPF's fairly often during training. She did quite well! In fact, her score would have qualified her for squad captain!" Millianna then brought a single fist up in the air, along with a single foot to attach to her opposing knee as she hollered out, "I'm one pumped up kitty!"

From the stands, Natsu leaned his chin into a single propped up palm with a smile graced upon his lips, "Awe, she's so cute. That score is so low, but her smile makes that score much higher in my opinion." Feeling his arm roughly whacked, Natsu then peered over at Jellal... who was now placing a single finger over his lips to hush the immortal while darting his eyes towards his little sister. Once the hot-head lazily peered over, he instantly straightened up, "I mean, yeah!"

Novali from Quatro Puppy was next in line and his score was even lower than Millianna's; which came to a low total of one-hundred and twenty four. Natsu immediately cringed at this total until the next popped up. Hibiki of Blue Pegasus was next after that pitiful display coming from the member of Quatro Puppy, only to tally in with a measly ninety five. After that, it simply got worse as a grand total of four points was clocked in by Obra of Raven Tail.

Natsu's mouth dropped wide open as Wendy folded her arms and spoke in an extremely suspicious tone, "Anyone believe that...? Because I sure don't." Natsu and Jellal both had to agree with this comment made while both spoke at the same time, "Nah man, that can't be real." The hot-head then perked up once a member of Sabertooth, Olga, then approached and shot off his black lightning to tally up to three thousand eight-hundred and twenty five.

Nodding his head slightly at that score, the fire breather then measly applauded, "Compared to us, that score is really weak... but for him, I guess it's good." Meredy then approached and elbowed her foster father, "Hey now, not everyone has the luxury of being personally trained by two living legends." Chuckling softly, Natsu nodded in agreement, "I guess you're right!"

By the time the two were done talking... and not paying attention... Jura of Lamia Scale's results popped up to be eight thousand five-hundred and forty four; with a score like that, he finally gave his approval and grinned cheekily, "Much better! However, now it's our turn!" Erza then stepped forward with a devilish gleam to her eyes as she shouted, "REQUIP!" Now dressed in an attire that flaunted the Fairy Glitter emblem, she then boasted, "NOW, IT'S TIME FOR THE FINALE!"

Wendy then folded her arms and gave Natsu an agitated and lazy stare before speaking, "Seriously? You gave her Fairy Glitter?" Natsu then abruptly shook his head while waving his hands frantically in front of his chest, "N-NO! I only leant it to her!" Jellal then gave Natsu a lazy fared stare as well, "Honestly, Natsu!? Lending is really no different than what Wendy had initially asked you in the first place!"

Right at that moment, Mavis appeared next to Natsu with a single brow lifted, "Uh... first master...?" Natsu then smirked, "Awe, lighten up Mavis! I leant it to her just for this event! Now she's sure to win!" With the devious sparkle Natsu held within his orbs, there was no possible way in hell that she could be upset with him. Turning her head to glance behind her, she then slightly tilted her head at three separate individuals who couldn't even see her.

Once Mavis turned her head back, she then chuckled softly and shook her head, yet the first master's eyes slightly narrowed, "If you don't remember, Mavis, wielding that spell is not easy. It takes a lot of magical power and concentration. Erza has both, so I know she won't let us down." The second guild master could only agree as she nodded her head, yet... once again turned her head around to stare at these three people with a confused facial expression.

Lightly poking the first master's shoulder, he then turned around with a questioning gaze, "What's up?" Mavis kept her gaze forward as she spoke, "There are three people here that don't fit in with the rest of the crowd. There seems to be someone that should be dead, yet is alive. Then there are two with high levels of magic power." Within Natsu's mind, he internally swore, "Damn it! Keys, what have you done now!? You brought the dead back to life apparently!"

Natsu had to act as if he had no idea in hell who the first person she spoke of was, but sniffed the air and instantly scrunched up his nose, "Oh GROSS! It IS someone who is dead, but the oddest part is that this person smells a lot like Gray. The other two... OH! It's Brandish and August!" This made Meredy snap around happily, "No way! Cousin August AND Brandish are here!?" Snapping her hot pink orbs around, she then pinpointed the two and darted towards them.

Laughing softly at this, Natsu then turned around and shrugged before leaning his chin into his single propped up palm, "Ah, don't worry about it. Meredy is very close with Brandish and her cousin." This made Mavis blink rapidly, "Her... cousin? So, Zeref actually found someone to love and conceived a child... I'm... I'm happy for him..." Internally rolling his eyes, the first master kept his focus on the arena before cheering, "GO GET EM, ERZA!"

Holding a single arm straight up into the air while grasping it with her free hand, Erza then chanted out in a rather loud fashion, "IT'S TIME TO ASSEMBLE O' RIVER OF LIGHT THAT'S GUIDED BY FAIRIES! SHINE YOUR LIGHT SO THAT I MAY VANQUISH THE FANGS OF WICKEDNESS! FAIRY GLITTER!" A massive strike was then heard and by the time the dust had cleared, the MPF was all but history.

Once the dust had completely settled, all looked at the score that was now posted with an entirely shocked facial expression. There now stood the glitchy tally posted in the form of nine thousand nine-hundred and ninety nine; while the MPF had completely been destroyed. Everyone now appeared dumbfounded at this number that obviously now out-scored the wizard saint. This score now placed Erza in second, while Jura now sat in third.

The commentator looked beyond baffled as he shouted, "First it was Natsu Dragneel with Pandemonium and now Erza Scarlet with the MPF! This guild is rising up from the ashes to claim its rightful spot as the number one guild in all of Fiore once again! Is there NOTHING that this guild CAN'T do!? Will any other guilds be able to rise above them!? Let's see!" Erza then held her fist up into the air, "Fairy Tail WILL be number one again! Make no mistake about that!"

The announcer was now pumped after watching Natsu and Erza as he grasped onto the microphone while speaking enthusiastically, "All right folks! It's now time for our individual battles!" Natsu could have cared less as he turned and walked down to the infirmary so that he could inform Erik as to how the games were proceeding so far. He knew that Laxus and Gajeel both had a fight after the first two, so he kept his ears on high alert for the winner bells.

After the two were up, he then stood up and walked back to the team waiting area as the announcer called out, "Up next, we have the mysterious fellow in the mask from Raven Tail, Alexei versus Fairy Tail team B's Laxus! Both competitors may now enter the ring." Natsu waited at the exit as Laxus walked by him and held his hand up, only to receive a rough high-five from the lightning dragon king while grinning, "Give em hell out there!"

With that said, Laxus chuckled softly as he exited into the arena, "You don't have to tell me that." With that, he then completely walked into the arena for all to see, only for him to scowl slightly and fold his arms, "A mysterious member from my old man's guild. Nice mask, want to tell me who you really are?" The gong had rang and Alexei quickly charged towards Laxus before slamming his fist into blonde's face, only to make him fly back and quickly catch himself.

Natsu appeared dumbfounded as he watched, yet could sense something was off. All dragon slayers present noticed not only Natsu's face, but Jellal's as well. Wendy then took a step forward with an uneasy tone, "Hey, what's wrong you guys...?" Both Natsu and Jellal then answered in unison, "It's illusion magic... all we are seeing right now is one giant fake scene that is controlled by the caster." Well, splendid.

They all were well aware that Raven Tail wasn't the best at playing by the "rules", per-say. In other words... they were continuously playing dirty; especially when it came to matches that were against Fairy Tail. When Natsu was a mere illusion, or ghost, he was completely invisible when it came to checking up on the guild. He had seen Makarov's son, Ivan, plenty of times and had always gained an unsettling feeling when it came to him. It was almost as if something weren't right.

Laxus peered at the scene before him, yet his sharp ears picked up on Natsu and Jellal's comment before chuckling and looking Alexei in the eye, "Seems to me that your illusion isn't fooling everyone. What's the point in beating me with an illusion? I mean, can you call that a win?" Alexei held completely still as he spoke, "Obviously, victory in this match is not our ultimate goal. The purpose of the illusion is to distract those around us."

Even though this was more than agitating at this point, all Laxus could do was listen as the mysterious male continued to speak, "If I control the illusion, I control the outcome of the match as well." Lifting his brow, all the lightning dragon slayer could do was reply, "Control the match...?" All too suddenly, the entire force of the dragon slayers called out at once, "LAXUS!" It was hard to miss Natsu's voice while he flailed his arms angrily, "SHOW HIM WHAT YOU CAN DO!"

Gajeel had no clue what Natsu and Jellal were even speaking about as he folded his arms, "What? Did he forget how to fight all of a sudden?" The illusion continued and as if seeing and absolutely hearing all, Natsu narrowed his eyes dangerously. Laxus sighed heavily and peered up, "So... that's your idea of controlling the match. Think I care?" Well, that hadn't been the reply that Alexei had been looking for at ALL, to say the least.

Internally shaking his head, he then brought up a single hand, "The point is, I can arrange for you to win this match depending on how our negotiations fare." Dropping his fur trimmed coat to the ground, Laxus's body began to spark up, "Ain't no way I'm falling for that. I don't give a crap about your stupid illusion, but I can't wait to get my hands on the real you so I can defeat you here and now!"

Keeping his composure, a female voice then spoke up as a whirl of dust appeared behind Alexei, "That's not going to happen..." A scowl appeared on the lightning dragon slayer's face as the entire Raven Tail team then appeared within the arena. Shifting his greyish-forest green orbs towards the entire team, Laxus's scowl only became deeper as Nalpudding spoke up in an all too cocky tone, "Reality can be pretty harsh sometimes."

This comment only made Laxus chuckle softly, "The last time I checked, your ass got kicked by Jellal and Meredy on the first day." Alexei, ignoring this comment entirely, then spoke out, "Your power is impressive, but not even the strongest of wizards could defeat all of Raven Tail at once." Reaching his hand up, Alexei began to remove his metal mask slowly, "There's one more thing to consider."

Once the mask was removed, the familiar face of his very own father was shown to him as Ivan spoke out, "I'm sure you're aware of just how powerful I am... aren't you, my boy?" At this point, Laxus looked far too annoyed at the circumstances that were now at play, "You know... I had a feeling you were the one behind that mask. My deadbeat dad..." Ignoring the comment that his son had just made, all Ivan could do was smirk darkly at his son.

"Makarov would rather die than reveal the secrets," the guild master of the Raven Tail guild spoke out with a rather malicious grin plastered upon his face. Keeping his arms folded as he stared at his father blankly, Laxus kept his composure as Ivan then grinned out, "On the other hand... you're a different story. Surely I can depend on my son. Now, tell me where I can find the Lumen Histoires! Better yet, tell me where I can find the first master's hidden body!"

Laxus continued to stay composed as his hands gripped his muscular biceps tightly out of frustration, yet... all he could think was, "There's no way in HELL that I'm letting him get his hands on Natsu's body!" However, he did respectively answer, "Sorry, never heard of it." Ivan then scowled, "Don't try to play dumb with me!" All Laxus could do was roll his eyes as he answered dryly, "I'm not..."

Feeling a tad frustrated by his very own flesh and blood at this point, all he could spit out in return was, "If Makarov was to tell anyone, it would be his beloved grandson!" Laxus then internally grunted before answering, "Guess not, cause I dunno what you're talking about." Looking slightly puzzled at how sincere his son sounded, Ivan then replied back, "He MUST have told you SOMETHING about it!"

Not allowing for his facial expression to change, the lightning dragon slayer then kept his eyes fixated on his father as he replied, "Nope. Even if the old geezer had, it's not like I'd ever tell you." Ivan then gave his son a grin, "Come now, I'm offering you to emerge victorious from what is otherwise an utterly hopeless situation. If you dare to refuse my terms, then your illusory form won't be the only one getting a thrashing."

Scoffing and beginning to spark up, Laxus then scowled deeply at his father before speaking, "You think you can scare me? Better think again old man. It's no wonder that the old geezer gave up on you. Come at me... ALL of you! If you're an enemy of Fairy Tail's master, then that makes you my enemy too." Magic power now radiating from Ivan's body, he then spat out, "I think it's about time for your father to teach you an important lesson!"

Laxus didn't look enthused at this claim at all as Ivan continued his "lecture" towards his son, "The guild standing before you was created for ONE reason! To take down Fairy Tail once and for all!" All of the guild members, along with their guild master, then began to chuckle sinisterly towards the lightning dragon king that now stood before them in what seemed like an utterly useless situation to emerge victorious from as he thought one thing, "Natsu..."

Completely composed on the outside, yet completely pissed on the inside, Laxus then spoke in an even tone, "So, you created Raven Tail just to take us down... huh?" The female member of Raven Tail, Flare, then chuckled out darkly, "Isn't he brilliant?" Ivan apparently ignored the praise as he then spoke out, "I've hand picked every member of our guild because they each specialize in a form of magic that Fairy Tail members are woefully ill-equipped to deal with."

Black Snake then grinned as he stood there and spoke, "And aside from our master, we're the foremost elite." Once again ignoring what had been said, Ivan continued, "Taking us all on would be akin to suicide, boy." Not really giving a damn at this point, Laxus gave off a bored tone, "Oh yeah...?" Completely full of himself now, Ivan continued, "We've spent years learning the best way to bring you to your knees."

Continuing to rant like a man who is far too full of himself, the master of Raven Tail continued, "But if words aren't enough, by all means test our power and see what happens." Laxus was so ticked at this point that he had to take a deep breath before giving any form of response, "The old geezer's been doing his homework too, ya know..."

Angry now, Ivan growled out, "The little troll spied on us!?" The lightning dragon slayer then narrowed his orbs towards his father the moment he gave his reply, "You got it, pops. Everything from Raven Tail's ranks and locations, to its operating funds and activities over the past seven years. He knows it all..." Ivan then growled out angrily, "WHAT!?"

Flare then voiced her opinion, "It must have been Gajeel! I knew he would betray us, master!" Nalpudding was quick to voice his opinion as well, "Yeah, I always had a feeling that despicable iron chomping creep couldn't be trusted!" Ivan continued to grind out through his teeth, "To think he was a double agent this whole time!" It appeared as if everyone wanted to say something at this point, so Laxus kept quiet through it all... knowing Natsu would hear it all.

Black Snake then gave his monotone comment in the form of, "He never really struck me as being all that clever, but it appears as if I've misjudged him." Laxus then tilted his orbs towards his team the moment he heard Gajeel release a rather loud sneeze and complain about how he'd better not be getting a cold at this moment, which only made all of the other dragon slayers that could hear the ongoing conversation sweat drop.

"Does this seem strange to anyone else?" Flare asked in a rather even tone before Nalpudding spoke up as well, "If Makarov knew our secret, why didn't he act on it when he had the chance?" Now this was a question Laxus actually answered with dangerously narrowed orbs, "Because the stubborn old fool has a knack for holding back when he shouldn't..."

This comment made Ivan grit his teeth out of fury as Laxus then added in the final touch, "Hurts... huh...? After all you've done, the old geezer managed to have a little faith in you... because you're his son." Natsu, Jellal, and Wendy were all now snickering at this comment, which only proved to make the master of Raven Tail clench his jaw rather roughly before yelling, "SILENCE!"

With all of Ivan's patience gone, he then hurled some of his Shikigami Magic out towards Laxus while yelling, "EVERY WAKING MOMENT I LIVED IN THE SHADOWS WAS TO PREPARE FOR THIS DAY. ALL SO THAT I COULD FINALLY HAVE THE LUMEN HISTOIRE WITHIN MY GRASP! DID HE THINK I WAS BEING PASSIVE OUT OF THE GOODNESS IN MY HEART!?

Beyond the breaking point as of now, Ivan continued on, "OF COURSE I WASN'T, BECAUSE I KNEW YOUR GUILD'S PATHETIC LEFTOVERS WOULDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT I WANTED! THE GUILD HALL... MAGNOLIA... EVEN TENROU ISLAND ITSELF; I CHECKED EVERYWHERE REMOTELY CONNECTED TO FAIRY TAIL, BUT I STILL NEVER FOUND IT! TELL ME WHERE THE LUMEN HISTOIRE IS LAXUS, STOP HIDING IT! YOU'RE MY SON AREN'T YOU!?"

The Shikigami Magic still assaulting the lightning dragon slayer at this point, Ivan yelled one final comment that struck a nerve with Laxus, "WHERE'S YOUR LOYALTY TO YOUR FAMILY!?" A single comment Natsu had once made then shot through Laxus's entire body, "Don't you know that blood ties don't matter!? Because EVERYONE in Fairy Tail is like a family!"

Getting hit by his father's full effect of his Shikigami Magic, Laxus merely braced himself before the black coloration died down and Ivan mocked his son, "I was wondering why you just stood there and took it. You were testing the limits of my magic power, weren't you? Good to know that some things will never change... or is it something else? Can't bring yourself to strike your father? What a good boy you are, my sweet little Laxus!"

A sudden shout from Makarov brought Laxus out of his angered trance so that he peered over to see the hand symbol that had been made into Fairy Tail's official sign over time, "LAXUS!" Ivan then shot his hand to his most "deadly" member and yelled, "DO IT NOW OBRA, DRAIN HIS MAGIC POWER! IT'S TIME TO SHOW THIS UNGRATEFUL WRETCH THE TRUE POWER OF OUR HATRED FOR FAIRY TAIL!"

It could be said that it was over before it had even started, yet once was now left... Ivan. Taking an angered step forward, Laxus then angrily exclaimed, "Look deadbeat! I dunno what your goal is here and frankly, I don't care. There's only one thing you're getting for all of your trouble. PAIN." That's the moment Ivan became frantic, "NO, WAIT! I'M STILL YOUR FATHER! DON'T YOU HAVE ANY RESPECT!?"

Pointing towards himself in that same frantic and panicked state, Ivan continued to screech to the point that all of the dragon slayers had to cover their sensitive ears, "YOU WOULD HARM ME!? I'M YOUR OWN FLESH AND BLOOD!" Now taking angered steps forward, Laxus then exclaimed in a matter-of-fact tone that showed his unbending loyalty to Fairy Tail, "Fairy Tail is my only family now!"

"Then you'll share in their doom, you pathetic ingrate!" Ivan yelled furiously as he shot his Shikigami Magic out to his son once again, but this time... Laxus darted forward faster than lightning before shouting, "ANYONE WHO THREATENS THEM, GETS NO MERCY FROM ME!" Right at that moment, a lightning engulfed fist slammed into Ivan - causing the deadbeat dad to be hurled back so that he not only slammed against the wall, but the illusion was broken as well.

Stepping forward, Laxus then narrowed his orbs dangerously, yet also gave a hint that he DID know as to what the Lumen Histoire's were, "You will never get your hands on the first or second master's bodies..." Mavis then turned her head towards Natsu before huffing, "Honestly Natsu!? You told him that I was one of them too!?"

Giving a sheepish smile, the pink haired dummy then gave a nervous chuckle and was about to answer, but Meredy came down from the stands chuckling happily, "Don't be mad second master! Only those who are really close to dad are told! Such as me and team dragon slayer! So, please don't me mad!" Mavis couldn't be angry at that sweet girl, so she allowed for her shoulders to slump, "Oh no, it's quite okay Meredy."

All gave their cheers for Laxus as Mato summarily disqualified the Raven Tail guild from competing, which did pose a rather big problem. There was now an uneven number of teams and making matches between guilds would be rather difficult due to their being an odd number of guilds that could still continue competing within the grand magic games.

Shaking his head, Natsu then grinned and turned towards Gajeel, whom now appeared slightly nervous due to knowing almost nothing about his mini-opponent, Shelia. Giving the thumbs up, the flame-for-brain then chuckled, "Yo, Gajeel! Do your best man! I know you're going to prove that going against a member of team dragon slayer will be NOT be easy at all!" All Gajeel could do... was nod and make his way down to the exit of the tunnels once the match had been announced.

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