Chapter Thirty Six - The 1st Annual Grand Magic Games: FINAL DAY - July 7th, X773
"Good morning everyone, and welcome to the final day of the 1st Annual Grand Magic Games! Kabo!" Mato announced in the morning.
We had said goodbye to everyone else, and the five of us convened on the field. I put away the bracelet, and my magic hummed underneath my skin, eager to fight. I didn't want to disappoint it, but if all went as planned, I'd barely be using any of it. "You guys ready?" I asked, trying to push the feeling out of my mind.
"Hell yeah!" Cana said.
"Cana, what did I say about cursing!" I said.
She slumped a bit. "Fine, I'll wait a few more years…You've got the cards, right?"
I nodded.
"Here's how today is going to work, kabo!" Mato said. "Each team is displaced somewhere throughout the battlefield, and when the gong goes off, they'll take out other teams, kabo! If you take out the leader of the team, your team gets five points! Everyone else is worth only one point! Kabo! The leader is unknown. If an entire team is taken out, their score will solidify as their final score, kabo. Now, let the games begin!"
Fast as I could possibly be, I teleported to Phantom Lord and threw down two cards, before jumping away to Quatro Cerberus and doing the same.
Then I appeared back with the others, and Laxus showed up a second later, having done the same thing with Lamia Scale and Blue Pegasus.
"What's this?" Yajima asked. "It seems as if each team except for the Fairy Tail ones are trapped within a certain section."
"You are lucky!" Juvia hollered. "Onee-sama was kind enough to give them a fighting chance! Since she wanted to give you all a show, we didn't just take them all out at once!"
"Could you have done that, kabo?" Mato asked curiously.
All five of us nodded.
We could have thrown down sleep cards instead, knocking them out instantly, but instead we had Freed change specifications on cards with Cana so we could make rune walls.
I smirked. "Instead, you're going to see a show! Alright, guys, split!"
Laxus and Juvia went one way and Lucy and Cana went the other, with myself disappearing into the shadows.
Laxus led Juvia over to where Lamia Scale was trapped. He knew she was nervous - after fighting Jura, and losing, she was worried about going up against him again. Which was another reason why he was doing the Unison Raid with her - it would take him out.
And, well...he wasn't really worried about the rest.
"What's this?" Ooba yelled. "What are those children doing to my guild!"
He grasped Juvia's hands and faced the team, which was trying to throw magical attacks at them and break out of the rune barrier.
"Unison Raid: Electric Water!" They cast, and a gigantic layered magical circle appeared above them, inscribed with their magical signatures. It had been awhile since they fought against Gildarts - over half a year, at least, and he could feel the huge difference in the magical strength.
They had been powerful before, but it was even stronger now.
Hell, if Juvia wasn't made of water and as strong as she was, she probably wouldn't be able to handle all of the powerful, ancient Dragon magics running through her.
"Is that…a Unison Raid?" Yajima asked.
"Yes," Makarov said.
"Incredible," Yajima said. "Some people spend their entire lives trying to do Unison Raids, and a twelve year old and a six year old are doing it easily!"
Makarov nodded. "Yes, Juvia has quite the knack for them. She can do one with Elle, too."
There was a large explosion as their attack hit, and when the debris cleared, all of the Lamia Scale mages were unconscious. Looking up, Laxus pointed out the scoreboard to Juvia, which had frozen over Lamia's scores.
"And in one hit, Lamia Scale is out with 40 points, kabo!" Mato said. "And Fairy Tail Team A gets an additional nine points."
The scores changed.
Fairy Tail A– 99 points
Fairy Tail B – 70 points
Lamia Scale – 40 points
Quatro Cerberus – 36 points
Phantom Lord – 34 points
Blue Pegasus – 12 points
I smirked as I listened to the Masters' comments.
One team down.
"Ouch. It seems that Fairy Tail Team B has taken out both Quatro Cerberus and Blue Pegasus. This puts Quatro Cerberus out at 36 points, and Blue Pegasus out at 12 points. It gives Fairy Tail B an additional eighteen points!"
Fairy Tail A– 99 points
Fairy Tail B – 88 points
Lamia Scale – 40 points
Quatro Cerberus – 36 points
Phantom Lord – 34 points
Blue Pegasus – 12 points
Huh. That was a bit quiet.
Guess Team B isn't as destructive as us.
Though the newest generation had always caused more damage.
As Team B headed to my area and Laxus and Cana appeared next to me, Lucy and Cana took on Phantom Lord.
"Are you ready?" Cana asked Lucy.
Lucy took a deep breath and nodded, determined to do her best. "Yeah."
Cana smiled at her. "You'll do great!"
Lucy smiled back and prepared herself as they stepped out of the shadows in front of Phantom Lord's team. Since Cana was working as a guard, Corvus was staying in the Spirit World.
The other team immediately tried to throw a series of magical attacks at them, but Cana used her reflective mirrors to block them.
Lucy took a deep breath and started chanting.
"Survey the Heavens, Open the Heavens...
All the stars, far and wide...
Show me thy appearance...
With such shine."
"What the…what the hell is this?" a Phantom mage screamed.
"NO WAY, I THOUGHT THAT SPELL WAS LOST!" Goldmine screamed.
Cana sucked in a breath at the magic of the spell. Lucy was right; it really was beautiful.
"Oh Tetrabiblos...
I am the ruler of the stars...
Aspect become complete...
Open thy malevolent gate.
Oh 88 Stars of the heaven...
Shine!
Urano Metria!"
A magical explosion that could rival one of her father's attacks hit the other team, shaking the battleground, and Cana couldn't help but feel awe in Lucy's power.
I wonder how she would fare against Dad.
"Wow!" Mato yelled as Phantom Lord's score froze. "And just like that, Fairy Tail has taken out all other teams, kabo! Congratulations, Fairy Tail, on win-"
"Hold it right there!" I shouted, just as Cana and Lucy returned. The five of us kids stood tall next to each other (while the other team mostly looked confused). "The games aren't over yet."
"What are you talking about?" Goldmine said. "Fairy Tail is the only one left standing."
"While that is true," I said. "Check the scoreboard."
Everyone's eyes looked up at the scoreboard.
Fairy Tail A– 108 points
Fairy Tail B – 88 points
Lamia Scale – 40 points
Quatro Cerberus – 36 points
Phantom Lord – 34 points
Blue Pegasus – 12 points
"Jose, I'm told you can count, is that right?" I asked.
There was utter silence.
I shrugged. "Alright, how about this. Master Goldmine, can you tell me what the total of our two teams are?"
He squinted at the board, coming down from the high of seeing Urano Metria performed. "One hundred and ninety six. Why?"
"So…" I began to think. "That's…four short of two hundred."
"I don't understand what you darlings are talking about," Bob said.
I spun around and threw five cards at all of Team B. They hit the ground and smoke surrounded the other team; when it cleared, all five of them were clearly lying unconscious on the ground.
"ELLE!" Makarov yelled. "WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR?"
"That is your fault!" I yelled. "Hey, Goldmine, how many points do we have now?"
"Two hundred and five?" he asked, confused.
"Makarov, your children are ruthless," Ooba said.
"And tell me," I shouted. "Is our average over a hundred?"
"Yes," Goldmine said, still confused.
The group of us went up in cheers.
"What just happened, Maky?" Yajima said.
Makarov sighed. "This is my fault. I told the kids that if Fairy Tail averaged over one hundred points I'd get them a trampoline."
"TRAMPOLINE!" all of us shouted.
"What's that?" Bob asked.
"I have no clue," Makarov grumbled. "However, since they were on different teams, they realized they could still take out Team B and receive the points. It was probably Elle's idea."
"You're not wrong!" Laxus yelled.
We started cheering, jumping up and down in the air. "TRAM-PO-LINE! TRAM-PO-LINE!"
"Alright, I'll get you brats a damn trampoline!" Makarov shouted.
"YEAH!" we all screamed.
"Fairy Tail wins! Kabo!" Mato said.
And the game ended in confusion for just about everyone else.
"What happened?" Macao groaned as he woke up.
"The kids sold you out for a trampoline," Enno said at his side, laughing.
"The hell is that?"
"I don't know, actually."
"Don't worry, we'll let you guys use it," I said.
"But we won, right?" Macao asked, rubbing the back of his neck.
I snorted. "Duh."
We had met up with everyone else on the way back to the infirmary, with Makarov using his Titan Magic to carry all the unconscious members. When we regrouped, the other kids started cheering at us, and Jude started turning into Gildarts with all his babbling about his daughter.
Then again, Urano Metria is a pretty badass spell, so I get where he's coming from.
"Now what?" Macao asked.
"Now, we wait, and the teams get to go to the banquet!" Enno squealed. She turned and pinned a glare at Macao. "And they get to take dates. Dates that the kingdom going to dress up professionally. They'll even let them keep the dresses." She leaned in close to Macao. "Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"No?" Macao squeaked.
Enno grabbed his shirt. "I'm telling you that I'm gonna be your date, dumbass!"
"You are?" Macao asked.
Wakaba, who had woken up and watched the entire trainwreck, hit Macao and turned to Enno. "He says yes."
Enno nodded and smiled, before leaving the room, a little skip in her step.
"What just happened?" Macao asked.
"You're going on a date with Enno, idiot," I said, rolling my eyes.
"Don't call me an idiot!" Macao said.
"No, she's right," Wakaba said. "You're totally an idiot."
I laughed and joined the others.
We spent the rest of the day relaxing in the hot tub at our hotel, and planning how we were all going to get to go to the banquet.
"My parents were invited," Lucy said happily. "So I can take another one of you guys!"
"I'll take Freed," I said.
"Thank you Ella-sama!" Freed said, crying.
I sighed. "Freed, Lucy is going with Brandish and Juvia is going with Levy. Please don't see anything in this."
"Oh, I never would!" Freed said eagerly, nodding. "Ella-sama is meant to be with Laxus-sama! I would never interfere!"
Laxus and I froze.
"Oh, Onee-sama and Onii-sama!" Juvia said eagerly. "Juvia ships it!"
I turned to her. "Where did you hear that phrase?"
"Cana-san!" Juvia said happily.
Cana shrugged. "I heard you mumbling those words awhile back. It's about relationships, right? Who you think would be a good couple?"
I frowned. "When the hell did I say that?"
"Macao and Enno," Levy said.
"Huh," I said. I turned back to Freed. "Anyway, Freed, Laxus and I are too young for that stuff! I mean…in the future maybe, don't get me wrong, Laxus is a great catch! I mean…um…"
"What do you mean by that?" Laxus yelled, horrified.
Right. Twelve year old boy. Girls have cooties.
"NOTHING! SHUT UP YOU DAMN TSUNDERE!"
….That night Laxus was on the other side of the bed, far, far away from me.
Freed was in a timeout, and had to sleep all alone, which he agreed he deserved for making it awkward.
The thought of me and Laxus as a couple was weird.
Especially because I was mentally twenty.
You know...I think. There are some points where it seems like I've never regressed to my physical age.
Maybe in a few years…
NO. Bad Elle! I mentally shouted at myself.
"Goodnight everyone!" I all but shrieked from my place in bed.
"Dragon ears, Elle!" Laxus said.
I winced. "Sorry. Let's just…go to sleep, alright?"
Freed's in a timeout. :(
And... That, my friends is how you trick your guildmaster into giving you a trampoline.
And here's some Ellaxus for Bnemesis.
One more chapter, which is the ball, and that's the end of the GMG.
Also sorry about the wait. But now that I've adjusted to my job (you know...sort of), I should probably be getting a chapter out every other day or so.
Also my anxiety is acting up so lots of lovely and fluffy comments from you guys would be appreciated. I love you all! :)