Chapter 18

"FAIRY TAIL IS ON THE MOVE" Chapati shouted as he saw that Fairy Tail team is now on the offensive. "WITH THEM NOW CONTINUING WITH A TEAM OF 9"

"Hey is making clones even fair"

"It some kind of magic so it has to be"

"Man this is getting good"

"Everyone Spread out accordingly move to your designated positions" Mavis order, and the Fairy Team compiled and followed her orders.

"Huh," the guild said confused.

"There's going to be a 97% chance that Rufus will make a move," Mavis said.

And as Mavis predicted it looked like Rufus was about to make his move.

Rufus smirked "I see you, I can not allow you guys to make a fool of us"

Rufus stood in front of the city's biggest church, he pressed his fingers against his temple, his memory magic beginning to swirl. "I have all of you in my sight"

MEMORY MAKE- NIGHT OF THE FALLING STARS

Then around Rufus 9 balls of light shot forth from Rufus's position all heading towards Fairy Tail and Erza's shadow clones.

This magic is.." Chapati said.

"Is the same one he used on Day 1" Yajima finished.

"So pretty" Mato cheered.

"As I thought," Mavis said. "Now the instant you see the light dodge within 2 seconds"

All of Fairy Tail complied with Mavis's orders and dodged the attack once they saw it.

"Nice try," Gray said "As we fall for the same thing twice"

All of Erza's shadow clones manage to dodge the attack as well.

Laxus, however, decided to stand his ground, catching the guild by surprise.

"This attack is lighting based so Laxus is the only one able to take it head-on"

Once the "star" came down on to Laxus, he simply just stood his ground and took the full force of the attack, and it didn't even faze him.

"Hmm. hey, that actually feels pretty good" Laxus said taking the full force of the attack.

"What, he withstood it," Rufus said shocked.

"Now Rufus will be shaken and his thought process disturbed," Mavis said. "There is now a 68% chance that Rufus will approach us, and a 32% chance he will stay on standby, but even if that's the case it will not affect the plan"

"What is she talking about," Max said.

"Beats me," Elfman said.

"The Fairy Star Strategy," Lisanna asked.

"I don't know, all I know it's something that will help us win," Levy said.

"Now the main Erza will go northwest and encounter an enemy"

And as Mavis predicted Erza had encountered an enemy that being Jenny of Blue Pegasus.

"Hm, it just First said, what a terrifying person," Erza said when she stood in front of Jenny.

"Geh Erza" Jenny screamed

"Obliterate" Mavis ordered.

SLASH

"Kyaaa" Jenny screamed as Erza struck her down with her swords.

"Now Gray will take down two enemies from the south" Mavis predicted.

And again Mavis was right Gray confronted both Ren and Eve of Blue Pegasus.

"Huh, it's Gray," Ren said.

"Uh oh," Eve said.

"Hehehe, First really is amazing" Gray snickered, he then prepared his attack.

ICE MAKE- LANCE

Then the two Trimen were hit full force of Gray's attack.

"Hibiki gets out of here" Ren shouted as he and Eve were taken out.

"Dang it, does Fairy Tail have someone whose calculations surpass my Archive Magic," Hibiki said as he ran away.

"Hehe That's Right" Cana smirked as she stood in front of Hibiki.

"Huh Cana-san" Hibiki wide-eyed, he looked around and saw that he was surrounded by Cana's magic cards. "Uh oh"

"Hmm" Cana smiled.

Snap

Cana then snapped her figures and Hibiki was hit a thousand volts of electricity.

"Gaaah" Hibiki screamed as he was electrocuted and fell to the ground.

"WOW, AMAZING! Fairy Tail has knocked out 4 mages in the rows earning them 4 points and moving straight to 1st place" Chapati shouted in the mic.

"AWESOME"

"WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING"

"OH YEAH! First's Predictions are dead on" Max cheered.

"WE DID IT" Nab shouted.

"Ok, now both Juvia and Cana will support and scout out enemies. Laxus will stay on course to point F-8. Erza to point S-5, there should be an enemy in that vicinity" Mavis ordered.

"Now I remember The Firsts nickname," Makarov said realizing what's happening "with that extraordinary strategic mind, she won countless battles in the past wars"

"The Fairy Tactician Mavis"

"So she could actually do something" Macao cried.

"She's not just a cute little girl" Wakaba smirked.

"Well she did create Fairy Tail," Alzack told them.

"Please forgive us Master Ichiya" Hibiki apologized.

"Don't worry men I will avenge.." Ichiya said and then.

POW

"Gah" Ichiya screamed as he was hit from behind hard.

"Hmm you left yourself open" Jura smiled revealing he was the one who hit Ichiya.

"ITS JURA OF THE WIZARD SAINT" Chapati shouted "And he just defeated Blue Pegasus' leader earning Lamia Scale 5 points"

"Gah" Risely screamed as she was taken out by Sherria.

"AND SHERRIA has taken Risely giving Lamia another point"

"Blue Pegasus and Quatro Puppy are now out leaving only 5 teams remaining things are really heating up," Chapati said.

"I wonder who will come out on top," Yajima said.

"The number of people is going down so fast" Mato added.

"That's right we only not to have worry about the Akatsuki, but Jura as well," Kianna said.

"Maybe the First has a plan for him," Laki said as she looked at Mavis.

"I did have a plan, but I found no conclusion on how to beat Jura and the Akatsuki" Mavis said. "They are just that strong, but I feel as though every member of the Akatsuki are far stronger than Jura"

"Eh," the guild said shocked.

"You're saying Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy could be stronger than Jura," Max said shocked.

"How's that possible" Warren said.

"Remember the battle Natsu and Erza had, the power they both displayed showed they are far stronger than him," Mavis said. "Dealing with Jura alone would be difficult, but dealing with people far stronger than him would be the real challenge"

…

Meanwhile, in the dungeon of the castle, Erza, Mira, and the cats were exploring the dungeon looking for Lucy. After walking around for a few minutes they finally found her cell.

"Lucy," Erza said.

Lucy opened her eyes and was surprised to see who was there.

"Erza, Mira, Happy, Carla and Lily," Lucy said in shock as she got up from the bed.

How did you get in here" Yukino asked them who was surprised that they managed to sneak into the castle.

"What about the games," Lucy asked them.

"Shhhhhh" Erza shushed Lucy so they would not get any attention from guards. Erza then looked at the cell doors, she then requipped a sword and took a breath.

"Stand back," Erza told Lucy and Yukino and the two complied. Then with a powerful slash, Erza had managed to destroy the cell bars making Lucy and Yukino able to escape.

"Thank you guys," Lucy said as she got out of the cell.

"Thank you," Yukino said following Lucy out of the cell.

"Here we brought you, your clothes Lucy" Mira smiled giving Lucy her clothes.

"Thanks" Lucy took the clothes and began to change.

"We brought you some clothes to Yukino," Carla said.

"No I'm fine," Yukino told Carla.

"Now let's get out of here," Erza said.

"Wait for me and Yukino need to get our keys," Lucy told them as she was still changing.

It was then suddenly the floored opened, making everyone go wide-eyed in shock.

"What the" Erza said in shock.

"The Floor just" Happy was freaking out.

"Wait I'm not done changing," Lucy said freaking out trying to put her clothes on.

"WAAAAAAH" they all screamed as they fell deep into the hole.

The group crashed onto a rock-solid floor all of them had landed into some kind of cave.

"Where are we" Happy said as he stood up.

"I don't know" Lilly responded.

"You are all in the Pitfall Palace." a female voice said.

"Who was that," Erza said.

"This is the palace of death, your final resting place. Now sit and rot thieves" the group looked up and saw a Lacrima Vision of a young woman with green hair being the source of the voice.

"Who are you," Lucy said.

"That's Princess Hisui," Yukino told her.

"The princess," Mira said shocked.

The Lacrima vision was then cut off leaving the group confused about what to do.

"Shit what do we do," Erza said trying to look for an exit.

"I don't know" Mira responded.

…

"Well done Princess, you got rid of those thieves," a knight said.

"Yeah even without the king and minister, the princess has protected the castle" another knight smile.

"All Hail Princess Hisui" a third knight cheered, and the other knights followed the cheering praising Hisui for her work, but unknown to them Hisui was carrying a sad look over making that decision

….

Back in Domus Flau, there were still loud cheers coming from the crowd.

"These battles are getting more and more intense. Witnessing so many fierce battles is getting everyone's blood boiling." Chapati shouted. "And I bet we can expect more to come"

As Chapati said more battles are coming, as Gray entered the Crocus library to confront his opponent Rufus Lore.

"First told me you be here," Gray said as he walked into the library.

"Well, well. It's you, now what was your name" Rufus smirked mocking Gray.

"I'm the guy who's going to kick your ass," Gray told him with a serious glare.

"Oh, rather confident, are you. Just because you and Laxus beat Sting and Rogue you think you can beat me" Rufus smiled closing his book.

"OH MY GOODNESS! In the library arena we have Gray of Fairy Tail vs Rufus of Sabertooth" Chapati said.

"Was this part of your calculations First?" Romeo asked.

"Yes," Mavis answered.

"You think Gray is gonna win," Droy asked her.

"Of course he is, he and Laxus beat the Twin Dragons" Jet yelled at him.

"I honestly have no idea if Gray will win," Mavis told them.

"Huh" Elfman responded shocked.

"But it is vital that he beat Rufus, as Rufus is the key to Sabertooth's strategy," Mavis said.

Flashback

"So that Rufus guy can sense where we are," Cana said.

"Yes that's right, that's why he was able to hit multiple targets blindly on day 1" Mavis, told her.

"So we have to beat Rufus first to take care of Sabertooth," Erza asked Mavis.

Gray then stood up "Let me deal with him"

Mavis looked at him "You and Laxus may have beaten the Twin Dragons, but your magic is a bad matchup against Rufus, the chance of you winning is.."

"I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT" Gray yelled at her, shocking Mavis. "We'll save Lucy, and make Sabertooth pay for what they did. So please let me fight as a mage of Fairy Tail"

Flashback over

"Emotions can sometimes beat calculations," Mavis said. "Now Gray show us the power of your emotions"

"Here I come mask bastard" Gray yelled "ICE-MAKE.."

Rufus simply smirked.

FREEZE LANCE

Gray launched several ice lances straight at Rufus, Rufus managed to dodge all of it.

"Memorized," Rufus said.

"You won't escape me" Gray shouted "ICE IMPACT"

Gray then created a giant Ice spike hammer and dropped on Rufus, but Rufus dodged that as well.

"Memorized," Rufus said again.

"What the hell are you muttering," Gray said.

"Memories can be weapons" Rufus answered him.

"You see I memorize magic I've seen and use it as a base to create new magic" Rufus continued.

"What the hell does that mean," Gray said a little confused.

"I memorized your Ice magic and Orga's lighting magic" Rufus responded

"MEMORY MAKE- FREEZING SWORD OF BLACK LIGHTING

It was Gray's eyes widen in shock as black lighting began to strike the ground freezing whatever it strikes. Gray quickly dived out of the way managing to dodge all of the lightings.

"So he can make things up," Jet said shocked as he watched.

"That's cheating isn't it," Droy said.

As Gray slid across the floor he saw that Rufus was preparing another attack.

"MEMORY MAKE FANGED PILLAR OF TURBULENCE"

Rufus thrust his arm forward summoning a horde of tornadoes heading towards Gray.

ICE MAKE SHIELD

Gray thrust his arm forward creating a giant ice shield to protect him.

"A shield huh," Rufus said he then put his index and middle finger on his forehead "Memorized and forgotten"

Then out of nowhere, Gray's shield vanished.

"What the shield vanished," Gray said shocked, he was then hit by the horde of tornadoes coming his way.

"GUAAAAH" Gray screamed then falling to the ground. "How the hell did you do that"

"He can erase magic too" Warren shouted

"That Rufus guy is trouble, he can make any magic he wants," Lisanna said.

"So any magic Gray used before, he can't use it again," Levy said.

"THAT'S UNFAIR" Elfman shouted.

"Hmm what's wrong I thought you said you will beat me," Rufus said to Gray.

MEMORY MAKE COLORFUL SLASHING FLAMES

Gray watched as a wave of flames headed towards him, these flames were further enhanced with lighting.

"GUAAAH" Gray screamed as he was hit by the flames, and rolled on the floor.

"I hate to admit it, but I underestimated you a little" Rufus said sitting on the second-floor railing. "I assumed you would have been knocked out after the first few attacks, but you're still standing, it's no wonder you help defeat Sting and Rogue. And I would like to thank you for the fun.

MEMORY MAKE SHOWERING ANCIENT WISDOM

"Gaaaah" Gray screamed as he was pushed down by powerful gravity magic.

"It's all over for you now, you will be crushed by this light, that you can not escape," Rufus told Gray as he continued to struggle.

"OH BOY! Is it all over for Gray, will his Ice-Make magic lose to Rufus' Memory Make Magic" Chapati shouted?

"Hmmm," Natsu said as he watched the Lacrima vision.

Juvia who heard the announcement continued to run to her designated position "Gray-sama, I believe in you. I know you can beat him with your feelings, that's why I will not worry and not turn back"

"Damn it," Gray said as he slowly began to get up "What the hell am I doing. I can't afford to lose here to you"

Rufus surprised saw Gray slowly standing up "You can still move"

"I'm not out just yet." Gray said "Molding Magic is magic that gives you freedom right Ur, I won so many battles with the magic you taught me"

Memories of all of Gray's past battled began to flash before his eyes, he saw his battle with Lyon, Juvia, Fukuro, the Oracion Seis, Ultear.

"Are you just going to stand there and give up, pathetic," a voice said.

Gray turned in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Natsu.

"That's right I can't lose here not until I knock some sense into him," Gray said opening his eyes. He then looked at Rufus and launched his attack.

"ICE MAKE GEYSER"

Gray sent an ice geyser at Rufus, but Rufus had managed to dodge just in time.

"You are quite impressive," Rufus complimented "Fairy Tail really is full of surprises but this is the end of our song"

Gray then ripped off his shirt "Oh yeah."

"He stripped, he stripped, he stripped" Chapati shouted.

Natsu signed "He still has that dumb habit"

"My power comes from all the battles I've faced before. That power is going to take you down" Gray declared to Rufus.

"Yeah, he's finally getting serious" Warren cheered.

"Kick his Ass Gray" Max shouted.

Gray then took his thumb and pointed it at his Fairy Tail emblem on his chest 'Get a good look at this emblem asshole. This symbol means as a member of Fairy Tail I never lose the same opponent twice"

"Bold words," Rufus said "But dogs who bark more, have a weak bite"

"Well come test that theory bastard" Gray slammed his fist into his open palm, his magic gathering.

ICE MAKE UNLIMITED: CHAOTIC ONE DANCE

Rufus smirked and held his finger at his temple. "It doesn't matter what you make, I can just memorize it" Rufus's confidence was then quickly shaken off when Gray's magic began to form "What the"

The ice formed hundreds of weapons, each weapon being of different design and sizes had swirled around Gray.

"So did you memorize this" Gray asked Rufus.

"I see if he makes that much in one go," Max said.

"I can't memorize it," Rufus said shocked.

"TAKE THIS" Gray yelled as he spun his arms around slashing Rufus with the ice weapons. Though Rufus was still conscious of the attack and his injuries.

"Not bad," Rufus said. "It's too bad, that its Ice Magic and I've already flames that can melt the ice"

MEMORY MAKE- BURNING LAND OF KARMA

Rufus sent a burst of flames towards Gray, the flames engulfed Gray, but he was unharmed by the attack.

"That all you got," Gray said, he then summoned two ice swords in hands "I remember flames that were way hotter"

ICE BRINGER

Gray swung his sword across his body slashing through Rufus and sending him flying, Once Rufus hit the ground his hat went into the air, Gray grabbed the hat and put on his head and smirked as he looked at the knocked out Rufus.

"HE WON" Max cheered jumping in the air.

Lisanna "He really is amazing"

"That's my boy" Makarov shouted.

Mavis smiled "So your feelings did win in the end"

"That's my Gray-Sama" Juvia cooed with heart eyes.

Natsu who was also watching walked away and smirked, "Hmm not bad Ice prick"

"Gray has done it" Chapati shouted "He has beaten Rufus of Sabertooth earning Fairy Tail one more point"

"It was quite an impressive Victory" Yajima smiled.

"But Rufus never loses" Mato exclaimed.

"Yeah it was quite a surprise"

"So the stripper won huh" Gajeel smirked as he looked at the Lacrima vision.

"As expected of Gray-san," Wendy said.

"Fairy Tail really is impressive" Nagato smiled as he watched.

Erza smiled when she heard the announcement "Good job Gray"

"So Rufus lost huh" Rogue muttered "Fairy Tail really is strong, but I all care about is beating Gajeel" the shadow dragon then went off to go search for the iron dragon.

…

Erza continued to run through the city keeping an eye out for any opponent "I hope Mira, Lucy and them are okay" Erza thought.

"You're Erza Scarlet correct, no you're a shadow clone"

Erza stopped in her place and turned around she saw that figure appeared out of thin air. It was a man with black hair and a large scar over on the right side of his face, he wore a black cloak with red clouds.

"You're.." Erza said with a serious look.

"Obito Uchiha"

Here is chapter 18, we just finished Gray v. Rufus. now next we have Erza vs Obito how will that turn out, who will win in the next fight. So what do you guys think about this? Be sure to review to tell me what you all think and I will see you next time.

Minor edit I made a mistake on where Obito's scar was.