As the second day of the Grand Magic Games festival ended, the participants were seen leaving the stadium. As Cole got his sling bag and was about to leave, a voice stopped him on his track.
'Hey! Cole!' yelled out Wendy, soon after which Cole turned around with a smile.
'What's wrong?' asked Cole as he looked at her.
'Nothing, I just thought we could go for a walk' she replied.
'I don't see why not' said Cole, soon after which the two left the stadium. On the opposite side of the two, Sabertooth's guild members were having a group discussion, in the absence of Reaper.
'Master Jiemma has ordered us to be there at the hall by sunset' said Rufus.
'Great, just as if this day couldn't get any worse' replied Sting as he scratched his head.
'Hey, where's Reaper?' asked Frosh.
'Beats me, I guess he's gonna be late again' replied Lector.
'Great, he'll get all of us killed' added Sting soon after.
'This city is really pretty don't you think?' said Wendy as she walked with Cole across the streets of Crocus.
'Yeah, beats anything I've ever seen back in my place' replied Cole with a half smile.
'Really? Why does your world sound so dark and gloomy?' asked Wendy curiously.
'I honestly don't know' replied Cole, soon after which the two stopped by a coffee shop.
'Want some?' asked Cole.
'Yeah, okay!' replied Wendy, soon after which the two sat down. Cole ordered two cups of coffee while Wendy waited.
'Here ya go!' said Cole as he handed over the cup.
'Thanks' replied Wendy as she began to take a sip.
'So, what do you think about the games?' asked Wendy, as Cole took a sip of coffee and looked at her.
'Honestly, It's pretty thrilling to be a part of something this big.. but..' replied Cole.
'The thing is, I still don't know what the hell is Reaper doing here, why is he with Sabertooth of all people?' added Cole. Seconds later, Cole noticed a man about to snatch away an old woman's handbag.
'Hey! Stop right there!' yelled out Cole as he aimed his palm and charged it with lightning. The man wasted no time in snatching away the handbag and sprinted away. Cole fired a couple of pincer bolts, but the man was able to dodge his attacks, when all of the sudden, a red lightning bolt struck his legs, paralyzing them instantaneously.
'What the?'
As the man lied on the ground, Reaper walked towards him and took the handbag, right after which he walked towards the old lady.
'Here ya go..' said Reaper in a low tone.
'Hey, isn't that the wizard from Sabertooth?' said someone out of the crowd that had gathered around.
'Oh my god he's so cool!' yelled out another.
'What the hell is he trying to pull?'
Cole watched as Reaper returned the handbag and was about to leave.
'Just hold on a second!' yelled Cole, catching Reaper's attention.
'Huh..' mumbled Reaper, turning around to see Cole and Wendy standing right behind him.
'Cole..' said Reaper with a smile.
'What are you trying to pull here Reaper?' asked Cole with a slightly loud tone. Reaper grinned as he walked around.
'What am I trying to pull? I really do wonder' replied Reaper.
'Hey! what's the big idea buddy? You can't disrespect him like that!' yelled out someone from the crowd.
'Crap, I can't get to him with all these people here'.
'See you later Cole' replied Reaper, soon after which he used his firebird to get onto the rooftop of the closest building around.
'Damn..' mumbled Cole.
'Let's get going, everyone must be waiting for us at the tavern' said Wendy in a tone of concern.
'Yeah, let's go' replied Cole, soon after which the two left the scene.
Reaper jumped across the rooftops swiftly, combining his firebird strike along with his lightning tether. As he reached the highest point of the town, he sat down and looked around.
'You guys are late' said Reaper as he kept staring at the sky.
'I apologize for the inconvenience' replied Jellal, right after which Reaper stood up and turned around to see Jellal, Meredy and Ultear altogether.
'Hey Reaper! How's the guild holding up for you?' asked Meredy curiously.
'I really wouldn't prefer talking about the guild right now' replied Reaper. 'Huh? why not?' she asked again.
'Because it doesn't matter' he replied with a slightly louder tone.
'If I may, we've been moving across town incognito, trying to look for suspicious activity' said Jellal, catching Reaper's attention.
'Suspicious huh?' asked Reaper.
'It's just a theory, but we believe that the games are somehow linked to all of this' added Ultear.
'Well, apart from the Raven Tail guild, I haven't felt anything suspicious around here, yet' replied Reaper.
'I see, thank you for your time' said Jellal.
'I'll let you in when I find something myself' added Reaper, to which the others nodded.
'Okay, I better get going before I'm late for the team meeting, apparently the old man was pissed about what had happened today, so I'll catch up with you guys later' said Reaper soon after which he used his firebird strike to glide away.
As soon as Cole and the others gathered at the guild tavern, Master Mavis had an important announcement to make.
'Gather around everyone' she said, soon after which the others turned their attention towards her.
'Now then, the second day has been a great success for Team B, all credit going to Mira, and of course, Cole' said Master Mavis, right after which Laxus patted Cole's shoulder.
'I hope Team Fairy Tail A has learned a thing or two from Team B, it would be a remarkable feat to see not one but two Fairy Tail teams out there at the top!' added Master Makarov.
'Just you wait! We'll be shooting ourselves to the top no matter what!' yelled Natsu with a fist full of fire.
'You're gonna have to go through us first flame brain' replied Gajeel.
'So what! Come on I ain't scared of you or Laxus or Cole! I'll beat you all up with both arms tied behind my back!' yelled back Natsu.
'Is that so!' said Cole and Laxus altogether, surprising Natsu immediately.
'Hey everyone, Master Jiemma has an important announcement at the hall' said Lector, soon after which Rogue and Sting left their rooms and rushed towards the hall, where everyone had gathered. 'Hey, where's Reaper?' asked Sting as he looked around the hall and couldn't find him.
'You should worry about yourself for now' replied Rogue, soon after which Reaper entered the hall and stood beside him. As Reaper stood, he looked to his sides and couldn't find Yukino.
'Hey guys, where's Yukino?' he asked curiously.
'Right in front of you' replied Rogue, soon after which he saw Yukino standing right next to Master Jiemma.
'To make the skies roar... to make the earth boil... to make the seas silent. That is Sabertooth' said Jiemma, soon after which he ordered Yukino to stand right in front of him.
'You have failed, Sabertooth has no place for individuals like you' he added. Yukino didn't respond and kept staring at the ground.
'What the hell is going on?' thought Reaper as he kept looking.
'Then you'll take it all off' replied Jiemma, ordering Yukino to remove her clothes, in order to reveal her Sabertooth emblem and remove it.
'What the hell? What's wrong with this guy?' mumbled Reaper, soon after which Sting told him to pipe down.
'Yes master' replied Yukino, as she removed her clothes, with tears falling off her eyes.
'No..' mumbled Reaper, as he grunted in anger and stepped out, firing a lightning bolt aimed directly at Jiemma's head, to which Jiemma deflected with his bare hands.
'Reaper.. you dare?' said Jiemma as he stood up. Reaper quickly sprinted towards Yukino and covered her with a robe he pulled out from his sling bag, and stared Jiemma directly at his face.
'What does he think he's doing?' thought Rogue, soon after which Reaper charged his fist. Yukino ran away from the room while Reaper and Jiemma were having a stare down.
'I never really liked you Reaper, maybe it's time for me to show you why I'm the guild master' said Jiemma, soon after which he clenched his fist and wanted to deliver a ferocious punch, only to be stopped by Reaper deflecting it mid air.
'Not this time' replied Reaper as he charged his fist and punched him, knocking him back towards the other guild members.
'What the hell? Reaper is standing up against Master Jiemma' said Rufus, soon after which Jiemma stood up with energy spiking around him.
'I'll obliterate you!' he yelled as he dashed towards Reaper. Reaper gave a half smile as he charged his fist and waited for Jiemma to close in. Both of their fists collided as Reaper dashed in, releasing tremendous amount of energy around the hall, soon after which Jiemma was knocked back, while Reaper was still standing.
'You see, this day had to eventually come' said Reaper as he walked towards him. Jiemma stood up and was sweating as Reaper approached him
. 'Who... what are you?' yelled out Jiemma, soon after which Reaper grinned.
'Let me show you' replied Reaper, soon after which he spread out his arms, making a huge aura of red lightning around him.
'This power..' said Sting as he looked at Reaper in awe.
'Grrrhhh Damn you!' yelled Jiemma as he sprinted towards Reaper, aiming to punch him, only to get knocked back by Reaper's punch blast.
As Jiemma lied on the ground, Reaper approached him, aiming directly at his face.
'Go to hell' said Reaper, seconds before he was about to fire a skull bolt, only to be interrupted by Minerva, who immediately held his hand, stopping his attack.
'What do you think you're doing?' she yelled out.
'Out of the way Minerva, it'll be better for all of us once I put this old man to sleep' replied Reaper.
'This old man is my father!' she added, surprising Reaper. Reaper kept aim, soon after which he held back, and took a deep breath.
'Fine, if anyone needs me, I'll be in my room by midnight, gonna go for a walk' he said as he was about to leave.
'Oh, and one more thing' he said, soon after which he charged his fist and punched Jiemma, knocking him out cold.
'I hope you're satisfied now' said Minerva.
'You bet' replied Reaper, while walking away.
'Now I know, why he isn't scared of Master Jiemma, or anyone else around here' said Sting, as he began to shiver.
'All this time he was holding back' added Rogue.
'But.. he's still our friend... why're you guys so afraid?' asked Frosh curiously.
'No Frosh! He's not our friend! He's a monster!' yelled out Rogue, catching the attention of the other guild members.
'Now that day 2 is over, we have to keep going. Team A, I hope all of you are ready' said Master Mavis soon after which the team members yelled out.
'Alright! I'm counting on all of you!' exclaimed Master Mavis soon after. As the guild members were having dinner, Cole looked around and couldn't see Erza anywhere.
'Hey, where do you think Erza walked off to?' asked Cole, being seated with Wendy and Lucy.
'Beats me, she didn't tell anything before leaving' replied Lucy.
'I'm guessing she might be still upset about today's loss' added Wendy.
'Probably, I'm gonna go and see if I can find her' said Cole as he stood up. Seconds before Cole could leave the tavern, the door had been opened from the other side. It was Yukino.
'What is she doing here?' mumbled Gray.
'I'm looking for Lucy Heartfelia' she said as she entered.
'Yukino..' said Ursa as she stood right in front of her.
'It's me.. your cousin.. Ursa, don't you remember?' said Ursa.
'What? those two are cousins?!' yelled out Natsu.
'Come to think of it, those two do look a lot similar' replied Gray.
'Ursa..Yes, I remember..' replied Yukino, soon after which Ursa hugged her with tears rolling down her cheeks.
'She did remember'
'I'm sorry Ursa, but I need to talk to Lucy Heartfelia immediately!' said Yukino as she let go of Ursa.
'What's wrong?' asked Lucy as she walked towards her. Yukino took out her two celestial keys and wanted Lucy to use them from here on. Lucy was surprised as to why Yukino would make such a bold decision.
'Look, as much as I would love to have all the 12 zodiac keys for myself, I can't just simply take it from you' replied Lucy.
'You don't understand.. the thing is, I was disbanded from my guild' replied Yukino, surprising everyone.
'Disbanded?'
'Just like that?' asked Cole as he walked towards her.
'I was humiliated and insulted, before they threw me out' she added with tears flowing down her eyes.
'Those jerks..' grunted Natsu.
'Wait hold on, what's that in your hand?' asked Lucy curiously.
'What.. this?' asked Yukino as she held onto the blue robe.
'Yeah.. I'm pretty sure I've seen that emblem somewhere before' added Lucy as she took it from her.
'I know, it's from Jellal and that cross dressing chick.. uhh.. Ultimate Milk Sandwitch.. right?' replied Natsu.
'Crime Sorciere..' said Gray.
'Who gave this to you?' further asked Lucy curiously.
'When I was being disbanded, Reaper interrupted and covered me with this robe, while standing up against Master Jiemma' replied Yukino.
'Hold on, Reaper gave this to you?!' exclaimed Lucy.
'Not only that, he stood up against your Guild Master?' asked Gray.
'Damn it, Reaper would have massacred the guild by now.. But wait hold on.. why would he cover her with that robe in the first place?'
'So you're implying that out of all your friends out there, he was the only one who challenged your Guild Master? Just because you were being humiliated?' asked Cole.
'I haven't thought too deeply about that.. I don't know.. I never had friends.. or people who stood up for me' replied Yukino, after which Ursa immediately held her hand.
'I better get going, also, I'll be needing to return that' said Yukino as she took the robe from Lucy.
'Reaper, what on Earth is going on inside your head?'
'I'm so confused' said Lucy as she sat down.
'You're not the only one, how did Reaper get that robe in the first place is what's bothering me right now' replied Gray.
'We shouldn't worry about these right now, let's keep our main focus on winning the tournament, Ivan and Reaper can wait' replied Master Makarov.
Cole had stepped out of the tavern and had gone to look for Erza. As he approached a park, he overheard sounds of swords slashing through wood. Cole entered the park to see Erza panting, with her Heaven's wheel armor on.
'Practicing?' asked Cole, surprising Erza and making her turn around with her sword pointed at his face.
'It's just you..' she said as she lowered her weapon and took a deep breath. Cole gave a smile as he created an ice block onto which he sat and created another one for Erza to sit onto.
'I don't have time for chit chat, I need to train at least 2 hours more' replied Erza as she quickly re-quipped into her black wing armor.
'You know, of all the people I got to fight, I never really had a chance to fight you' said Cole as he stood up and charged his body with lightning.
'You want to fight me?' asked Erza as she looked at him, being surprised by his offer.
'I know Natsu will be pissed, but yeah, I challenge you Titania, for a fight!' said Cole as he held his amp with one hand. Erza grinned upon looking at Cole's confidence.
'I'm surprised you remember my title, Demon of Empire City' she replied as she quickly re-quipped into her Lightning empress armor.
Kinda weird that this fanfic crossed Reaborn's total no. of views and we're not even half way there yet. No love for Reaper huh? XD
~EvilCole