The crowd at the arena was excited to see this year's Grand Idol Games. There was cheering, laughing, drinking (Cana), stalking (Juvia), and, of course, betting. The idols were getting dressed backstage and pulling in some extra stretches before they take the stage.
"Wow," Lucy gasped. "These outfits are so cute!"
"Lu-chan," Levy smiled. "They're just school uniforms with different color bows."
"But still!"
As Levy stated, all girls donned the same summer uniforms with colorful bows. Lucy's had a light blue, Erza's was a scarlet red, Mirajane's was a plum purple, Juvia had a sea blue, Lisanna had a pearly white, Meredy had a bright pink, Wendy's was a light green, Cana's was a citrus orange, and Levy had a shining gold. Team Fairy Tail was going to perform "Start: Dash", a song created by music mages from years ago (Blah blah it's basically μ's from Love Live, but moving on).
The lights on the stage dimmed as the mages walked onto the stage. The hooting and screaming came to a stop in respect for the performance.
Music begins—
All: I say! Hey! Hey! Hey Start: Dash!
Hey! Hey! Hey Start: Dash!
Meredy: Ubuge no kotoritachi mo
Cana: Itsu ka sora ni habataku
Lucy: Ooki na tsuyoi tsubasa de tobu
Erza: Akiramecha dame nan da
Mirajane: Sono hi ga zettai kuru
Juvia: Kimi mo Kanjiteru yo ne
Hajimari no kodou
Wendy: Ashita yo kaware!
Lisanna: Kibou ni kaware!
Levy: Mabushii hikari ni terasarete kaware
START!
All: Kanashimi ni tozasarete
Naku dake no kimi ja nai
Atsui mune Kitto mirai wo kirihiraku hazu sa
Kanashimi ni tozasarete
Naku dake ja tsumaranai
Wendy: Kitto
Cana: (Kitto)
Mirajane: Kimi no
Lisanna: (Yume no)
Lucy: Chikara
Erza: (Ima wo)
Levy: Ugokasu chikara
Juvia and Meredy: Shinjiteru
All: yo…Dakara START!
Hey! Hey! Hey Start: Dash!
Hey! Hey! Hey Start: Dash!
(Here's the link for the song: watch?v=z_Y2uRSFkR8)
Music ends—
The crowd whoops into cheers as the girls finish the final pose and ends the song.
"Wow," The announcer commented. "Fairy Tail sure got the party started! It is time to rank the performance!"
Team Fairy Tail waited anxiously for the result. Whether good or bad, they would still have many chances to catch up, but that would lose the immense follower count for Team Fairy Tail.
"80 out of 100!"
Some of the members onstage looked happy for the result, but the more experienced idols looked down in disappointment.
"Any who, Team Fiore is up next!" The announcer motioned for the girls to go offstage. The lights dimmed as the next team arrived.
As the lights were on blast again, the audience was amazed. The outfits were very glammy with corresponding colors for each member. Minerva wore a teal mini dress, Yukino's was a creamy blue, Jenny's was magenta pink, Kagura's was a deep purple, Milliana's was a soft orange, Sherry's was a lemon yellow, Chelia's was a deep green, Arana's was a lime green, and Ultear's was lavender.
Music begins—
Sherry: Hajime wa PIN to konakatta
Jenny: Chotto mendou na ki ga shiteta
Yukino: Kikareru koto dake damatte unazuita
Milliana: Ii hito da to wa wakatta kedo
Arana: Marude TAIPU janakatta kara yo
Chelia: Nakayoku naranai tsumori datta no ni...
Kagura: Doko de dou shichattan darou?
Watashi shiranu ma ni
Koi ni ochiteta no
Ultear: Nani ga kikkake datta no ka
Minerva: Iriguchi wo omoidasenai no yo
HAATO gata UIRUSU ni
Yararete shimatta mitai
Donna chuusha mo kikanai wa
Anata no koto bakari
Kangaete shimau no
Nanimo te ni tsukanai kurai!
(Here's the link to the song watch?v=ELbqBhsUdEo)
Music ends—
It seems as if the cheers given off from the audience were louder the second performance rather than the first.
"A-a-amazing!" The announcer stuttered. "That was amazing! Now for the results!"
Team Fiore all looked proud and confident as the judges calculated the scores. However, Team Fairy Tail looked more nervous and seemed to be doubtful of their team's success of round 1.
"N-n-90 out of 100!'
The audience cheered and hooted for the winners of round 1. Team Fiore stood proud on the shining stage as they bowed to the guests. Team Fairy Tail's faces grew sad and disappointed as they headed to their rooms to change and prepare for the next day.
How could Fairy Tail bring the ranks back up after a big loss at 10 points?
The next morning, Erza woke the idol team at 8 a.m., about 9 hours before round 2 begins.
"Everyone!" Erza boomed. "We will practice and train hard until we have the next live! I've made a schedule that everyone must follow!"
8:00-8:30: Get dressed in training attire
8:35-9:15: Eat a healthy breakfast (NO BOOZE)
"Aww… Erza!" Cana pouted. Erza shot Cana a death glare, which was able to shut her up.
9:20-10:00: Running nonstop
"Um… Erza-san," Wendy pitched. "S-Shouldn't we rest our stomachs before we begin to run?"
"I don't see the problem with the 5 minute break I am allowing you," Erza said, her eye twitching.
10:05-10:10: Small break and drink
10:15-11:00: Training commenced by yours truly
"J-Juvia doesn't think t-this is what idols are supposed to do…" Juvia mumbled with a frightened look on her face.
"DID YOU SAY SOMETHING, JUVIA?" Erza yelled. Juvia squeaked and quickly answered.
"N-no, Erza-san!"
11:05-11:10: Water break
11:15-1:15: Routine practice with occasional breaks in between
1:20-1:40: Break
1:45-2:55: Vocal lessons with small water breaks
3:00-4:50: Prepare for the live show
5:00: Live begins
"Everyone will follow this pattern of exercise daily until the Grand Idol Games are over," Erza said. "Bedtime will fall approximately 2-4 hours after both shows close. Now…" Erza checked the time. "It is 8:10. You have 20 minutes to get dressed. Meet me at the dining hall when you are all finished. If one of you is late…" Erza's grin grew. "You will be in for a BIG surprise…"
"YES, ERZA-SENSEI!"