In a forest, a Gorian confronted Laxus and told him that he had a bone to pick with the members of Fairy Tail. The Gorian stated that he would flatten Laxus like a pancake and prepared to attack. Angered by this, Laxus attacked the Gorian with his lightning. The lightning was then seen by Natsu, Gajeel and the Thunder God Tribe, who all headed towards his location. Natsu asked if Laxus lived around the forest, but Laxus answered that the place he moved in is just near the forest. Gajeel told Laxus to come back to the guild, but Laxus answered that Gajeel should just mind his own business. Natsu then challenged Laxus to a showdown to settle once and for all who's the strongest. The Thunder God Tribe told Natsu and Gajeel that Laxus didn't have to fight and that they would be their opponents instead, but Laxus stated that he would defeat both Gajeel and Natsu with his own fists. Laxus then said that he would start with Natsu.
The two then prepared to fight each other, but Wendy arrived and stopped them. Wendy said that a showdown should be carried out with a plan and told them that the battle would be held tomorrow instead. Natsu then agreed and told Laxus that their battle would be at the Sola Tree in South Gate Park, and Gajeel told Laxus that he would be fighting him after that.
A festival was held by the Fairy Tail members for the big showdown between the three. Laxus arrived at the festival to wait for Natsu and Gajeel. "What's all this?" asked Laxus as he looked at his surroundings. "They heard you're gonna fight, so they've been partying since last night." said Bickslow with his arms crossed. "I guess they're all pretty happy to see you again." said Evergreen. "I see they're still a bunch of fools." said Laxus. "But that's the way Fairy Tail is. You should know that more than anyone!" yelled Freed, with tears flowing down his cheeks, startling Laxus. "If you say so." said Laxus.
"Why didn't anyone told me that there was a fight?!" yelled Leora, who was wearing her bandanna over her eyes as usual. "I wish I could see it..." Leora continued to walk straight towards Laxus's direction. "It's not worth seeing it. They'll be down in no time." said Laxus. "Still, I wish I can do an instant kill... I've never tried it before..." mumbled Leora. "You just need to train harder." said Freed. "I'm doing it already." replied Leora. "When's the match gonna start anyway?" "Soon." replied Laxus.
Laxus had found a chair to sit on while waiting for Natsu and Gajeel to show up, the Thunder God Tribe were standing behind him while Leora was sitting on the grass right beside Laxus. "Cool! Laxus waits quietly! He's way imposing!" yelled Jason, the reporter from Sorcerer Magazine. "Sweet! Gajeel arrives first! The two glare at each other! The air is filled with tension!" Later, Natsu arrived. "Natsu arrives! The gang's all here!" yelled Jason.
"Watch this, Happy." said Natsu, getting ready to fight. "Aye, sir!" yelled Happy. Laxus finally stood up from his chair. "Laxus stands up! It appears Natsu gets first dibs!" yelled Jason. "Let's get started." said Laxus, both hands on his waist. "Yeah." said Natsu. "No holding back. You cool with that?" asked Laxus. "You bet I am." said Natsu with determination. "Don't blame me if you end up losing your life." said Laxus. "Same for you, Laxus!" yelled Natsu, lighting his hand with fire. Lightning surrounded Laxus. "Get back, Happy." said Natsu. "Good luck, Natsu!" cheered Happy. "Thanks." said Natsu.
Both Natsu and Laxus released a lot of magic power. "It's started!" yelled Jason. Natsu was the first to move but was knocked out in one hit. The Strauss siblings were all shocked. "And it's over!" yelled Jason in high spirit. Macao and Wakaba both laughed. "A one-hit knockout after all." said Macao. "An instant win as usual." said Wakaba. "Natsu!" yelled Happy worriedly as he ran over to check on Natsu.
"Way to go, Laxus!" yelled Evergreen happily. "You're on a totally different level." said Bickslow. Freed on the other hand was crying with joy. "So, you're up next, right?" asked Laxus as he turned towards Gajeel, who in turn disappeared. "No! Gajeel has vanished!" yelled Jason. "Don't tell me that jerk ran away?!" yelled Wakaba. "Find 'im! Don't let him get away!" yelled Macao. "Nothing's manlier than a manhunt!" yelled Elfman. "I misjudged you, Gajeel!" yelled Panther Lily. All of them were going to find Gajeel.
"Wait!" yelled Leora, stopping everyone from their tracks. "There isn't a time to wait!" yelled Wakaba. "Let Lily handle this. Gajeel-nii's off to train." said Leora. "At where though?" asked Panther Lily. "Waterfall." replied Leora. "I'll head there right now." said Lily as he flew away to find Gajeel.
Leora stood up from the grass. "Since Gajeel-nii's not here... I'll be your opponent!" said Leora proudly. Everyone else excluding Laxus was shocked. "Oh! Looks like there's another showdown! Called by Fairy Tail's very own Leora!" yelled Jason. "You sure you're up for it?" asked Laxus worriedly. "It's fine! You won't be able to kill me!" yelled Leora excitedly. "Lightning to lightning?" "Decide it yourself. You can use all four is you want." said Laxus. "I'll just use one." said Leora as she released a lot of lightning magic. Laxus following suit. "I win, I bandaged you up. You win, you do the same." said Leora. "Deal." said Laxus.
The crowd was waiting for one of them to make a move. Just then, Leora took a huge jump towards. Everyone thought that it was going to be an instant kill again, but they were wrong. Leora dodged Laxus's fist a split second before it hit her face. She crouched down to the ground and moved for a side kick. Laxus saw that coming and jumped away from her. Leora then charged forward and attacked Laxus with hand-to-hand combat.
The crowd was stunned. Both Laxus and Leora were on par with each other. Just then, Leora pounced at Laxus, making him fell to the ground with her sitting on his stomach. "I win!" yelled Leora proudly with a grin.
"Unbelievable! Laxus was defeated! Leora is the winner! Cool!" yelled Jason. The crowd cheered for Leora. As the crowd was cheering, Leora and Laxus noticed Wendy, Carla and master Makarov arrived. Freed then pleaded master Makarov to release Laxus from his expulsion but both Makarov and Laxus stayed silent. "Gramps, get ready to celebrate my victory when I return to the guild! Laxus, let's go get bandaged up!" yelled Leora happily, breaking the silence.
"Ah, let's go." said Laxus as he got up and walked away with Leora.
"I wonder who would win when we really use our full strength." said Leora as she bandaged Laxus up. "I used my full strength." replied Laxus. "No way. Everyone knows Fairy Tail is at its strongest when we're protecting or fighting for those who we love." said Leora. "Plus, I've never seen you use your full strength." "That's because you're capable of protecting yourself physically." answered Laxus, as he turned his head to look at Leora, who was behind him. "Are you saying I'm weak mentally?" asked Leora, anger visible in her tone. She sat on top of Laxus's lap and stared at him with her covered eyes. "Are you saying you aren't?" asked Laxus mockingly. Leora just frowned at him. "Come on. Get up. It's your turn now." said Laxus. "Okay." replied Leora as she got off from Laxus's lap and sat in front of him with her back facing him.
When Laxus turned to take some bandages, Leora took off her shirt. "Normally, girls will be embarrassed if they're exposed in front of people." said Laxus as he started wrapping bandages around Leora. "I'm okay with it though. My chest is still covered. Besides, you're the one who always did my bandages for me." said Leora. "I wonder what would it takes to make you embarrass." said Laxus. "How would I know?" asked Leora. "We'll just see then... Done." replied Laxus as finished bandaging Leora up. "Thanks, Laxus." said Leora as she put her shirt back on.
"Can I stay in your house for a few days?" asked Leora as she lied on Laxus's bed. Laxus nodded. "I'm sure the new guild doesn't have a room for you." said Laxus. "Yeah. All my things are gone, safe for your headphones." said Leora while grinning as she touched the headphones. "Have you ever took it off?" asked Laxus. Leora shook her head. Laxus sighed. "Come here." said Laxus as he pulled Leora up and took off his headphones. "Laxus, what are you doing?" asked Leora. "Giving you a neck massage, so hold onto this." said Laxus as he put his headphones onto Leora's hands and started massaging her neck.
"As always, your massages are the best." said Leora with a grin. "That's because I'm the only one who does it to you." replied Laxus. "The others are either drunk or fighting. You're the only one who's free all the time, except when you go on missions." said Leora. "By the way, did you bring anything back for me?" "About that..." said Laxus. "Never mind. Just tell me this. Will you be leaving again?" asked Leora seriously. Laxus just smiled and ruffled Leora's hair. "I won't. There's someone I need to take care of right here." "I can take care of myself, Laxus. I'm not a kid." said Leora. "I know. But still... I want to protect you." replied Laxus as he stopped massaging Leora. Leora turned around and faced Laxus. "I can always count on you, Laxus... And thanks, my neck feels much better now." said Leora as she rubbed her neck.
"Well, I guess it's time for you to get back to the guild." said Laxus. "Ah! Time to celebrate my victory!" yelled Leora happily. "Don't sleep on the floor." said Laxus. "I'm coming back here to sleep." replied Leora. "Stay away from Cana." said Laxus. "Gajeel-nii can handle her." answered Leora. "And-" Leora cut Laxus off. "I'm not a little kid, Laxus. I can take care of myself." Leora huffed and crossed her arms, facing Laxus.
Laxus just chuckled at Leora's actions and put his headphones on Leora's neck. "You have enhanced sensors now right? Use it to block out the noise." said Laxus. "Okay." said Leora. "I'm going out now. See ya, Laxus."
"I'm back guys!" yelled Leora as she opened the door of the guild. She smelled the area before frowning. "Gajeel-nii's not here?" "He's not back yet, Leo-chan." said Levy. "Then who'll prevent Cana from making me drink beer?" mumbled Leora with her head lowered. "We'll handle that job, Leora." said Freed as he approached the two girls with the rest of the Thunder God Tribe. "You guys should go and have fun." said Leora. "But-" "I'll do it." said Lucy, cutting Freed's sentence as she walked over to them. "And I'll help Lu-chan!" yelled Levy enthusiastically. "Thanks, guys." said Leora. "See Freed, family look out for each other. And it's time for you three to go have some more fun." "If you insist." said Freed with a smile on his face. "Let's go have fun, babies!" yelled Bickslow. "Fun! Fun!" yelled his babies. "Maybe I'll have another picture drawn." said Evergreen as all three of the Thunder God Tribe walked away to do their own business.
"Looks like everyone started the party without me." said Leora as she sat on a bar stool. "They've been doing it since the moment you won." said Lucy while sweat dropping. "Natsu recovered yet?" asked Leora. "He's doing fine." replied Lucy. "Leora, fight me!" yelled Natsu. "Natsu, Leora-chan needs to rest!" yelled Lucy. "That's right, Leo-chan has used up her energy to fight with Laxus." said Levy. "Maybe another time, Natsu." said Leora. "There's no way you'll win, flame brain." said Gray as he approached the group, shirtless. "What did you say, ice princess?! You want to lose?!" yelled Natsu. "Bring it on, you pervert!" Both Natsu and Gray punched each other at the same time. Soon, an all out war had taken place. Leora took this as a sign to put on Laxus's headphone and enjoyed the orange juice she just ordered.
"Ne, Leora-chan, how close are you with Laxus?" asked Lucy, her face full of mischief. "What do you mean? We're close like family as everyone is to me." replied Leora, oblivious to the meaning behind Lucy's question. "You sure? Don't you want to be closer to him?" asked Lucy suggestively. "Hm? But we're already close." said Leora with her brows furrowed. "Lu-chan, I think you should give up. Leo-chan is the most innocent person in the guild." said Levy. "But there's still Wendy and Romeo." said Lucy. "Leora-chan has never blushed from the moment she joined the guild." said Levy with a finger up, making her mark. "No way! Even Natsu has blushed before!" yelled Lucy astounded. "Leora-chan, you never got embarrassed?!" "I don't think so..." said Leora while trying to remember if she had blushed or not before.
"Let's talk about something else." said Levy. "Sure. But what?" asked Lucy. "I don't know about you two but I want to train some more." said Leora. "I couldn't protect everyone from the black dragon. And the others who were left in the guild waited for us for 7 years, getting picked on by others. I'll never let it happened again." "I'm gonna do the same." said Lucy with determination. "Me too." said Levy as she looked at Jet and Droy. "Then let's do our best! yelled Leora happily. She then smashed the table coming towards the girls. "We're saved! Thanks, Leora-chan." said Lucy happily. "I thought I would've gotten hit this time. Thanks, Leo-chan." said Levy. "It's my pleasure. Time for me to head back. See ya." said Leora as she waved at Lucy and Levy before leaving the guild.