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Fairy Tail Mage's Academy was a strange school, indeed. There were only three classes, even though the school day lasted several hours. Apparently, the student body was small enough that students of the same grade shared all their classes. The first two classes for seniors, Etiquette for the Proper Mage and Magic Lv4 respectively, lasted for approximately an hour and a half each and, after an hour for lunch, the seniors reassembled for their last class, Training Lv4 (which lasted for three hours by itself, ending the day at 4pm).

Etiquette for the Proper Mage was taught by Mirajane Strauss. This class was basically a guide to life as a mage: how to conduct oneself as a mage on a job, rules of the guild, etc. It seemed to be an easy course, for which both friends were thankful, because their Magic Lv4 course was going to be a doozy. Taught by Master Makarov, the rigorous course would explore the origins, histories, and properties of magic, how it affects the mind, body, and soul, as well as how magic can be shaped into the many uses it currently holds.

Training Lv4, however, was still a mystery to Lucy and Myles. What does 'training' entail? What will they be training? Mind? Body? Magic? All three at once? The instructor was none other than Erza Scarlet, the Titania. Everyone in the magical world knew that name: Queen of the Fairies and the strongest woman in Fairy Tail. Lucy and Myles were more than a little intimidated. They made their way to the huge gymnasium behind the Academy with anxiety tightening their chests. They arrived in time to see the group of seniors entering the gym. Myles was able to spot Natsu's pink hair and saw Drake beside him. The duo also saw Levi, Gray a.k.a. the naked man, Loke, and a few others they recognized from their short time at Fairy Tail.

The gym looked even bigger from the inside. All kinds of fancy weight equipment was gathered in one corner and there were lines all over floor, depicting the areas for various sports and games. The students all piled into two rooms, assumed to be the locker rooms. Lucy and Myles followed the girls, unsure of what to do.

Thankfully, Lucy and Myles were able to borrow a shirt and a pair of shorts each from Levi and the other girls. All of the girls had pity in their eyes as they said that Erza wouldn't hold back on them even though it was their first day.

"Students! Begin your training immediately! The first one to ask for a water break will do 1000 laps around the gym!" shouted a strong, feminine voice after the students exited the locker rooms. Lucy and Myles turned toward the voice and were greeted by the sight of the one and only Erza Scarlet. From what the two knew of the Titania, she always wore a set of armor, but she had abandoned her armor today. Today, she was wearing a sports bra and a pair of tight shorts, a sweat band on her forehead, a whistle around her neck, and her scarlet hair was tied back in a ponytail. Altogether, she seemed to be taking her position as a trainer very seriously.

"Natsu! Gray!" Erza shouted.

The two she beckoned had been arguing since they accidentally bumped into each other on the way to the locker room. Now, however, they looked to be the best of friends, except that they were sweating heavily and visibly shaking. Natsu appeared to have turned into Happy, because he just kept repeating the word "aye."

"You two were the last to exit the locker rooms: 1000 laps!" she commanded.

Natsu and Gray scrambled about to follow her order as if their lives depended on it.

"Levi, Jet, Droy! All of you have yet to complete 500 push-ups! I expect to be impressed at the end of class!"

Levi's team immediately dropped what they were doing and began doing push-ups.

"Alzack and Bisca…"

Erza continued to tear into the other students in a similar fashion for about ten minutes until her attention turned to Lucy and Myles. After watching the terror Erza inflicted into the other students, The duo would rather the ground open up and swallow them whole than face Erza's criticism.

"You two must be the new guild members that I've heard about. My name is Erza, and it is my honor to meet you," she said as she got on one knee and covered her heart with her right fist, looking very much like a knight.

"I-I'm Lucy and this is Myles," Lucy said shakily, unsure if it was the right time to speak. She was expecting Erza to blow up on them any second and wasn't sure if she would survive it or not.

"Excellent. Fairy Tail is glad to have such outstanding women among its ranks. Now, you two will be doing weight training until you drop from exhaustion today. Tomorrow, you will both tackle your first job as a Fairy Tail mage and I expect nothing but outstanding compliments. Natsu and Drake from Triple Dragons will be accompanying you. You will all hand in a complete and detailed report on Monday and, depending on those reports, I will decidse what team each of you will be placed on."

"Why are those two coming?" Myles asked without thinking.

"Because we volunteered, duh," said Drake with a grin as he was suddenly behind the female mages. "Besides, me and Natsu are dying to find out what kind of magic you girls use." He leaned in a little closer and whispered so that only Lucy and Myles could hear, "Don't worry. She's only allowed to kill you during class time." Even though he was completely serious, it was still funny to watch their eyes widen in fear.

Erza delivered a quick kick to Drake's face sending him flying across the gym and clear through the wall. "Why are you just standing around?! 1000 laps!" The redheaded she-monster turned to glare at Lucy and Myles, but, before she could say anything, the two were running toward the weights faster than they'd ever ran before.

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