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"Speech"
"Thoughts"
Hearing him refer of Yukino like that, made Natsu crack his knuckles "If you lose to me, you'll leave the guild!"
"Natsu, why are you getting involved in this." Sting wondered.
"All this for Yukino." As much as he hated Natsu for having her affection, Rogue couldn't help but admire him for standing up for her when he was too coward to do so.
"Is that so?" Gemma looked Natsu over and motioned one of his mages forward "Dobelgal, be a reasonable opponent for him!"
"Yes master" The ninja mage jumped in front of Natsu, who was not pleased by the switch.
"Face me you coward!"
"Foolish brat, you're still 100 years away from facing me." Gemma told him "Dobengal is more than qualified for a grunt like you."
Fast as lightning, Dobengal approached Natsu "You made a grave mistake coming here..."
"GET OUT OF MY WAY!" With as swat of his arm, Natsu sent Dobengal crashing through several mages with ease and then directed his glare to Gemma "I'm only interested in kicking your sorry ass."
Chapter 43: Jackpot
Sting, Rogue and everyone else were astonished by how easy Natsu dispatched his opponent. Dobengal was amongst the top 10 strongest mages from Sabertooth, for him to fall so easy to Natsu impressed Sting.
"Master, let me face him."
"No" Gemma told Sting "I'll teach this brat some manners."
Not wasting time, Natsu ran towards Gemma and sent a fiery punch his way, only for the Master of Sabertooth to block it easily, followed by a push that sent the dragon slayer back.
From the sidelines, Sting was not surprised by the result "Natsu, no matter how strong you are, you can't expect... " Sting was thinking when Natsu recovered, used his legs to push himself forward, and rammed his fist on Gemma's stomach. The master of Sabertooth barely had time to double in pain when Natsu followed his attack with several strikes, ending with a vicious punch to Gemma's face that almost knocked him down.
Deciding to end it, Natsu unleashed his lightning fire mode and charged his attack "RAENRYU NO HOKO!"
Natsu's dragon's roar decimated the path straight at Gemma before it was abruptly stopped by a mysterious woman who used a strange form of magic to nullify his attack.
"Who are you?" Natsu asked.
"Princess!" Sting exclaimed.
"Minerva, why have you interfered?" Gemma asked while discreetly grabbing his side "I had everything under control."
"I know father, and I also have no doubt you would have emerged victorious, however; it would look bad if you killed a mage from another guild during the games. As for you" Minerva roamed her eyes all over Natsu "we'll overlook this transgression this time."
"What makes you think I'll do as you say?" Natsu's flames intensified and froze when Minerva materialized Happy on her arms "Happy!"
"Forgive me, Natsu!" The exceed said while Minerva petted him.
"I found this little cat outside when I arrived. So, what do you say: shall we call it a night?"
Natsu was still burning for what they did to Yukino, but he couldn't let his partner get hurt. "Fine, you win."
"That's a good boy" Minerva smiled in satisfaction. Resigned, Natsu went for Happy when she did something unexpected: she kissed Natsu on the cheek.
The dragon slayer did not saw that coming and could only stand still as Minerva whispered into his ear.
"I hope you come visit me soon."
With that said, she returned to her father's side making sure to put some extra sway on her hips. Shaking his head to clear it, Natsu left while telling Happy it wasn't his fault.
"You shouldn't have done that" Gemma reprimanded Minerva once she reached him.
"If I hadn't, he would have beaten you father. There's no shame in admitting it."
"Not that" Gemma corrected her "I meant the kiss you gave him."
"Why not? Minerva looked at Natsu's retreating form "He's cute and strong, just the way I like them."
Third day of the magic games/ Streets of Crocus
"Did you hear? Someone attack Sabertooth's lodging last night."
"Really! Who would be that dumb?"
"Beats me, but I passed by there this morning and the whole lobby was scorched, it looked like an explosion went off in there."
That comment caught Yukino's attention "Natsu, was that you?"
Yukino blushed as she envisioned her crush fighting for her.
"You'll always have a home in Fairy Tail."
As tempting as his offer seemed, Yukino could not accept it. To be on the same guild with a sister that didn't remember her would be unbearable for her. For another part, she still had a debt to pay to Kagura "Maybe she wants me to join her guild or…?"
"Yukino Aguria"
Broken from her thoughts, Yukino found several guards had surrounded her. "Y-Yes?"
"I need you to come with us."
Even if they were members of the royal army, Yukino was weary of them "Can I ask why?"
Without warning, Yukino was restrained from behind by two guards while another casted a sleeping spell on her.
"Take her away! And make sure you grab her keys."
"Natsu, what's wrong?"
For a while now, the dragonslayer had a look of worry etched on his face, almost like something was going on but he couldn't tell what it was. "I don't know Lis. Something doesn't feel right."
"Maybe you're hungry" Happy's suggestion got Natsu thinking.
"Yeah, maybe that's it."
From his usual spot, atop of the coliseum, Vergil noticed how Rose also seemed worried for some reason. Like her father, Rose also sensed something was wrong, but both remained oblivious of Yukino's kidnapping.
"AND NOW! THE THIRD DAY OF THE GRAND MAGIC GAMES SHALL BEGIN!"
The announcer's voice brought Rose attention back to the arena, where the chosen participants for the next task were to gather. From Fairy Tail, Erza and Mirajane were selected by their respective teams while Millianna represented Mermaid's heel. From Blue Pegasus, Hibiki Lates stepped forward, so did Obra from Raven's tail.
"YOU CAN DO IT ERZA!" Lucy, Wendy and Lisanna cheered for their teammate while Natsu followed suit.
"YEAH! KICK THEIR ASSES ERZA!"
Doing the same, Laxus cheered for Mira on his own way. "Do your best"
"AND BY BEST WE MEAN DONT LOSE!"
Laxus glared at Gajeel while Mira simply smiled. As she walked to the arena, she looked up to where Vergil was and saw the half devil giving her a subtle nod, which she returned.
Amongst team Sabertooth, Orga of the black lightning agreed to participate.
"Do what you want" Sting declared "I'm only interested in Natsu"
"So am I" Minerva thought although for different reasons.
From Lamia Scale, their strongest mage, Jura Neekis joined the fray. And lastly, some random mage from Quattro Puppy was chosen. One could tell that the mages from Quattro were not pleased by the nickname, but Bacchus paid them no mind.
"A promise between men is a promise!"
Once the eight contestants were gathered, the pumpkin man explained the rules to each of them: each contestant would draw a number to determine their turn, and then they would enter a structure where monsters lurked. Before entering, each participant would choose the number of monsters they would face. The monsters were classified according to their ranks which were distributed in the following quantity: from lowest to highest, 50 class D, 30 class C, 15 class B, 4 class A, and one class S. How the monsters would be distributed for the participants would be random, which meant one mage picking 3 monsters to fight could end up fighting 3 weak D class or 2 C and one A class. Points would be awarded according to the quantity of the monsters each mage could defeat. Of course, the more monsters each picked, the more points they could win over for the competition.
As he finished telling them the rules, a large palace erupted in the middle of the arena.
"THE PLACE WHERE EVIL MONSTERS DWELL; BLOODY PALACE!"
Taking their numbers, Erza was slightly disappointed that she got the number 2. Looking around to see which one got which number, she spotted Mira, who held the number 1 for her to see.
"What say we make a competition out of this?" Mira sweetly asked Erza. "just like old times"
"Why not, just leave some for me."
Stepping between them, Hibiki said "Ladies, don't forget about us?"
Mira removed his hand from her thigh, while Erza did the same, only difference was that she cracked some bones while doing it. Once that was done, the pumpkin man approached Mirajane.
How many monsters will you fight miss?
"I want 50 monsters to be my opponents."
The pumpkin man, as well as the spectators could not believe it. Believing her crazy, those who didn't know her felt pity for the gorgeous girl, while in truth Mira would have chosen all 100 of them, but she promised Erza she'd leave some for her.
Confidently, Mirajane entered the bloody palace where she was faced against the monsters she chose, amongst them was the S class one.
"Satan soul: Sitri!"
For the next few minutes, everyone's eyes were glued to the lacryma screens showing Mirajane's devil form mutilating her opponents with ease. The few A and S class caused her more trouble, but in the end she was able to slice them with her claws.
Not one to be outdone, Erza repeated the same feat once her turn was up and crushed her share of monsters beating Mira's time. In the end, the judges favored each of them with 5 points, which left them in a draw.
Neither girl complained with the result, Erza took less time to complete her task but Mira defeated the S monster, which left them in equal ground.
After witnessing the amazing prowess from Fairy tail, virtually everyone at the stadium was cheering for them.
"Nicely done" Vergil was satisfied with Mirajane's devil trigger. Indeed she would be a powerful asset for his plans.
After the bloody palace, the judges decided to hold a ranking test for the other participants before moving to the main fights. After the ranking was completed (which Jura won by a landslide) Wendy was faced against a tough opponent from Lamia Scale; Chelia Blendy, who turned out to be a god slayer magic wielder.
"Nothing, but I was certain I felt something around here." During the fight, Mystogan sensed a dark presence and set out to investigate when Doranbolt teleported in front of him.
"Hold it!"
If Doranbolt thought he had him against the ropes, Mystogan dissapointed him. "Well, if it isn't my 'apprentice'. I've been meaning to talk to you about that."
"Apprentice?" Doranbolt eyes widened in recognition "Don't tell me you're the real one?"
"Doranbolt, what is going on in here?" Lahar, accompanied by a squad of guards, aproached them. By now, the dark trail was getting cold, which frustrated Mystogan.
"I don't have time for this."
"You're not going anywhere!" Doranbolt went to grab him and was only successful in tearing the mask off, revealing his face. "Jellal!"
"Jellal!" At the mention of that name Kagura, who along Millianna were nearby, looked at their direction and her eyes widened "It's him!"
The man responsible for her brother's death was just in front of her. Kagura didn't care if there were civilians present, or about the council mages, all she could think of was cutting Jellal to pieces. Seeing she was reaching for her sword, Millianna stopped her.
"Not here sister, please!" Millianna begged her "you'll get arrested."
"What would you have me do, just let him walk away without punishment!?"
"No!" Millianna shook her head "We'll have another chance to get him, but not now. Please be patient, sister."
Kagura almost shook Millianna's grasp away from her, but in the end she agreed with her. "Fairy Tail, you've been hiding Jellal all this time! I'll never forgive you for this!"
Back to Mystogan, Lahar could not believe his luck "Arrest him!"
"What seems to be the problem, Lahar-san?" Yashima appeared just as the guards moved against Mystogan "The council is aware of the Edolas incident and the existance of our counterparts from that world. Am I not correct?"
"Yashima-san" Making a small reverence, Lahar answered him "yes, the council is aware of Edolas."
"Then you must also know about Mystogan's identity as well." Yashima said "Even when he looks the same as Jellal, he is not to blame for that man's crimes."
"Yes, you're absolutely right. Let's go."
Doranbolt looked like he wanted to argue, but Lahar forced him to go. Once they left, Mystogan faced Yashima "Thank you, Yashima- san."
"Don't mention it. You've done much for my dear friends to let you take the blame for that man's sins."
"I appreciate your help, although my other self is not completely to blame."
"Perhaps" Yashima said. "Perhaps not"
"You should have let me arrest him" Doranbolt argued once they were away "Even if he is the real Mystogan, Fairy tail is uncovering Jellal."
"We don't have proof of that" Lahar replied "Even with our spy inside we still have nothing against them."
Doranbolt scoffed: "If you're talking about Angel then she's a lost cause. That girl has become so devoted to Fairy Tail to ever think of betraying them."
"For now" Lahar said "but once we motivate her, she won't have a choice on the matter."
At the end of the third day, all of Fairy Tail decided to head to a water park called Ryuzetsu land as Levy suggested. Due to its popularity, the park was always open even far into the night, which fit perfectly for mages competing at the grand games.
While most men preferred to admire the girls of Fairy Tail, who wore revealing bikinis for the occasion, others preferred to enjoy the attractions the park had to offer.
"LOOK AT ME! I'M RIDING A TRAIN ON WATER!" An excited Natsu yelled, only to instantly get dizzy by the kids transport.
"Here, let me help you"
"Gulp- thanks…" Not caring who it was, Natsu allowed himself to be lifted from the train and soon found his face being smothered in a pair of soft, round, mounds. Getting comfy, the dragon slayer grasped one of them eliciting a moan from his savior.
"My My, Natsu kun!" Angel said while pretending to be embarrased "Maybe we should go somewhere else, somewhere more private."
Mirajane smiled nervously as she watched her brother in law fondling Angel "Looks like Natsu and Angel are having a good time, but aren't you bothered by this?"
Lisanna just shrugged while continuing to dangle her legs on the pool "Angel is also bonded with Natsu-kun, besides;" Lisanna got a naughty look on her face "She can tease him all she wants, but I'm the one who'll have him tonight."
"Damn, I should have brought a swimsuit" Cana said, clad only in her underwear.
"Why didn't you dress as usual? Macao asked. "It's almost the same!"
"I didn't feel like it." Walking away from them, the card mage looked around the pools "Where could Gray have gone?"
"Can I just say, you look lovely this night Laki"
"What's your secret to look so gorgeous?"
"Wouldn't you like to have me as your pet?"
Having had enough of them, Laki led Kinana away from the trimen "Come on. Let's get out of here!"
"Wait! Where are you going?"
Seeing a crowd, Laki turned in that direction in an effort to lose them, only to lose Kinana in the process.
"Laki!" Not spotting her friend amongst the crowd, Kinana backed away and crashed against someone at the drink's bar.
"Oh! I'm so sorry!"
"Relax. No harm done" A tanned guy with crimson spiky hair said and then showed her his drink. "See, I didn't spill any of it."
Exhaling in relief, Kinana got a good look at him and felt like she knew him from somewhere "Excuse me but… Do I know you?"
"Not that I can think of" Cobra smiled at her and extended his hand "My name's Erik."
Grasping the offered hand, she introduced herself "I'm Kinana. It's a pleasure to meet you Erik."
"The pleasure's all mine. Say, how bout I buy you a drink?"
"WEE! This is fun!" Mavis exclaimed as she rose from the pool.
Spotting them, Lucy approached them "Master! What are you doing here?"
"What does it look like?" Makarov replied while Gildarts and Mavis kept playing on the pool "The first asked us to accompany her"
"Yep! Now it's time to stretch to avoid getting cramps" Getting out of the pool, Mavis started her routine while Makarov followed her lead.
"Cramps? Do ghosts get those?" Lucy asked herself.
"What are you waiting for? Do as the First tells you!" Makarov said whil Gildarts preferred to keep swimming.
"Nah, It will be ok- oww!"
Getting a cramp on his leg, Gildarts used his hands to try and stabilize himself, which only caused him to unleash his Crash magic on the pool and…well, you get the idea.
Lucy watched the destruction and slowly stepped away from the scene. Leave it to Fairy Tail to cause a scene like this.
"Blondie"
"AHHHH!" Caught off guard, Lucy fell on all four and looked back to find her previous opponent "Flare!"
"Blondie, time for payback" giving her one of her patented crazed smiles, Flare caused Lucy to imagine dozens of humiliating scenarios where she was the victim. Either be tied and stripped from her bikini, to fondling of her breast by Flare's hair, Lucy panicked and started to crawl away when Flare said: "Just kidding."
Not believing her, Lucy was wary of her when she noticed that Flare seemed to be ashamed of something.
Gathering her courage, Flare surprised Lucy with her next words: "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry for how I treated you during our fight. That's all I wanted to say."
With that said, Flare left Lucy, who was now smiling thanks to her apology "I guess everyone deserves a second chance."
"What are you doing here?"
"I was tracking a dark presence and it brought me here." Jellal told Erza while standing in the middle of a pool with Mystogan's mask on.
"You stand out too much."
While Erza spoke with 'Mystogan', Wendy encountered Chelia. The two girls had become friends since their match, and were now playing around the park.
"Are those angels?" Warren asked as he observed them play.
"Easy there" Max advised him "We don't want people knowing you as the pedophile of Fairy tail."
"Better than being known as the guy with a broom up his ass."
"You said something?"
"Nothing" Warren replied a bit fast for Max liking.
"Why did I let myself get dragged into this?"
Dozens of girls, ranging from teens to adults, openly stare at Vergil, who was only wearing a pair of swim trunks. The half devil would have left the park (and all the fangirls) long ago if not for his sense of honor forbidding him to ditch his companion.
"Hope I didn't keep you waiting" emerging from a changing boot, Ur joined Vergil's side now wearing a revealing two piece bikini.
As much as Vergil hated places like this, he had to admit it had its advantages; Ur's bikini showed him that despite being a mom, she was still in good shape, scratch that: she was in excellent shape. The way her bikini barely covered her private areas and showed the right amount of skin, not to mention that her top seemed to struggle to keep her firm boobs away from popping out at any moment, allowed Vergil to enjoy her figure.
Catching him looking at her, Ur grabbed hold of him so that her chest squished against his arm "Shall we go?" Ur smirked victoriously at the way he blushed and the disappointed looks from all the girls behind them. "That's right! He's taken girls."
"Let's go" One of the girls said "that cougar has her claws on him"
"Cougar!?" Ur wanted nothing more than to freeze that little bitch, but refrained to do so. As a wizard saint, it would look bad for her.
"Cougar? Try grandma" the other girl said.
That did it.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?" The surroundings froze by the cold emanating from Ur. The poor girls hastily made her escape before they turned into popsicles, while Vergil held Ur in place. "YEAH YOU BETTER RUN!"
"Do not let words get the better of you" Vergil said once she calmed a bit, to which Ur had to agree.
"I know but…" looking down, Ur embraced herself "It's hard to ignore them when they're telling the truth. I am old."
"No, you are not."
"But I am! I'm.."
Grabbing her by the shoulders, Vergil turned Ur around so she was facing him: "Listen. I will not stand here and listen to your self pity. You are still young and more beautiful than most of the girls here could ever dream of. So stop putting yourself below them."
"Vergil…" Moved by his words, Ur embraced him, causing Vergil to stiffen by the feeling of bare flesh against his chest.
"Ur…when did you removed your top?" Looking down, Vergil almost got a nosebleed "Or you thong?"
"Kaa-san, really?" Ultear face-palmed by the tactics her mother used on Vergil. God knows she loves her mother, but sometimes Ultear was simply embarrassed by her tactics.
"DEAR GOD! HE'S NAKED!"
"COVER YOUR EYES!"
Looking at the direction of the screams, Ultear ran her eyes all over Gray's naked posterior as he walked through several girls without a care in the world.
Wiping the small trickle of blood coming from her nose, a blushing Ultear thought: "Damn! they do work however"
After putting some shorts, Gray stumbled upon Juvia, who dragged him to a special slide "Gray-sama, let's ride that love slide together! We can embrace each other and slide around."
"LIKE I'D DO THAT!"
"At least pretend to think about it." Lyon said as he appeared between them "otherwise people might think you're gay."
"Not you too!"
Ignoring Gray, Lyon scooped Juvia up on his arms "In any case, better for me. I'll take Juvia to the slide."
"LYON SAMA!"
"YOU BASTARD! LET HER GO!" Gray was then embraced from behind by Cana.
"There you are! I've been looking all over for you."
"Cana, why are you in your underwear?"
"I couldn't find my swimsuit, but who cares." The card mage said while she snuggled against him. "Let's go out for a swim, just you and…"
Gray stopped listening to Cana a while back when he spotted a goddess coming his way. Following her mother's example, Ultear put on her skimpiest bikini and headed straight to Gray, ignoring the torrent of nose blood from the male population or the glare Cana directed at her.
"Gray, why don't we ride the love slide, just the Two. Of. Us" Ultear said, pushing forward her large breast for him "Please?"
"BACK OFF! I ASKED FIRST!" Cana said and put herself in front of Ultear.
While the two girls glared at each other, Gray didn't see Natsu running until it was too late.
"GET OUT OF THE WAY!"
Unable to dodge him, Gray was pushed along with Lyon into the Love slide, to the girl's horror.
"Let go you bastard!" Gray pushed Lyon away from him.
"Look who's talking!" Lyon said while trying to pry Gray away from him.
As she watched the slide, Juvia's imagination run rampant: "Don't get too comfortable, big boy"
"You're the one holding me thight" Lyon said while he and Gray directed stares at each other.
"GRAY-SAMA AND LYON!?" Juvia brought her hands to her mouth "IS T-THIS THE RUMORED 'BOYS LOVE' ?"
"I'm not drunk enough for this." Cana looked at Ultear "Care to join me?"
"Sigh What the hell." Ultear accepted her offer "I need something strong to erase that image from my brain."
"Tough luck Kaa-san" From nearby, Meredy thought while Laxus massaged her back.
"Let's play ball papa!"
"Ok, let's just stretch before going into the water, alright?"
"Ok!"
Lisanna watched the interaction between Alzack and her daughter and smiled. "Little Asuka is just so adorable! You must be very proud Bisca."
"I am, she and Alzack are everything to me." Bisca replied while she watched her husband and daughter playing in the pool. "Say Lisanna; have you and Natsu given any thought about having kids?"
"K-Kids?" To say she hadn't thought about it would be a lie. "It's too soon to think about a family, but we wouldn't mind a small blessing like that."
"Think about it. Nothing like the present…" Bisca was saying when a large commotion distracted them. After crashing with Gray, Natsu continued his destructive path and his next victims were Jellal and Erza.
"I CAN'T STOP!"
"ERZA, WATCH OUT!" Acting fast, Jellal pushed her out of Natsu's barreling form, however by doing so his hands ended grabbing Erza's boobs.
"AAHHH!"
"S-SO SOFT!"
Across town, Mystogan was searching for the dark presence when he suddenly stopped. The Edolas mage didn't know why, but he now regretted having switched places with Jellal.
Back to Natsu, the dragon slayer continued his destructive rampage with no sign of stopping.
"Natsu!" Lisanna and Angel ran after him, but the momentum that carried Natsu was too much for them to reach.
"They're at it again" A tipsy Cana watched the chaos caused by Natsu while nursing a beer barrel. "tousan is gonna be pissed when he gets the bill. Hehe…"
Next to her, a much more plastered Ultear looked up and giggled. "No prob-Hick! problum… my magic…thingie will fixsh eet."
Using her arc of time, Ultear repaired all the damage Natsu had caused, leaving everything as good as new, which impressed Cana. "Not bad, not bad."
"Shee…hick! I told shou…uh oh"
Everything Ultear repaired started aging extremely fast, and in moments most of the park was reduced to sand.
"Oopshh!"
With Lisanna and Angel, the girls were about to reach Natsu when a magic seal transported him away from them.
"Natsu-kun!" Looking around, the girls sensed the slayer several meters away and made haste to his location.
"You felt it too?"
"Yeah" Lisanna replied to Angel, someone was holding their Natsu-kun, someone female.
"Oww…"
"There there." A hand lovingly caressed Natsu while he rested his head on something soft. Thinking it was Lisanna or Angel, the dragon slayer allowed himself to be pampered when he realized something; he couldn't sense the woman through the bond next to him, she also smelled familiar, and to top it off, he wasn't sure the soft thing he was resting on was a pillow to begin with.
"NATSU!" Arriving at his location, Lisanna and Angel glared at the woman holding him, while said woman ignored the looks she was receiving. "Let go of him!"
"Why should I?" Minerva smirked at them while a still dizzy Natsu tried to escape from her strong grip "Natsu seems to enjoy my company"
"I Said:" Lisanna unleashed her dragon soul takeover and launched herself at Minerva "Let him GO!"
Raising her hand, Minerva stopped Lisanna's attack with the same magic she used with Natsu.
"H-How?"
Minerva smirked at her expression "You seriously thought you were a match for me? Please! What a joke"
"Try stopping both of us, you arrogant bitch!" Angel yelled as she attacked from behind.
Forced to let Natsu go, Minerva jumped high into the air and landed several feet away from her attacker.
"She's fast " Angel and Lisanna thought in unison.
"If this is the best you have, then you don't deserve to be with Natsu" Minerva declared "Natsu deserves someone worthy of his strenght."
"Let me guess: you think that someone is you?" Angel sarcastically asked.
"Who else?" Minerva looked at her with disdain "Certainly not you."
As Angel prepared to leap at Minerva, Lisanna stopped her: "Tend to Natsu, she's mine."
"What! There's no way I'm letting you…" Angel started saying, but one look at Lisanna and she knew that the dragon takeover girl was determined to fight her, no matter what. "Knock yourself out."
Stepping forward, Lisanna took a battle stance while Minerva laughed at her. "This will be fun."
Just as both girls were about to attack, the park started crumbling around them. Between Natsu's rampage, Ultear's drunk casting and Gray and Lyon freezing the park, the entire place was falling all over.
"This isn't over" Using her magic, Minerva teleported away, leaving the girls to tend on Natsu.
"On that we agree" Lisanna thought as she glared at the spot previously occupied by Minerva.
Fourth day of the Grand Magic Games/ Naval Battle
"THE PLAYER WHO LEAVES THE WATER WILL LOSE. THE PLAYER THAT REMAINS WINS!"
"From all the events, why water?" Lisanna, in dragon soul, was forced on the defensive as Jenny kept attacking her. While she possessed animal souls that were better suited underwater, her dragon soul was by far the strongest but all fire attacks were useless here.
"Juvia is in her element, Juvia will eliminate everyone in one move!"
Hearing that, Lisanna shook Jenny off from her and quickly swam above Juvia, not realizing some red locks latched onto her tail. The water mage was the most qualified for this task and she showed it by pushing most of the competitors out of the water bubble.
"Juvia's watery passion for Gray-sama cannot be beaten!"
"Will you cut it out already!" From the stands, Gray yelled at Juvia and then facepalmed.
"Gray-sama is cheering for Juvia!"
"DISQUALIFIED!"
"Huh?" Not feeling water around her, Juvia opened her eyes and realized she had tossed herself out of the water dome.
Lisanna felt bad for her, but it was cut short when she realized she was not alone; Minerva and Flare also managed to survive Juvias attack.
"Will you look at that." Minerva smiled predatorly at Lisanna "Looks like we'll settle things from last night."
"You're forgetting about me!" Using her hair, Flare tied Minerva's hands and feet but, like Lisanna, she was also unable to burn underwater.
"Let go you pest!"
Breaking free from her binds, Minerva disposed of Flare and then barraged Lisanna with small explosions.
"Hold on Lis-chan!" Natsu could only watch as her wife continued to receive the attacks from Minerva.
"Is this all you got?" Minerva asked "Natsu deserves someone strong at his side. Someone like me."
Using her wings to impulse herself, Lisanna rushed at Minerva and punched her square in the face.
"Strong enough for you?"
A bit dazzled by the punch, Minerva couldn't react fast enough to block the following strikes. Joining her hands above her, Lisanna prepared to send Minerva out, but as her attack was going to connect, her target teleported away.
Not expecting her to come from behind, Lisanna was unable to respond to Minerva's vicious kick. "You little whore!"
The attacks would have continued if not for Flare's counter, who changed her hair into a shark to harass Minerva.
Lisanna was trying to get her bearings together when Flare swam next to her. Expecting an attack, Lisanna took a defensive position when Flare raised her hands
"Snow head, I know you must dislike this idea, but we must work together against her!"
She was right; Lisanna hated the idea of teaming up with someone from Raven's tail, but with both of their fire magic limited by the water they had no chance against someone like Minerva.
As for the Sabertooth mage, Minerva immobilized the shark made of hair and severed it, causing a jolt of pain to Flare.
"You can work together for all I care." Minerva said to them "The result will be the same even if there were more of you!"
Hearing her boosting about it was the convincing Lisanna needed. "Fine, let's do it!"
Using her hair as piranhas, Flare kept Minerva busy while Lisanna gathered what magic she could on her hands. Unknown to Minerva, Flare was luring her closer to Lisanna so she could connect her attack.
"Flame Sphere!"
Minerva's eyes widened as she saw the burning sphere coming at her. To be able to produce flames inside water was a feat only extremely powerful mages could accomplish.
"Ih Ragdo"
Now it was Lisanna's turn to be shocked. Minerva's energy wave easily disrupted her flames.
"Did you really think it would work?" Minerva said to her "Your little stunt was so predictable."
Seeing her chance, Flare attacked Minerva while she was distracted which proved to be a grave mistake: Minerva dodged her blow and sent Flare out of the water sphere with a powerful attack.
"SHE'S OUT! RAVEN'S TAIL IS ELIMINATED"
Crashing on the ground below, Flare's disappointment changed into fear by the look she was getting from her master.
"Stupid girl, if you think your little team up with Fairy tail won't have consequences, you are wrong." Ivan glared daggers at Flare "Dante can't save you all the time."
Back to the water dome, Lisanna was exhausted and was forced to withstand Minerva's relentless attacks.
"HAHAHA! Just give up Fairy! As much as I enjoy this, I won't risk Natsu's wrath if I kill you by accident."
Using what little strength she had, Lisanna broke through the barrage and headed straight to Minerva "NEVER!"
As her fist connected with Minerva's jaw, so did Minerva's fist which she rammed into Lisanna's gut. Both attacks sent each girl skidding out of the dome when the pumpkin man announced the time had run out.
"ITS A DRAW! FAIRY TAIL AND SABERTOOTH EACH WINS 5 POINTS!"
"A draw! Are you kidding me?" Still holding her jaw, Minerva headed towards Lisanna. The dragon soul mage also stood up and cringed while she held her bruised stomach.
"Lis-chan!" Natsu arrived at her side and craddled her wife's hurt form while her teammates and Vergil formed a defensive wall in front of her.
Sabertooth did the same for Minerva, while the voluptuous woman laughed at Lisanna's expense "The referee might call it a draw, but we know who the real winner is!"
Jumping at her defense, Natsu said: "Lis-chan would have wiped the floor with you if not for the water!"
"Natsu-kun, it's ok" Lisanna was glad for him defending her, but she didn't want the conflict to escalate any more "Let's just go."
While she watched them go, Minerva got furious. "Just you wait. Natsu will be mine."
"Seriously, I'm fine."
Lisanna tried to tell them, but Natsu wouldn't hear any of it "Stop making excuses and let Porlyusica check you."
"Natsu's right. That woman, Minerva, sure hits pretty hard." Angel added. "I can still feel some of the pain through the bond."
Knowing she was outnumbered, Lisanna gave in "Fine, let's get me checked up, but don't blame me if we miss Laxus's fight."
'Don't worry, we won't." Erza said and once they arrived at the infirmary, the group wished her get well and left to see the fight, leaving her and Natsu alone to wait for Porlyusica.
"They ditched us!" Lisanna exclaimed but decided to let it go. Looking at her husband she said. "You can go too if you want, I won't hold it against you."
"Not a chance!" Natsu declared "I'm staying at your side till she gives you the OK bill. It's my duty to be here for you, for better or worse."
"Natsu..." Touched by his concern, Lisanna embraced him and laid her head at the crook of his neck. Enjoying the warmth of his body, Lisanna started planting kisses on his neck "You know, Porlyusica might take a while."
Seeing where she was going, Natsu lifted her and deposited her on one of the beds and crawled atop of her.
"NOT AT MY PLACE!"
Natsu and Lisanna stopped their lovemaking to protect themselves from the wrath of Porlyusica's almighty broom.
"AND NOW, THE THIRD MATCH OF TODAY! FAIRY TAIL'S TEAM B; LAXUS DREYAR!"
With his arms crossed, Laxus stood in the arena waiting for the pumpkin man to announce his opponent.
"VERSUS RAVEN'S TAIL REDGRAVE!"
The armored boots clanked as Dante stepped into the arena.
From the stands, Gildarts gave the orders: "Warren."
"Right!" using his telepathy, Warren communicated with Bisca, who was at the very top of the coliseum aiming her sniper rifle at Ivan Dreyar.
"I have him on my sight" Bisca informed them.
"Good, the first sign he tries anything take the shot." Gildarts told her and then switched channel "Raijinshu, what's your status?"
"The team from Raven's tail is still on their place" Freed told him while Bickslow and Evergreen kept their eyes trained on the ravens "The girl, Flare, is not with them."
"Evergreen asks if she can return to Elfman's side" Bickslow said, much to Ever's annoyance.
"Very well, be on standby in case they try anything." Gildarts ended the communication and noticed Mavis seemed troubled "What's wrong First?"
"Nothing, I'm fine" Mavis lied and returned her gaze back to Redgrave. "Dante, what will you do?"
After the match between Lucy and Flare, Fairy tail was not about to let Raven tail cheat if they had a something to say about it. From the stands, the members of Fairy Tail waited patiently for the match to begin.
"AND NOW…BEGIN!"
"Showtime"
Not a second later, Redgrave rushed Laxus and began to savagely beat him, to everyone's shock. Fairy Tail was forced to watch in frustration as Laxus continue to receive the blows without even raising his hands.
"LAXUS!" From her location, Meredy gasped by the beating her boyfriend was getting.
"You gotta be kidding me!" Gajeel, as well as his teammates, could not believe this.
"What the hell is Laxus doing!?" Gray asked "Why isn't he attacking him back?"
"I don't know" Erza answered him "perhaps his opponent is just too strong."
"COME ON LAXUS! YOU CAN DO IT!" Believing on their leader, the thunder god tribe cheered from the stands.
While this was happening, the real Laxus was slightly intrigued by what he was seeing: "An illusion. The others can't see anything inside here but those images. Why?"
Leaning against a wall, Redgrave ignored Laxus as Ivan and his mages (minus Flare) appeared before him and surrounded him.
"Pops? I should have figured."
"Laxus, I wish things wouldn't have to be like this" Ivan sincerely told him, not that Laxus believed him. "Lumen Historie, tell me its location!"
Laxus had a confused look on his face "What are you babbling about?"
"Don't play dumb! Makarov and Gildarts are too stubborn to tell me, but you; yes, you will tell me where it is!"
"If you're going to start acting crazy then this conversation is over" Turning around, Laxus headed to end the illusion when Ivan's words stopped him:
"Listen to me stupid son! I'll get what I want, even if I have to reduce all of Fairy tail to dust!"
"Now, why would you say something like that" Lightning coursed through Laxus body "I don't care if you're my old man, but if won't let you threaten my family."
"You disrespectful brat! If that's how it's going to be, then we'll crush you!" Ivan yelled back "Not even you can hope to take us all on!"
"Bring it!" Laxus challenged them "Fairy tail's enemies are my enemies as well!"
"Hold it!"
Laxus and Ivan looked towards Redgrave who spoke. One look at his father's face and Laxus wasn't sure if Ivan was angry or scared by the interruption. "Are you going to let your subordinate talk to you like that, pops?"
Ivan looked ready to explode, but refrained to say anything while Redgrave spoke: "You got your answer, now leave the arena."
"EXCUSE M…"
Redgrave shifted his position away from the wall and stood menacingly, shutting Dreyar's mouth. "You heard the kid, he doesn't know anything about Lumen Historie, so Beat it!"
Instead of arguing, Ivan left the arena alongside his mages, surprising Laxus. "Who is this guy?"
Once they left, Redgrave walked back to his original position and faced Laxus "Were where we? Ah yes! About to fight."
"You seem determined" Laxus told him "I'll fight you, but first tell me this: Why are you so eager?"
"Because it's a tournament" Redgrave said like it was the most normal thing "And I came to win."
Accepting his answer, Laxus then said:"Ok then, just one more question: You must be someone else if pops is scared of you. Who are you?"
Smirking beneath his helmet, Redgrave said "Defeat me, and I might tell you."
"Fair enough" Taking his original position, Laxus prepared to attack when Redgrave stopped him.
"Wait! Once I undo the illusion follow my lead so that no one suspects a thing!"
Laxus looked at him funny, but agreed anyway. Dispelling the illusion, Redgrave brought his hands to his helmet and said in an over exaggerated way "OH NO! YOU BROKE THROUGH MY ILLUSION!"
Laxus, as well as everyone at the coliseum, sweat dropped. Playing along, Laxus said. "Y-Yeah! Your Illusion is no match for me!"
"You're absolutely right" Redgrave lowered his hands and looked at Laxus "Guess I'll have to use the old fashion way."
In the blink of an eye, Redgrave crossed the distance between them and rammed his fist on Laxus's face, the lightning dragon slayer didn't see it coming and was at the mercy of the next hits. As Redgrave prepared to kick him, Laxus managed to recover and put as much distance as he could between them.
Spitting the blood from his mouth, Laxus stared at Redgrave "Not bad. Now it's my turn."
Redgrave extended his arms in a welcoming manner as Laxus punched away with lightning infused fists to his armored chest. The tables reversed, Laxus finished him off with a stinging haymaker which dropped Redgrave down for the count.
"Amazing"
"Go Laxus-sama!"
Believing his opponent defeated, Laxus decided to leave the arena when Redgrave's voice stopped him.
"Not bad"
Turning around, Laxus saw Redgrave getting back on his feet; the only noticeable damage was some light dents on the armor he wore. "Don't tell me that's all? Laxus-chan."
"You!..I'm just getting started." Covering his body with lightning, Laxus decided to finish him with a Rairyu no Hoken (lightning dragon's breaking fist) that Dante, much to Laxus shock, stopped with his hands.
"I sure hope so, because that punch only left my hands numb."
Laxus barely registered what he said before crashing down to the ground by one of Redgrave's strikes. Leaping back to his feet, Laxus unleashed a lightning storm against Redgrave, which the armored mage avoided with amazing speed.
"No way! He's moving as fast as Laxus!" Rose exclaimed.
"Faster" Vergil noticed, getting more interested in the armored mage's identity as the battle progressed.
Not deterred, Laxus continued to send his lightning when Redgrave disappeared from his sight "WHERE IS HE!"
"Behind you"
Laxus just started to turn when Redgrave knocked him for a second time to the ground with a roundhouse kick. Unlike last time, the kick carried much force than before and left Laxus struggling to get up.
"How disappointing" Redgrave walked next to Laxus and put himself at his eye level "Heard you were one of the strongest on FT, but your performance leaves much to desire, Laxus-chan."
Furious by his words, Laxus swung at Redgrave, who jumped away from danger.
"Yeah!" Redgrave clapped "We have a live one!"
"YOU WANT POWER? I'll GIVE IT TO YOU!" Laxus muscles bulged while lightning coursed all over his body. Recognizing the dragon force, Vergil and the others knew this time Laxus was not holding back.
"Now then; if you're done humping like rabbits, I can begin my diagnostic."
With several bumps on their heads, Natsu and Lisanna listened to Porlyusica. Using a specialized lacryma, the medic of Fairy tail began her analysis on Lisanna.
"Some bruises to the middle region, nothing to be concerned of...mmm." Detecting something, Porlyusica intensified her diagnostic and remained silent for a long moment, which worried the young couple.
"What's wrong?"
"T-This can't be!?" Makarov muttered.
Even in dragon force, Laxus was unable to connect a hit on Redgrave, who moved so fast to avoid each blow from the second generation dragon slayer. Either be jumping, dashing or running on walls, Redgrave demonstrated a superior speed and agility above Laxus.
As each attack failed to connect, Laxus grew more desperate: "Goddamnit! Stop moving!"
Laughing all the way, Redgrave stopped to address Laxus "Is this Ok for…"
"Lightning dragon's Breakdown Fist!"
Not wasting this opportunity, Laxus gathered a large amount of lightning and punched Redgrave into a crater. The wall around the crater threatened to fall down by the tremendous force Laxus put behind his fist. From the stands, Fairy Tail cheered for their ally.
After being able to land a hit, Laxus regained his breath and admired his work. "How's that feel?"
"Not bad" Laxus, as well as everyone on the coliseum, could not believe their eyes as Redgrave emerged from the hole with no apparent damage, asides a large fist printed on his chestplate. "I actually felt that one."
Cracking his neck, Redgrave looked at a still shocked Laxus "Now try my back, I have an itch I just can't seem to reach."
Angered by the mockery Redgrave was doing of him, Laxus gathered lightning on his mouth and unleashed his most devastating attack.
"LIGHTNING DRAGON'S ROAR!"
Fearing the destructive power from Laxus's attack, the people directly in front of him immediately evacuated their seats while Redgrave remained on his spot. The armored mage didn't seem concerned by the incoming attack; in fact he almost seemed eager for it to hit him.
"Don't tell me he's going to just stand there!?"
"He's a dead man!"
Those were some of the things the crowd were saying, while those that knew Laxus first hand knew they weren't that far off. Even if the attack didn't finish him, the lightning would leave him paralyzed and unable to defend from the follow up attack.
Just as the dragon's roar was about to reach him, Redgrave changed the route of the lightning up into the sky with a sword he revealed.
"That sword!" both Rose and Vergil recognized the familiar blade from different reasons. For Rose it was because that was the sword 'Sparda' used to tame the dragons, while Vergil recognized it as the unawakened form of his father's sword; Force Edge.
They weren't the only ones surprised; Laxus himself was also shocked by how easy Redgrave deflected his dragon's roar. "H-How!?"
"Not bad kid" Redgrave swung Force Edge a couple of times and was satisfied there wasn't a single scratch on the blade "I believe it's my turn."
It happened so fast most didn't see it; one moment Laxus was standing there and the next he was sent crashing down with a deep gash on his chest, the sand around him was instantly coated with the dragon's slayer blood while Laxus lost consciousness.
"LAXUS!" Standing up, Meredy watched her boyfriend getting hurt and ran to the arena, only for Ultear to stop her.
Only a few, like Erza and Gildarts, were able to see just what Redgrave had done. In a fraction of a second, Redgrave swung Force Edge against Laxus which caused the injury, but what really stunned them was that Redgrave used the flat side of the sword to cut him. If he had used the sharp edge of his sword, Laxus would probably be dead right now.
"W-We…We have a winner." Still shaken by what he saw, the pumpkin man took a moment to regain his normal attitude "THE WINNER IS RAVEN'S TAIL REDGRAVE!"
As Fairy tail rushed to help Laxus, Redgrave looked up and stared directly at Vergil. The half devil could swear Redgrave was smirking behind his helmet at him.
"So, am I good to go, Porlyusica-san?" Lisanna asked after a while "We really wanna see how Laxus is doing."
"Actually, there's one thing." The look she was getting from her told the couple it was something serious "You are not longer fit to fight on your condition."
"What do you mean by that!?" Natsu stood up "You said Lis-chan wasn't too hurt! What's wrong with her?"
"Natsu" Lisanna put a hand on his shoulder to calm the slayer. "Let her speak."
"There's nothing wrong with her" Porlyusica told him "but there is something both of you should know."
In a cold, damp place, Yukino awoke and found herself in a cell in who knows where. Looking down, she found shackles binding her hands and feet.
Seven years ago she was in a similar place, only this time Natsu was not coming to save her.
Redgrave pointed his hand like a gun at Vergil and whispered a word:
"Remember what we used to say?"
"Jackpot"
Vergil's eyes widened as he heard that word. It all made sense now: the red armor, Force Edge, their catchphrase. It was him.
"Dante"
A.N.
I took some liberties with the timeline, just in case someone asks about the changes.
As for Dante defeating Laxus, correction; Dante Humilliating Laxus, it will be explained in the following chapter but here's the brief version: Dante is stronger since he's been around earthland for 'quite some time'.
Also, don't worry; I haven't lost interest on this fic, it's just that I don't always have time to write.
Read and Review. Until next update.
Demonwithasoul
With a large smile on his face, Natsu embraced Lisanna as she cried in joy for the news. The young couple still couldn't believe it, but Porlyusica wouldn't lie to them.
They were going to be parents.
"A baby." Lisanna put a hand on her stomach while Natsu grinned like a fool.
"I'm going to be a dad!"