CHAPTER FOUR

THE OH GREAT AND POWERFUL MAZE OF DOOM!

"Erza?" Lucy asked slightly uncomfortable with the extra weight she was supporting.

Tears stained Erza's face as she looked at the blonde. "Oh, look at how you've grown up." She sniffed. "I'm so sorry Lucy!"The wailing Erza knees gave out. The blonde holding her smiled.

"I forgive you." Erza's face broke into a big smile.

"Thank you, Lucy."

"What just happened?" Violet whispered spying on the interaction. Josh leaned in behind her. Their heads bent in around a corner of the white tent.

"I don't know," The red haired male said. "But we should start the round before the competitors die of heat stroke." Josh guided Violet away from the very interesting drama.

"Fine, but I really want to know what that was all about. Erza was apologizing for something, but what?"

"Find out later. Now we have to a job to do." Josh commanded.

"Fine," Violet muttered as they entered another tent. Lacrima screens were showing pictures of everywhere in the maze. Some of the screens showed the competitors at their designated entrances.

"Your on air in five, four" a producer counted off with his fingers and mouthed the last three numbers.

"Hello Fiore!" Violet beamed at the camera. "Welcome back to the second round of the games. I'm Violet."

"And I'm Josh and were are broadcasting live from somewhere in Fiore…We think..."

"The teams have just chosen their members that will compete in the first challenge 'The Maze of Doooom!'" Violet's eyes widened in fear of the Oh Great and Powerful Maze of Doom!

"Representing Wolf Clan is Summer." A picture of the orange hair mage showed up on a large lacrima screen behind the announcing duo. She was waving at the camera; her amber eye sparkling. Violet waved back at the screen even though Summer couldn't see her. Josh elbowed the purple haired woman so she would look back at the camera and say her line.

"From Mermaid Scale… Um… who is that?" An unfamiliar figure was standing where the competitor from Mermaid Heel was supposed to stand.

"I-I don't know." Josh turned as well. A cloaked figure stood in the blazing desert sun.

"It appears that due to urgent business the original Mermaid Heel team has has been replaced by a reserve team. We will get you their names as soon as possible…" Violets brow furrowed as she read the cards that the producers hurriedly scribbled on telling her what to say. This time it was Violet nudging Josh with her elbow to get him to say his line.

"Um...from Fairy Tail Team B is Gageel Redfox." Violet slipped a quick glance at the blazing picture behind her. She said her next line turned around staring at the unfortunate Dragon Slayer that couldn't protest against the ogling of his body.

Only Violet's scream of "GO LYON!" was heard as she stared at the lacrima screen relentlessly. By now Violet was drooling at the sight of two shirtless men sweating in the desert heat.

"Lyon Vastia from Lamia Scale, and Ichya from Blue Pegasus." A thump was heard from behind Josh. Where the pictures of Lyon and Gajeel were displayed a new picture joined ,and it was startling. An orange haired man with streaks of gray was posing. The man was vertically challenged. His poses sent shivers down even the strongest spines the proof, if needed, was lying in front of the large screen. Violet had lost a lot of blood due to a nosebleed but Ichya quickly cured that by ruining her wonderful view.

Josh smiled mercilessly at his annoying co-announcer and took the over the announcing for the time being. "Gray Fullbuster is representing Fairy Tail team A."

"Gray marry me…" Violet groaned from the ground. Her statement summoned two creatures from out of nowhere. One came in being as globs of water; the other was simply smiling at the camera suddenly.

"Gray is Juvia's she will not let you have him." The water woman growled. The smiling woman who had white hair came to stand next to the watery woman and leaned in a intimidating fashion towards Violet.

"And you are in love with Josh, remember ~." The white haired woman added still smiling.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Violet groaned as her limbs began to work again after their brief paralyzing at the sight of Ichya

"Everything…" The women's deadly gaze turned to Josh who had just interrupted them as the spoke in unison.

"Excuse me, but we have a show to do and unless you want your teammates to lose or even worst die then I suggest you save this until later." The smiling woman and water woman quickly went to stand next to Josh. "Um, what are you doing?" The two were sandwiching him between themselves. The redhead was eventually pushed back until only the water and smiling women were left in the camera's eye.

"From...Sabertooth" the smiling woman was frowning as she said the guild name. "is Orga Nanagear." A blue haired man added to the list of mages competing.

"and Ethan from Lumen Siderum is competing. Juvia is Juvia." the water woman said.

"And I'm Mirajane."

"Thank you very much, but we must start the challenge now or else unspeakable will happen to the contestants' bodies." Violet stood and took charge.

"Yes, thank you Fairy Tail for you guest announcers, but now it is time to start the challenge." A large number ten replaced the competitors on the large screen.

"10." Violet pushed the Fairies out of the way.

"9" Josh continued.

"8!"

"7"

"6!"

"5"

"4!"

"3"

"2!"

"1" Josh ducked for cover.

"0! The competitors have entered the maze."

"Look here, a fight has broken out." Josh was holding a strange device in his hands. It glowed with a peculiar light. The redhead moved his figure on the surface of the flat piece of metal, crystal, and glass, and an image of a fight from inside the maze was displayed on the large lacrima screen behind him.

"Yes I see it's the Mysterious Mermaid and that thing." The thing Violet was referring to was Ichya was fighting the Mermaid, aka the surprise competitor from Mermaid Heel.

"That was a nasty kick." The large screen was replaying the fight, or more like beating. The 'Mysterious Mermaid' was fast and used it to her advantage placing punch after punch and finally ending with a well placed kick to the groin.

"It looks like Ichya is down for the rest of the round."

"Wait what's this?" Violet was also holding a strange device. "The Mermaid Scale participant has fallen down. Is something wrong with her?"

"Another fight has broken out between Gray, Lyon and Ethan." Another image went onto the large screen. A black haired man, a white haired man, and another white haired man, but this one had black eyes, were fighting it what appeared to be a blurr. something began to emerge from the blur it was green.

"It looks like Ethan is making an escape." The second white haired mage dashed from the battle.

From somewhere in the facilities an uproar that involved a lot of words containing 'man' could be heard. "It seems Fairy Tail's Elfman does not think Ethan's actions are manly." Josh grinned at how ridiculous it was, but Violet nodded her head.

"Ethan's actions were indeed cowardly, but this is a game to win the title of strongest in Fiore not manliest in Fiore."

"If it was, Mermaid Heel would lose very time."

"OH MY GOSH! Gray is chasing after Ethan. I think there's going to be another fight! Wait a minute, Orga, Gajeel, and Summer have entered the center of the maze. So have Ethan and Gray. Lyon is right behind them, and...is that the Mysterious Mermaid." Violet stared wide eyed at the camera. "She lives ~..." There was an awkward silence.

"And that concludes the round. These new scores are: in first place Sabertooth with 1,800 points, in second Lumen Siderum with 1,400 points, third place is Fairy Tail Team A, following close behind is Wolf Clan with 800 points, fifth place is taken by Fairy Tail Team B with 800 points, then Lamia Scale is in sixth place with 500 points, Blue Pegasus in is seventh with 400 points and Mermaid Heel is in eighth place with 200 points. Now, join Violet outside with the competitors."

Outside underneath a tent Violet stood with the blue haired Orga. "So Orga, what do you think about winning?"

"That was easy there was no fighting."

"Did you know that the competitor or competitors that win a challenge get to choose the type of battle that will happen during the battle phase?"

"I didn't know that."

"Do you have any idea of what you are going to chose-" Violet blinked the microphone she had been holding was gone.

"The strongest, the strongest, number one; we're are the leaders, Sabertooth-" Violet snatched her microphone from the larger man.

"Thank you Orga that was wonderful, but it didn't answer the question."

"It will be a sing off!" The man declared before walking away.

Violet slowly turned back to the camera. "Now we have Summer from Wolf Clan." The orange haired girl stood next to Violet and was almost the same height. "Summer, tell me how did you manage to get into the center of the maze mere seconds after Orga and from the same direction.

"Oh that's easy, my magic allows me to manipulate the temperature around me, and as a side effect it makes me the same temperature as it is outside making it almost impossible to feel my presence so I was able to easily follow him using that ability but not my magic."

"What about Gajeel how did he get there after the both of you?"

"Well him and Orga got into a fight, but it was more like a staring contest and Gajeel lost so he just waited for a few seconds before following my scent."

"Thank you Summer, and thank you all for watching at home. Round two was brought to you be Salt Lamps, the first ever edible lamp, right now you can buy with your favorite team printed on it for a limited time only." Violet smiled before the camera was cut off.

Levy: The Maze of Doom, why didn't i think of that?

Ethan: Because you are capable of so much more.

Levy: How much do you like your face?

Ethan: I prize it greatly. Pleasedon'thurtme!

Levy: Breathe in, out...

Lucy: GoldenOwls does not own Fairy Tail if she did it would look like a horrible, ugly, mucked up mess.

GoldenOwls: I do not resent that in the slightest I am horrible at anything that involves using utensils such as pens or pencils to create something even slightly presentable, even my handwriting sucks.

Wendy: Also don't forget to review.

Carla: Favorite.

Ethan: Follow

Louis: and submit an OC (the form is in the bottom section in chapter 3)

Levy: We would also like to know what songs you suggest for the sing off.

Lucy: oh I can't wait we're gonna have costumes the whole works.

Ethan: Yes, I'm going to be a star.

Carla: Shut up.

Ethan: Yes ma'ma.

Wendy: Carla don't scare him he is your friend.

Carla: Since when.

Wendy:...Also check this out. An awesome person made our guild mark. Here is the link delete spaces. www. tumblr search/ star+legion/recent

GolenOwls: Thank you for your support. Arigato Minna!...I love how you guys didn't even try to cheer me up.

Wendy: Sorry?

Ethan: Pleasedon'thurtme.

Levy: What is he still doing here?

GoldenOwls: Getting you in the games.

Levy: Oh...why didn't I think of that!