Violet: As established last chapter, GoldenOwls is stupid.

Owls: I'm also your creator so watch it!

Josh: You're creepy ...

Owls: I have never liked you, but I ship you and Violet ... so I will only torture you instead.

Luxxy: Can I help?!

Owls: No ...

Violet: Anyway, after writing this chapter Golden Owls included an author's note!

Owls: I never do these things. People I'm experiencing summertime madness.

Aya: 'I've got that summertime, I've got that summertime, summertime madness.' How don I even know that?

Owls: Because Lana Del Ray is awesome!

Josh: Who?

Owls: See my reasoning.

Josh: No, but then again, who can?

Owls: I hate it when my OCs get to my head. Violet please tell them the point.

Violet: So now GoldenOwls is writing this in order to make up for the lack of ... whatever these are called at the bottom of the chapter

Owls: Hoots

Josh: Why do you even say that?! Is it supposed to be funny.

Owls: *Blink* Yes ...

Luxxy: I like it!

Josh: She is telling you to say that!

Violet: She's telling you to say that too. And she's telling me-

Owls: and that is all we have time for today!

Aya: I ... I'm scared.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN:

RUNNING IN THE DARK

"Salt Lamps … can't get enough of 'em," Josh gave the camera a tight lipped smile.

"I know!" Violet shouted, "They taste so good."

"You've eaten a salt lamp?" he asked in disbelief.

"Weren't we supposed to since we are the celebrity representatives for the brand," she cocked her head to the side.

"No," Josh shook his head, "no we weren't, Violet."

"Oh," she looked confused for a second before turning a brilliant smile at the camera, "Well hello Fiore, I hope you're having a niceday so far. In this undisclosed location, it is about five in the morning." Only Volet could say such words with a smile. Not even Luxxy could - she really wasn't herself in the morning ...

"We are having so much fun; you can feel it in the air along with these below freezing temperatures and in the gentle whispering of voices in the wind that never let up so you can never get sleep," Josh managed in a single breath with his typical grin.

"As of last round, the score board is headed by L.S. with 3160 points."

"Second: Sabertooth - 2915 points."

"In third place is Mermaid Heel, surprisingly, with 2585 points."

"Fourth: Blue Pegasus - 2195 points."

"Fifth place is taken by Fairy Tail Team B with 2005 points."

"Sixth: Lamia Scale - 1500."

"Wolf Clan is in Seventh with 1460 points."

"Eight: Fairy Tail Team A - 1,195 points."

"Oh look, it appears the contestants are waking up," Luxxy entered the camera view with a slightly maniacal grin. 'She isn't exactly herself in the morning,' may be an understatement. "Let the torture begin."

"I swear there is something wrong with that child," Aya and Josh mutter at the same time.

"Yes! Torture!" Violet agreed, "But what is this torture?"

"Apparently we are making them running around in the dark hoping over random obstacles in order to get to a finish line they can't see."

"OoooH," Violet looked towards the course - at least in its direction, she couldn't actually see it, "Let's do this!"

"Teams choose a member to participate," The purplete commanded

"Orga immediately steps forward, I wonder why?" Luxxy waved towards the anomaly.

"Look Lyon is competing!" Violete had hopes that maybe, just mabye, Lyon would take his shirt off … once?

"And Ren is too," Luxxy sighed.

"Wendy is competing," Aa's eyes were wide with fear. It didn't match her Erza cosplay.

"The tiny wolf-child is going too," Josh added spotting Mermaid Heel on the outskirts sending forth the youngest of their brood.

"Erza and Juvia! This is going to be good. You see over the years, Juvia has had this obsession with Gray -"

"We know," Josh muttered.

"And she always has this rival. I can't remember who it was before, but Erza is her new rival. Erza, though, loves cake and guess who decided to eat some of her cake one day, even if it was by accident?"

"Who?" Violet, of course, said this.

"Juvia!" Luxxy exclaimed.

"So they hate each other?" Aya tried to clarify.

"Not exactly, since we are Fairy Tail mages we can't hate each other, but they have really big grudges. Because of them, their fights are great!"

"Oh," Aya looked distant.

"And Blast, the spiky blonde from Wolf Clan, finishes the selection."

"Now the torture shall begin!" Luxxy shouted into the fading night.

"Why do you say that?" Josh says more to himself than to the actual person knowing she wouldn't have listened anyways.

"And the contestants stand at ready," Violet turns into her perfect announcer facade standing beside Josh.

In front of the track, a fight was being waged under the announcers noses.

"And they're off," Josh reported through speakers.

"Rego, I don't see why we can't kill them already?" Chris sent a blazing, crazed glare towards the all female team, Mermaid Heel.

"The plan, my friend," came Rego's eerily calm reply.

"Screw the plan!" Chris began to march towards the girls. Courtney turned and locked eyes with him, an unwavering glare of challenge. "They're dead," he growled before storming closer.

"Not on my watch," Lucy handed Carla - she was holding her because Wendy was racing - to Ethan. He began to quake in fear of the cat's glare which was pointed at him.

"What do you think you're doing?" the blind blocked Chris's path.

"Protecting the innocent," she told him.

"Innocent?!" Chris scoffed, "Those monsters aren't innocent; they killed Mizu! Not to mention they work for your little cause."

"And so you plan to kill them?" Lucy scolded, "Does that make you any better than the monsters you claim they are?"

"Chris," Rego's voice sent shivers down Lucy's back.

"Rego, why do we have to wait? The plan … it can happen now. THe wolf-child, this one," he motioned to Courtney, "the strange blonde creature who likes to torture people, we have them in our grasp."

"You forget," Rego's eyes flicked to Lucy, "the Princess wouldn't allow it."

"Then let's kill her first; she is practically defenseless without her-" Chris was interrupted.

"WHat's goin on here?" Mira stepped forward, "I hope you aren't hurting Lucy."

"Get out of my way," Chris growled.

"It would really be a shame," the silver-haired girl began again, "If you hurt my friend," she told him with a glare.

"Friend? What the fuck is wrong with you? You're a Fairy you shouldn't remember her at all, we made sure-" he was cut off again by Rego's hand.

"I'm sorry for his behavior," his smile was tightlipped.

"It's fine," Lucy told him, "But you already know that all magic wears off in time."

"Not all just some," Rego said.

Lucy was about to make a comeback, but Luxxy's voice silenced them, "Erza crosses the line first! Her armor has made her go faster than the competition!"

"Look there's Juvia," Aya reported barely a second after.

"She just turned into water whenever an obstacle came up!" Violet shouted gleefully.

"There's a wolf crossing the line," JOsh's tone was played by the other announcers' high sopranos or curious alto, "wait, it just turned into a person. Okay, the world is screwed over."

"SOmething just exploded," Aya's voice filtered through the desert, "Look it's Blast from WOlf Clan!"

"No wonder they call him Blast," Josh commented on the yellow-haired man's magic.

"Oh look poor Wendy, it looks like she is still feeling the pain from that surprise dagger." Aya's heartfelt tone sounded sincere, but made people question her relationship with the younger mage.

"Lyon!" Violet shouts, "We still love you, even though you are sixth … again!"

"Is that Orga?" Josh questioned the seventh place winner. "Did he just sit there and destroy random obstacles until they were dust particles in the wind to show his power after his team kept losing."

"Wow Joshy, I never expected such a deep narration from you," Luxxy sent him a challenging glare.

"DOn't call me that," he grumbled.

"I rather like it," Violet absentmindedly said, "Oh Joshy look! It's Ren! And he doesn't have a shirt on!" she fainted into his arms, blood trickling into her designer dress.

"After this short message about Salt Lamps we will be back," Aya hoped to salvage the situation.

"Gotta love Salt Lamps!" Josh's smile looked forced.

"We all do," Aya contributed, "But some of us are missing." So there is a reason why Luxxy and Violet are gone.

"Thank Earthland," Josh added.

"You may be wondering where they are," Aya tried to guide the conversation but wasn't as good as Violet at it.

"They're the ones doing this stupid GMG trivia thingy. Let's go check it out!" Josh read straight off the prompter a in 'stupid' and 'thingy'.

THe screen faded to a shoot of Violet and Luxxy looking at the contestants set up at eight individual tables.

"Alright ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Fiore's first government funded game show!" there was recorded applause in the background, "I'm Violet and this is Luxxy we will be your hostesses the mostesses!"

"The first question of the night goes to Fairy Tail Team A because they placed first in today's challenge, the Obstacle Course of Midnight Madness."

"Fairy Tail are you ready?" Violet held the question card waiting for the team's nods to flip it over. "Lucy Heart has a famous signature scent, what is it?"

A buzzer blared almost immediately, "Vanilla and Strawberries!" Natsu's reply left his mouth before he thought about saying it (he at least knew what he was going to say before he said it on most occasions. Gosh people just because he is reckless doesn't mean he is completely stupid …)

"Correct!" Violet exclaimed triumphantly. (See, told you not completely stupid, but how did he know … Flashback: 'Not all magic lasts forever …')

"Next question to Fairy Tail Team B; where does Sting live?" the night went downhill from there.

"And that concludes our evening. The producers have decided that tonight's scores are completely useless, and that all answers tonight are not under an circumstance owned by Fiore Lacrima Broadcasting." Aya's distress face invaded the frame, "Thank you for watching, join us tomorrow for the final challenge of the GMG!"

A/N: Hello Owls, how are you lovely people today?! I am fine, thank you for asking!

Some good news, I plan to finish this arc soon! I'm about to be on FFN for one whole year! (It is going to be in in June) Woohoo! Maybe I should write a one-shot (if you do want me to write a one-shot, I'm open to ideas.)

Also please tell me what you want to see next arc. Little things, not like big overarching things because I already have that conflict planned out. (ex. In the beginning chapters someone asked to make this Sticy. Even though I don't plan to make any non-canon or non-OC x OC ships I delivered with a kiss, fun right?)

Disclaimer: Do I look I own anything of such great value as Fairy Tail! I didn't think so.

Hoots,

Owls

Teaser: "'It isn't though. It's not okay …' Juan looked forlornly at his mark. He wished he knew how he had gotten it."