The two weeks passed quickly and by the end team Sabertooth were more than happy. They were ready to win so they travelled to Crocus.

"Woah!" Sting cried as he saw the large city around them.

"Woah is right!" Rogue agreed.

Crocus was the capital and a huge city. It was made of hundreds of stone buildings and a huge palace for the king and the princess. Flowers covered the city and made the cold grey stones burst with color. Rogue and Sting's noses were overcome with smells of food, people, and flowers. But they ignored it by surrounding themselves with the feel and influence of Crocus. The capital of Fiore, for lack of a better word, was magical.

"Hey! Look it's Sabertooth!" Someone called. The five team members looked around as a crowd started to form. Right, they were almost celebrities because of the Games.

"Wow! I never knew they had a girl competing!"

"They're not that great."

"Yeah! Blue Pegasus is totally going to win this year."

"No way! Mermaid Heel is!"

"I think Fairy Tail is gonna win!"

"No way!"

"Are you insane? Fairy Tail sucks!"

"Wow! Sabertooth is sexy!"

"I know. I hear they're having both of the Dragon Slayers compete!"

"They aren't that powerful."

"Yeah! Sabertooth sucks!" The last two comments were met with a yell of pride form Sting. He'd be damned if he let anyone steal his thunder or slander his guild.

"If you think we suck so much, why don't you challenge us and see for yourself how awesome we are!" Sting cried.

"Yeah! No one can defeat the mighty Sting!" Lector agreed, backing up his friend. Rufus sighed.

"I don't want to get my hands dirty right now." He complained.

Orga slapped him on the back. "Come on Rufus! It'll be fun!" He said.

Rogue crossed his arms. "I do not believe this is a great idea." He stood farther away from the rest of the team.

"Come on Rogue." Lyra giggled. She slithered her arm through his and pulled him towards the others. "It'll be fun." Rogue sighed similarly to how Rufus did but allowed himself to be pulled into the chaos.

A wizard stepped up to the challenge. His Quatro Cerberus tattoo decorated his naked back. He was tall, with tan skin and white hair. His tiny irises were red and he wore gloves but no shirt. He had a spiked collar surrounding his neck and headphones covering his ears. He wore red patched up pants with two large purple pockets on both side. He flexed his biceps and his buddies behind him joined in the flexing and began to cheer him on. "I'll take up that challenge!" He roared.

Rufus sighed, and tilted his hat. "If I remember this man's skills correctly, I believe that the weakest of us can win."

"So you're up Rufus." Lyra joked.

The wizards roared. "I am Jeager! I will wi-"

The words weren't even out of his mouth before he lay unconscious on the floor. Rufus grinned under his hat and cracked his knuckles. "Who's next?" He asked.

Lyra laughed and nudged him with her shoulder. "A little slow, but good job!"

The stunned crowd broke into applause. "Yay Sabertooth!"

"Forget what I said about Fairy Tail! Sabertooth rocks!"

"Awesome, isn't it?" Lyra asked her friends. "They love us!"

Sting and Lector bumped fists and waved to the adoring crowd. I could get used to this. Lyra thought.

"Team Sabertooth." The name boomed through the rest of the large crowd of spectators and a shiver ran through the team as their Master stomped towards them. Lyra found herself standing in front of her friends. No way Master J would go through her. He raised a hand and Lyra flinched. What she didn't expect was the large hand intended for a hand shake.

"Huh?" The question escaped Lyra before she could silence her confusion.

"We'll see if you are any good. If you lose you know what's coming to you." Master said. It was his was of a compliment. Lyra awkwardly took the large hand. "Don't lose you fucking trash." Master J growled as he turned on his heel and stalked away.

"Woah. I've never heard him sound even close to complimenting someone."

"Well," Lyra shrugged. "I'm a little different than others. He appreciates that."

"Suuuure…" Sting said skeptically.

The team made their way to the designated inn, the Honeybone. Because so few guilds were competing this year each team from the guilds shared an inn. The teams were called together in the lounge and they sat as a small pumpkin man met them there.

Team Sabertooth sat in the back of the room as the rest of the wizards filed in. First came Mermaid Heel, an all female guild. Their five members sat prettily on the lounge chairs and Sting and Rufus's attention turned to them.

"Ooo." Sting said with a grin. "They're hot."

Lyra rolled her eyes. "Whatever."

"Aww Lyra, are you jealous?" Lector teased.

Lyra punched him and Lector ran behind his friend. "Save me Sting!" He cried.

"Lyra, what's the point in beating up a cat?" Sting asked, ignorant to the situation.

Lyra clenched her fist. "He started it!"

The next guild to arrive was Fairy Tail. Lyra watched the team warily. She knew them all by name from them being in Sorcerer Weekly so often, Bisca, Laki, Max, Reedus, and Warren. Man, were they doomed. Lyra giggled.

"What's so funny?" Orga asked.

"Fairy Tail used to be so great. Look at it now." She nodded towards the group of five. Bisca was cleaning a gun while Laki and Reedus chatted. Max and Warren went straight to the bar and ordered heavy drinks.

Orga chuckled in agreement. "Pathetic."

The next into the room were Blue Pegusus, and following them were Lamia Scale.

"Aren't Quatro Cerberus the other guild?" Lyra asked.

"Nah. They aren't actually competing but they wanted to. Twilight Ogre is the other competing."

"Seriously?" Sting asked. "Those idiots?"

Said idiots walked through the door and shouted in joy, the Fairy Tail guild crawled out of their way and tried not to make eye contact. A pathetic guild being terrified of an even more pathetic guild.

"This'll be a landslide." Sting announced pompously.

Lyra had to agree though. This Grand Magic Games would be a piece of cake.

"Where are the guild masters?" Someone from Mermaid Heel asked.

Frosch attached himself to Lyra's leg. "What's wrong Frosch?"

"That man said he would eat me!" The cat cried, big fat wet tears leaked from his eyes. He pointed at someone from Twilight Ogre. Rogue narrowed his eyes and stepped towards the accused.

"What did you say to my Frosch?" He growled.

The man raised an eyebrow. He wore a spiked headband holding down his black poofy hair. His large mouth quirked up into a smirk. "I said I might eat him."

Rogue grabbed his red shirt and pulled it close to him. "If you ever speak like that to my exceed again I'll-"

"You'll what? Kill me?"

"Very slowly. I will ki-"

"Woah woah woah! Now hold you horses young man!" The pumpkin said. Rogue growled and glared at him.

"What?"

"No fighting! No fighting!" He cried, waving his little arms. Rogue stepped away from the man from Twilight Ogre, and walked back to his guildmates. Lyra petted Frosch's head and Frosch purred in her arms.

"Welcome teams!" The pumpkin greeted. He stood on the bar next to where the Fairy Tail members drowned themselves in drinks. "This Grand Magic Games will begin at 12:00 tonight! You will have to each be in your rooms or this round won't work! I encourage you to mingle but any and all fighting will quality for expulsion from the Games! Your rooms are marked! Have fun!"

"Come on." Orga said, herding his fellow members to their rooms. The three rooms were connected by one common room/lounge area.

"I call single room!" Lyra shouted gleefully as she ran to the open room with a single bed.

The boys grumbled about arrangements and divvied up the remainder beds. Lyra took a boiling hot shower and changed into pajamas. She then relaxed in the common room. She was painting her nails out of boredom when the door creaked open to the Twins freshly showered. They lounged on the couches and spread out. Rogue was reading a book while Frosch napped. Lector lay on Frosch's back, joining him in sleep and Sting had found a bouncy ball someplace and was bouncing it off the ceiling. Neither Orga nor Rufus joined the Dragon Slayers and Witch Hunter.

"I'm hungry." Sting complained.

"Then go out to the lounge," Rogue responded without even looking at him.

"I don't wanna move." Sting complained.

"Oh for heaven's sakes, I'll go." Lyra gave in, rolling her eyes. She stood and walked into the bar and was greeted with every guild master.

Hey everyone. So I realize that my second to last update was a lifetime ago so I've decided to do a few really close updates. I have no idea how long it'll take me to update after these though because I'm moving, :'(.

Hope everyone's had a nice day!

~ Diana