Hey guys, so you'll see a lot of wizard names in this chapter that you don't recognize... yeah that's because I realized that the guilds I picked don't have many options for wizards so I had to make some up... Also it's canon that a handful of wizards in X791 had been in the games for the first time so they were out too, not to mention the entire Tenrou Team couldn't be in this :(. *sighs* who said writing fanfic was easy.
~Diana
The door opened and quiet extended across the recently loud barhall. Lyra ordered a platter for three, she was hungry and figured even if Rogue didn't want to eat Sting would eat for two. She smiled and sashayed over to Master J. So if they were watching her, better give them a show. Show them all what they missed. She took a napkin and wrapped her hand in it before laying it on Master J's shoulder. Master J raised an eyebrow.
"Evening Master J." She nodded to the others he was talking with. "Master B, Master B, Master G."
Master J ignored Lyra, but the others didn't.
"L-lyra!" Master B of Pegasus cried. He clasped his hands together. "I um- Wow! You've grown up well, haven't you?"
Lyra grinned coyly. "Sure have! And all thanks to Master J's encouragement."
"Encouragement? You're in his guild?" Master O from Lamia Scale croaked. "I think someone will need to spin!"
"Yeah Master O."
Master Macao stood from his place by the bar. "Who're you?" He asked.
"Name's Lyra. Who're you?" Lyra asked, holding her hand out to the Master. Master Macao was obviously from Fairy Tail, his symbol was proudly shining on his right arm even though, being from Fairy Tail and all, it had nothing to shine about. Mater Macao reached for the hand but Master B from Pegasus slapped it away.
"Aw, Master B why'd you go and do that?" Lyra pouted. Master B glared at her through his sweet exterior.
"You know exactly why, young lady!" He chided.
"Master Macao of the Fairy Tail guild, this is Lyra Young of Sabertooth. She's a Witch Hunter."
"A what?" He asked, confused.
"I'll explain later, but the point is no touching."
"Order's up!" The barmaid called.
Lyra skipped over to the bar and took the platter of food. "You're no fun Master B. And Master M of Fairy Tail, watch out." Lyra said with a wink. "Cuz Sabertooth's gonna beat your ass!" She gave a grand wave to the other guild masters. "Say 'hi' for me to the real Master M when he comes back! He's gonna be so sad to miss this!" She opened the door and swaggered back to their room, food in hand.
"You look happy." Sting observed, then something else grabbed his attention. "FOOD!" He and Lector attacked the grub and Lyra took a piece herself.
"Lyra always looks happy." Rogue retorted without looking away from his book. "Wait is that-" He glanced up and sniffed the air. His mouth began to water as he saw his favorite food on the platter. He snatched it up before Sting laid his eyes on it. They ate and afterwards Rogue excused himself for a small nap. Lyra looked at the time, 10:45. She had a little more than an hour.
"Seriously," Sting asked. "Why were you so happy when you came back?"
"Because I shocked Fairy Snail's master, and his face made me happy." She said. Lyra giggled. She stared at the ceiling of the common room. Sting laid beside her and had his eyes closed in a restful position. "You know I should probably change out of pajamas." She thought out loud. "Sting," She called before she walked into her room, self-doubt snaked into her mind.
"Yeah Witch Hunter?" He asked as he peeked open an eye from his lounging state.
"Promise me we'll win."
Sting laughed. "Come on, Witch Hunter. Have you met our team? We'll kick their asses."
"Yeah we will!" Lector exclaimed, lifting his fist into the air.
"Right." Lyra laughed. "Of course." We'll kick their asses no doubt. She was pulling on her jacket when there was a scream from the common room.
"What?" Lyra ran, grabbing her gloves on the way out.
"What was that scream?" Rogue asked. He, Orga, and Rufus had joined Sting and Lyra in the common room. A small door that went to nowhere, it seemed, stood in the middle of the room.
"I have no idea." Sting said. "I didn't scream."
"It was simply to get your attention!" The small pumpkin man suddenly appeared and gestured to the door. "But now that we have it! Everybody in!"
Lyra warily opened the door and saw that it did indeed go somewhere. Through the door was a long and wide, white-walled path. At the end of the path was a big banner that proclaimed 'GOAL!' A white gate of magic prevented the contestants from beginning the race. Lyra and the others wandered through and stopped before the white magic gate.
"Woah…" Sting said in awe as he stared up. They seemed to be in an arena. Men and women stared down at them from the stands and they cheered.
"And last but not least, Teeeaaammm Sabertooth!" Their name was called and they heard the screams and roars of cheering spectators.
"I could get used to this." Orga said smiling.
Rufus grinned. "We all could."
"This is how this game is going to work. Every team is going to race to the end. First team to have all their members cross will get ten points. Second will get eight, third will get six and so on. Any type of magic can be used! No other rules! Have fun!" The pumpkin man said. "On your marks! Get set! Gooooo!"
The teams ran. "Remember!" Sting called as he made the others eat dust, "use any magic!"
"Duck!" Rogue warned the others.
They did as Sting turned towards all other players in his wake and cried: "WHITE DRAGON ROOOAAAR!" He shouted. The laser roar blew over Lyra's head as she dropped to the ground and she heard screams behind her. She began running and ripped off her gloves, just in case.
"That was Sting Eucliffe of Sabertooth! Sting is a White Dragon Slayer which means he can use Dragon Slayer magic! Wow that was awesome! Sabertooth is bringing out their big guns this year! And Sabertooth is in the lead!" The announcer narrated. "But not to be left out are the members of Mermaid Heel! They seem to be gaining on Sabertooth. And Arana Webb from Mermaid Heel is using her Web Shot!" Rufus jumped out of the way and shouted a spell back in her direction.
"And Rufus Lore of Sabertooth spends no time stalling. He just sends a spell right back at her! Here comes Lamia Scale! Yuka Suzuki is in the thick of Mermaid Heel! Watch out ladies!" The race continued. Lyra saw the wizards that were going ahead of her. One of the Blue Pegasus pretty boys danced in front of her. She grinned and dashed by him, bumping him with her shoulder. Her fingers itched to touch his skin but she didn't. Save her power for later. He tripped and fell over acting as a tripping stone for the next five wizards, one each from the other teams.
The race continued and there were three pops as Bisca of Fairy Tail shot three wizards. Orga turned around and let out a black lightening spell. Lyra was hit was a few spells but the turned into her own energy and she ran faster.
"AND LYRA YOUNG IS THE FIRST ACROSS THE FINISH LINE!" Lyra waved to the cheering crowd and smiled at them.
She turned back to the rest of her teammates and yelled to them. "Come on guys! You can do it!"
Rufus was next. After that Sherry from Lamia Scale crossed the finish line. Soon everyone was crossing, each name was announced with as much enthusiasm as the last.
"Laki of Fairy Tail! Hikibi of Blue Pegasus! Reedus of Fairy Tail! Orga of Sabertooth! Both of the Twin Dragons of Sabertooth! And SABERTOOTH IS THE FIRST TEAM ACROSS! Ren of Blue Pegasus! Yuka of Lamia Scale! Arana of Mermaid Heel! Beth of Mermaid Heel! Bisca of Fairy Tail! Toby of Lamia Scale! Risley of Mermaid Heel! DeZille of Blue Pegasus! Kagura of Mermaid Heel! Aura of Mermaid Heel! MERMAID HEEL IS THE SECOND TEAM ACROSS! Max of Fairy Tail! Vance of Lamia Scale! Ronya of Lamia Scale! LAMIA SCALE IS THE THIRD TEAM ACROSS! Thibault of Twilight Ogre! Eve of Blue Pegasus! Mattan of Twilight Ogre! Riko of Bleu Pegasus! BLUE PEGASUS IS THE FOURTH TEAM ACROSS! This only leaves Fairy Tail and Twilight Ogre! Randal of Twilight Ogre! Xavier of Twilight Ogre! Now all that's left is Warren of Fairy Tail and Xalt of Twilight Ogre! Who will win?"
The two wizards in question were locked in a magic battle in the middle of the area. There was a big bang as Xalt used a magic spell and Warren jumped out of the way. He continued to run and the announcer began to speak fast and Xalt began running, right behind Warren, and the announcers words became even faster and Warren burst through the finish line seconds behind Xalt.
And the crowd went wild.
"THAT'S IT FOR THIS ROUND FOLKS. IN FIRST PLACE WE HAVE SABERTOOTH!" Lyra and her friends beamed with pride and waved to the public that began to adore them. They had this in the bag, Lyra could feel it. "SECOND PLACE MERMAID HEEL! THIRD PLACE LAMIA SCALE! FOURTH PLACE IS BLUE PEGASUS! FIFTH PLACE IS TWILIGHT OGRE AND SIXTH PLACE IS FAIRY TAIL!" He stopped screaming to explain the plan for tomorrow in a normal-announcer voice as opposed to an excited-announcer voice.
"That's it for tonight folks. Rankings are set and tomorrow we set up the teams. We have been told to explain the schedule to everyone, so tomorrow we will give each team, according to their ranks, an opposing team, these two teams will begin a chess-like game. Each move will be made by the team and when two opposing guild members meet instead of the latter one destroying the first, the two will have to complete a challenge. The first of the two to complete a challenge wins!"
"Since the teams will be split up by two for this portion of the tournament one game will go on a day, if a winner has not be established by the end of the day the team who won the most challenges will go on in the tournament. We will tell the competitors who will be playing with whom the moment of just like the spectators! So get a good night's sleep everyone, who knows if you'll be next!" The arena began to darken and Lyra looked at her guildmates.
"Are we going to bed now?"
"I think so." Rufus said, tilting his hat. "It's a good thing too. I'm exhausted and we'll probably be up tomorrow."
"Why do you say that?" Sting asked.
Rufus shrugged. "We came in first place in this event. Everyone wants to see more of first place."
The pumpkin man appeared in front of the teams and directed them to their hotel. That night everyone fell asleep on team Sabertooth except Sting Eucliffe. He was too excited to sleep. He stayed in the common room and stared up at the sky. There were so many things he wished he could be doing right now. He just couldn't sleep.
The door opened and Lyra peeked out her groggy head. "Sting?" She asked.
He lifted up his head and propped himself up on his elbows. "What is it Lyra?"
"Shouldn't you be in bed?"
"I can't sleep."
Lyra padded out of her own room. As soon as they had gotten back she had changed back into her pajamas. She pushed the strap of her tank top back over her shoulder and rubbed her head as she sat opposite him on the couch. "Adrenaline?"
"Yeah."
Lyra waved her hand. "I could help you with that, you know." She said.
Sting rolled his eyes. "I need my full magic abilities for tomorrow."
"Right." Lyra grinned. They sat in silence for a minute and Lyra's head drooped a bit.
It took Sting a second but he cried out in shock when he realized what she was doing. "You're sleeping?!" Lyra had fallen asleep siting up. Sting sighed and took off his vest. He used it and his gloves to help him carry Lyra back into her room. He placed her gently on the bed and pulled the covers over her.
Sabertooth may have been a rough guild but they were still his family. No matter how horribly they treated each other or they were treated by their master they were still friends. And friends and family don't let people go to sleep without being tucked in. He walked back into his and Rogue's room. He changed into pajamas, crawled under the covers and tried to sleep.
Tomorrow was a big day. The day he had been training for.
Hey guys. So this is the last already made chapter I have... I'll try and continue updating more often but again, this horrible this called *makes Excalibur face from Soul Eater* moving *continues making Excalibur face from Soul Eater* is taking over my life, so I don't know when.
Thanks everyone for reading! If anyone has an idea of a challenge they want the teams to try comment! I'll see if I can work it in! :)
Until next time
~Diana