"Wait, wait wait wait ?" Cygnus flailed his arms frantically. He pointed at Mare with his finger "You are a boy ?"

"I knew something was as off " Waiston nodded "Her…his scent was telling otherwise "

Mare took a step back from Waiston with a sickened face "Y-You sniffed me ?!"

"Yes !... Erm, no ! That's no what I wanted to say. It's just that I have an enhanced smell, but you know that already…"

Meanwhile, Aura lies down on Betsy's square head, amused by the situation she just created. Tickle Mare that way was something she almost forgot what it looked like.

Until Reve ended this. "Remember why we went here in the first place. You can get excited once we will get back ". He stared at Aura "Bring us to your place. Now"

"Okay, okay" Aura waved her arm, vexed "What a killjoy. Follow me"

Erza rubbed her hands, eyes closed "Don't try again, got it ?"

"Yes ma'am" said a Natsu, Gray and Cynthia covered with bumps. Erza nodded as long as they understood, until the door's opening catch her attention.

"Everyone, we have special guests with a special request " All the looks were on Aura, which became frowned when they saw some White Eclipse's members, indicating nothing good.

"Heya ! How are you doing ?" Aira waved innocently.

"What's your problem ? " Gajeel snarled.

"Relax, dude " Luke put his hands defensively "We don't seek fight, or at least, not like usual "

" We want to know once for all who is the better between us " Takeru stated

"Explain " Mira asked, attentively.

"We will set a series of 1v1 with the same number of fighters on both sides. The one with members still active at the end win" Reve explained

"You can wait for the Magic Games for that" Erza suggested.

Reve tilted his finger with disapproval "Come on, Scarlet. You know we don't need something that grandiloquent and formal to prove who is worth the strongest guild in Fiore" He smirked, trying to bait the fairies with their pride.

"What should we do, master ?" Mira stared at Makarov, who didn't say a word, but-

"Alright !We will kick your ass for good this time !" Natsu didn't leave time for a reply, but said what they thought. "Profit, White Eclipse. It will be your last time"

"We'll see. Oh, and before I forget, the members will be picked randomly until 13 are chosen"

"How's that ?" Cynthia wondered.

Luke twirled a hat on each of his indexes before handing one of them" Here. Pick a name of our guild, and we will do the same about you. Be my guest, choose first"

"Then I go" Aura lost no time and picked a name "Luke Cloud "

"Hehe " the concerned sneered "Bad one, kiddo. Allow me " He drew a paper "Let's see, Gray Fullbuster "

"I take this one"

Aura picked another paper "Kuro Crane "

"I'm sure he will be more than glad" Luke gave the hat to his comrades behind him "Anyone want to give it a try ?"

"I'll pass" Takeru whispered .

"Same" Cygnus refused "Bad luck with randomness "

Luke sighed " Then I guess I should do it entirely… Wendy Marvel"

"Huh? Me ?" Wendy pointed at herself "W-well… I will do my best " She clenched her arms with determination.

"Ok, then-"

"Wait Aura, let me choose !" Natsu bumped into Aura, forcing her to leave her place and took a name "Aira Aeolus ! Don't know her"

"To simplify, she is your twin tail loli, but better" Cygnus replied smuggly.

"I'm/She is not a loli !"Wendy and Cynthia yelled at the same time, the former's face red of embarrassment.

"Whatever. Oh ? What a coincidence. Cynthia"

"Me ? I'm chosen ? Yeaaah!" Cynthia jumped in excitement.

"Next time will be a good one !" Natsu exclaimed, picking a paper with too much eagerness "Takeru ! Perfect" He smirked. "Just the one I want to take my revenge"

"You're always on that " Happy sighed. It was just before their encounter with Cynthia. Takeru took Natsu's target, Byron, before he got the chance. Since then, he wanted him to pay.

"He is so resentful, sometimes" Lucy remarked.

"Shizu " … Luke looks around, seeing no answer from the eye-patched girl. Fairy Tail do the same, until they find her sitting somewhere, immobile, silent.

"Um .. Shizu-chan ?" Levy called "You are part of it"

"...I know. I heard" Shizu replied simply, without changing expression

What a strange girl. White Eclipse though.

Natsu smirked again "It's bad news for you. She will crush you"

"I'll continue, Natsu" Erza stopped Natsu on his track. It was her time to pick a name, and creak just to say the name "Reve…Volver"

"HAHAHA ! Now you're lost, Fairy Tail ! And…" He stared mischievously at Shizu " It will be a great time to know who is the better gunslinger in Fiore". For whatever reason, Shizu had a feeling she never felt before, the determination to defeat someone. She was feeling impatient.

" Lucy Heartfilia"

"Me ? Alright" Like Shizu, Lucy wanted to settle things with someone, in her case, Luke. She must, no, she will defeat him and prove to him that she was as capable as the rest and certainly not a dead weight.

"Selene Marquise"

"She may be new, but you should not take her lightly" Cygnus warned, how kind of him.

"Natsu Dragneel " . Natsu bumped his fists upon hearing his name "Can't wait to kick all of your ass. I'm burning up !"

"This will be an entire story, we will assure that. Cygnus Gwidon "

"Pff, easy " Cygnus clean of his nose.

"Gajeel Redfox "

"Gihehe" Gajeel didn't say more, his smirk and bloodthirsty eyes already tell everything.

"Heather. Hope you have a good antidote, otherwise…" Luke warned, taking a quick look at Wendy.

Erza picked the next one, smiling widely "Aura Bella Fiora" Hearing that, Aura had even a wider smile on her face. Nice.

"Don't talk too fast, Scarlet" Luke said with the same smile "Mare Bello Fiore". Like when Mare introduced himself at White Eclipse, there was an unsettling silence.

"Wait, did I hear right ?" Gray broke the silence.

"Juvia heard it too" Juvia assured him.

Cynthia posed her eyes on everyone, not having the least idea about what was happening. She turned to Wendy, who had a sweat on her temple "What are they talking about ?"

"A-Am I being called ?" An unfamiliar voice resonated through the hall. Not long after, a small figure appeared between Eclipse's members. It did not take long for anyone to notice the striking resemblance with the other small person.

"Oh ? There's two Aura now ?" Cana stammered between two sip of her barrel, breaking the ambiance.

"Aura ? Don't you have anything to say ?" Erza stood behind Aura, arms crossed. The authority behind her eyes made the blonde gulp.

"Well, it's… Um, why are you making this face ?" Aura stuttered. Despite her strength, she was feeling uneasy.

During this time, Wendy finally responded at the ravenette "Fiore is the name of the royal family who actually reign over the kingdom. And this little girl share the same name, along with looks almost exactly like Aura-san "

"Oooh I see" Cynthia nodded.

"YOU'RE FROM THE ROYAL FAMILY ?" Natsu yelled at the top of his lungs. Now, for some reason, his stomach writhed when he thought about all his vain attempts to fight against the tammer.

"What ?" Aura was took aback when she heard the reason for this mess. "That's not what it seems.

"W-we are not from royalty" The other blonde said aloud.

"Y-Yeah. He's just my little brother" Aura tried to calm the situation, without realizing what she just told.

"Your BROTHER !" Macao rubbed his eyes, his eyes didn't trick him.

"But she-he is way more feminine than you " Droy stated.

Natsu got close to Mare, who was feeling uneasy. When he was at an awkward distance, his nose twitched. "I confirm, he is a dude, and his scent is close to Aura's"

Why do people like to sniff at me ? Mare asked himself.

Makarov faked a cough, gathering attention. "I think we haven't finished yet "

"Indeed " Luke agreed "It's your turn "

"... Waiston Tunudra"

"This is going to be interesting" Waiston rubbed his hands.

"Juvia Lockser "

"Juvia will do her best, especially in front of Gray-sama "

"Jaxon Metero "

"Elfman Strauss "

"Only a man could be chosen !" Elfman raised his fists up.

"Oh ? Rejoice, Reve, the next one is Scarlet "

"Hehehe, two of my nemesis…" Reve's eyes glittered in eagerness, almost perturbing.

This guy is creepy. Aura and Cynthia though simultaneously.

"Takeru". The shadow dragon slayer didn't say anything.

"Cana Alberona"

"Wooohooo !" The drunkyard exclaimed happily, flailing her arms.

"Yuri

"It seems that the new recruits are lucky" Luke joked. By reading the last name, his interest grew instantly "Well, well, well, look what we have here" Without saying it, he showed the paper to everyone. Fairy Tail's grin widened, while White Eclipse looked interested.

"NOW you're done! " Natsu taunted with glee. Why ? Because the last participant was none other than Gildarts Clive.

Erza didn't lose her focus. Her hand stood above the few White Eclipse's remaining names. She took one last paper, and her blood froze.

"Judging by your eyes, Scarlet, it seems that tables have finally turned" It was now the other guild to be fired up. Sydney Castle was called, and he was not the kind to hold himself back.

"Now that I can verify. For Fairy Tail : Natsu, Gray, Lucy, Erza, Juvia, Shizu, Aura, Elfman, Wendy, Cynthia, Cana, Gajeel and finally Gildarts. For White Eclipse : Luke, Aira, Reve, Takeru, Waiston, Jaxon, Selene, Kuro, Mare, Cygnus, Yuri, Heather and for finish: Sydney. Am I right ?" Makarov summarized

"It seems good for me. We will meet again tomorrow. Do not get sick. Bye " With a goodbye sign, for those in the mood for, White Eclipse left.

"The strongest, right ?" Natsu's eyes shined with determination " For who they think we are ? We will win for sure !"

"I wonder how many of them are strong ?" Cynthia didn't hide her enthusiasm.

"Too bad. I wanted to be chosen " Mira placed a hand on her cheek, disappointed.

"I don't think that would be a good idea, Mira-nee" Lisanna was somehow grateful that a disaster was avoided.

Mira looked at her with an innocent face "Just one or two victims. I'm sure they would get over it "

I hope these guys who are with Mare are not like that. Despite the time, Aura didn't manage to get totally used to the weirdness of Fairy Tail. All the more that she didn't think a second that Mira was a psycho. Kinda reminds me of Lupusregina.

Gray crossed his arms "So, you have a brother"

"To be honest, I was surprised to see him here " Aura lied. "That's a good one, seeing each other in opposite guilds"

"What was your relationship ?" Mira wanted to know, as a sibling herself.

Aura's lips curved upward " I like to embarrass him in public… What ? He is so cute when his face becomes red as a tomato. In short, we argue oftenly, but we get along very well "

"So why aren't you together ?" Lisanna wondered.

Aura's face tensed "It's…a long story"

"Oh…I see" Mira and Lisanna lowered their heads, fearing that they would strike a chord.

"Now is no time for depressing thoughts" Natsu burned the negative ambient "Tomorrow will be a great day. The day when we will force these freaks to eat the dirt !" The hall agreed in cheers .

The next day, in a very large open field that was on the edge of various areas: mountains, forest, ect , two large groups stood in front of each other, at a decent distance, launching lightning between them. The hungry-power ones were restless, Wendy and Mare were feeling nervous, and everyone looked like it was their last day. Master Calium brought two lacrimas which will select the fighters randomly.

"Be ready, brats" Makarov speeched. He then opened his eyes, showing his resolve " Crush them to the bones !"

"You can count on me, Master " Cynthia exclaimed, impatient.

"I feel like it's gonna be fun " Aura cracked her knuckles.

Meanwhile, Calium motivated his own members "The time has come. Show these fairy how an eclipse catch their light "

"Even without me, it will be a piece of cake " Taya uttered, with Arc nodding, agreed.

"Don't worry, hold man " Waiston tapped gently on his shoulder.

"W-We won't disappoint your" Mare declared, surprisingly sure of himself.

With that, the two masters turned around.

"Are you ready ?" Calium asked.

"More than ever" Makarov replied.

"Then let's begin. I also propose to do breaks after two matches. Is it good for you ?"

Makarov nodded.

"Then…" The lacrima let the names rolled. The one on White Eclipse stopped first "Luke Cloud "

Luke cackled " Alright !"

Then the one on Fairy Tail stopped "... Elfman" Elfman roared in excitement.

"Go, Elf-niichan !" Lisanna cheered as the two mages stepped in the middle of the field.

"May the match…" They took a fight stance "... Begin !"

Fairy Tail: Natsu, Gray, Wendy, Cynthia, Erza, Shizu, Aura, Elfman, Cana, Juvia, Gajeel, Lucy, Gildarts

White Eclipse: Luke, Reve, Aira, Selene, Haether, Cygnus, Kuro, Takeru, Waiston, Yuri, Mare, Jaxon, Sydney