Guess what guys?
Happy birthday!
Well it's two days late cause I didn't remember it, but meh, I still remembered at all.
Yep, 2nd Generation is a year old! It was published on November 26th, 2014! It's insane that I've been here so long to be honest. I've ever stuck with anything this long, let alone a fanfiction of this size. Thank you guys so much for sticking around for so long, really.
Enjoy!
When Drake came back up into the stand, he was greeted by Nashi and the others smiling at him.
"Nice job." Simon told him as he stopped in the center.
"No big deal." He replied, wiping some dirt from his coat. "The others were fairly easy to work around, save that Sabertooth girl I guess."
"She almost had you." Elise commented. "The timer saved you." he nodded.
"I know. Thank God, I'd have gotten second instead." He then looked out at the arena. "What're we waiting for?"
"For them to announce the planned battles for today." Ultear told him. "They planned all of those out beforehand."
"So it may be a bad coincidence if you end up fighting and competing in one day." Damien reasoned, earning a nod. As they all turned back to the arena and waited, Nashi noticed something on Drake's cheek. He saw her staring at him, and turned to question her.
"What?" He asked. Nashi reached forward and scraped the dirt from his face.
"You face was dirty." She said with a smile. Drake made a face at her before he chuckled and wiped his own face instead of her doing it for him.
"Thanks Mom." He said sarcastically, pushing her playfully. She was about to retaliate when Ross cleared his throat.
"Alright ladies and gentlemen, the second half of today's events will now commence! And wouldn't you know it, the Queen of Fiore herself has planned out these battles!" Nashi perked up at this. The Queen herself had taken the time to map out who fought who. She must've really loved the Games. The question was though, who was going to fight who? "And to start off the battles today, we have Kyoko Lore from Sabertooth facing off against Rachel Webb from Mermaid Heel!" Nashi watched as the two girls announced to be fighting first descended onto the battlefield, standing opposite of each other.
"Guess we get to see some of our competition, huh?" Ultear asked, leaning on the wall.
"I don't want to be that guy," Damien said, "But I really think Lore has this." Nashi couldn't help but agree. Despite her obvious feminine figure, Kyoko radiated trouble. Her green eyes were narrowed at Rachel, a smile curling on her lips. Rachel seemed much more serious as they reached the center of the arena.
"The time limit is thirty minutes!" Ross shouted. "The first mage to defeat their opponent earns their team ten points, and the losing team earns none! Everyone ready?!" The crowd roared in agreement, and Ross laughed. "Then it is my pleasure to tell you ladies the timer has started! FIGHT!"
Rachel made the first move. She moved her hand upwards and aimed it at the wall behind Kyoko, who had yet to move. A white substance shot out of her hand, attaching to the wall. The substance visibly tightened, and Rachel shot forward towards Kyoko, foot outstretched to kick her.
Kyoko gracefully sidestepped away from her and Rachel now heading straight for the wall. Nashi watched in surprise as the girl re-angled herself and used the wall to her advantage, shooting back at Kyoko once more, who once again moved out of the way ever so slightly. Rachel landed upright and turned to look at her.
"You're fast." She commented as Kyoko looked up.
"You as well." She then raised two finger to her temple with her smile growing. "Let's test you now, hm?" A bright red magic seal appeared above Kyoko, who took a deep breath. "Memory Make: 120mm Black Lightning Cannon." Nashi gasped as Rina's black lightning surged from the seal, right towards Rachel who darted out of the way. The blast hit the ground and dispersed, but Kyoko was far from done. She re positioned and looked at Rachel once more, two circles appearing next to her. "Memory Make: White Dragon and Shadow Dragon Roar." Just like that, Dragon Slayer magic surged from those seals, forcing Rachel to once again dodge to the wide left to avoid it.
"What the hell is that?" Elise asked. "She's using other peoples magic."
"Memory Make." Simon replied. "If she memorizes others spells, she can use them as her own."
"That's barely even fair." Ultear said. "Seriously, she can call on anything she memorized."
"I guess." Simon replied. "She's clearly formidable." Nashi returned her focus to the battle, where Rachel was currently trying her hardest to avoid the multiple different magic types blasting at her constantly. She stopped and shot a thread from her hand towards Kyoko, who simply raised two fingers to her forehead again. No attacks came from the blonde, and soon she was ensnared by Rachel, who seemed rather indifferent about it
"And Kyoko now finds herself in a trap! What will she do?!" Nashi knew it was Ross' job to hype up the crowd, but it was obvious to all who knew even a single thing about combat between mages that Kyoko was not stuck. As a matter of fact, at least to Nashi, she could see it was exactly what the blonde wished for.
"Well," Kyoko said calmly, her eyes closed. "I've memorized that." The girl looked up and her body glowed black, causing the thread to fall off of her. Rachel went in for another attack, again using her thread magic to slingshot herself towards Kyoko. The girl did not, however, see Kyoko raising a hand. "Memory Make: Thread Snare." The very same magic that Rachel used to fight was shot out of Kyoko's arm, catching Rachel. Kyoko reared back and used an amount of upper body strength Nashi hadn't realized she possessed, which flung Rachel high into the air. Another magic seal appeared, aiming upwards. "Memory Make: Lightning God's Charged Particle Cannon." Another calm use of Rina's God Slayer magic followed, this time the blast was much wider and far more painful looking.
Rachel hit the ground, unconscious.
"That's it!" Ross shouted. "Rachel is down! Kyoko has earned Sabertooth ten points!"
"She's crazy." Ultear said as Kyoko walked up to her fallen opponent. "To be able to utilize anyone else's magic...Sort of like..." Nashi didn't know what Ultear was talking about seeing as she trailed off, but she felt a smile tug at her lips as Kyoko leaned down and helped Rachel up. The two girls exchanged words quietly, and Kyoko laughed at something Rachel told her. Once they did this and Rachel seemed to reassure Kyoko she could walk, they split up to leave the battlefield.
"What an amazing display!" Ross shouted, riling the crowd up once more. "Despite her loss and Kyoko's win, both girls show an amazing amount of class! Give them both a round of applause!" Everyone listened to Ross and started clapping loudly and shouting, Nashi and the others included. It had been a rather amazing display, even with the lack of chance Rachel had had from the beginning.
"I think we'll need to pay a little more attention to Sabertooth." Simon said, addressing everyone. "If Rina and Kyoko are any indication thus far, they may be a bigger problem than we anticipated."
"Agreed." Damien said. "Keep an eye on them." Nashi nodded as the crowd talked excitedly.
"Alright! Now that the points have been tallied for Sabertooth, let the next battle commence! The next battle is definitely going to be an exciting one! For today ladies and gentlemen, we have Terra Neekis against Reyna Groh!" Nashi winced as the crowd erupted at these names, and she too clapped for Terra.
"That others girls name." Drake said, speaking up. "Isn't she Bacchus' daughter?"
"I think so." Ultear replied. Damien laughed, making everyone look at him.
"What are you laughing at?" Nashi asked him. He wiped a tear from his eye and smirked at her.
"That poor girl is in Quatro Cerberus." He told her, once again bursting out in laughter. "A girl! In Quatro Cerberus! How are you guys not laughing?!"
"Uh..." Elise started, staring at the back of Damien's head. "I think I get the joke, but...It isn't that funny."
"It totally is."
"Anyway," Simon interrupted. "I think the battle is about to start." Nashi returned her attention to the battlefield as Damien continued to chuckle, only to notice something.
"She's the hammered one." She said.
"I assumed that was obvious." Ultear replied. "She was the only girl in Quatro Cerberus' team earlier..." Nashi watched as the girl stumbled onto the field, standing opposite of Terra. Terra didn't look at that impressed from what Nashi could tell, but Nashi was going to suspend her assumptions for the time being. After all, she had no idea just what Reyna was capable of. The crowd was talking about all sorts of things, all about Terra and Reyna and who would win.
"Alright everyone! Let's get the second battle of the day underway! As usual, the time limit is half an hour! FIGHT!" An first, neither girl moved, just watched each other. The crowd mumbled quietly about who was going to make the first move. After a moment, the earth shook.
Pillars rose all around Terra, and shot towards Reyna, who just watched with with a smile. There was no way Reyna wasn't going to get hit.
And of course, the drunk defied Nashi's expectations, twisting her body around every single pillar as she sprung into the air. She landed on one of the pillars lagging behind, and drove it into the ground as she landed gracefully.
"Nice try." She commented with a hiccup. "But that's not going to be enough just because I'm a bit tipsy, Terra honey." Terra smirked.
"Should've known you weren't that drunk, Reyna" She replied. "You haven't broken out the bottle yet." Reyna giggled and flipped her hair over her shoulders.
"Don't need to yet, hon." The girls once again watched each other, before Terra slammed her foot on the ground. the earth once again rose up, this time in the shape of a huge boulder. Terra flicked it lightly, and it roared towards Reyna without mercy. Reyna sighed and reached behind her. "I suppose I'd better start trying a bit..." She swiftly raised something above her head and flicked her wrist. Nashi made a face as the boulder still soared towards her without relenting.
Once it was within two feet of the girl, however, it jumped into the air right above her head and exploded. The debris rained down on Reyna, who just brushed it off her shoulders.
"I should take my turn now, huh?" She asked. She raised her hand in front of her and flicked her wrist again a motion to fast her Nashi to see what she was even doing. Terra however quickly defended herself by raising a pillar. Reyna's attack hit the pillar, allowing Nashi a closer look.
Two blue cards were sticking out of the pillar. Reyna giggled.
"Card Magic: Explosion." Nashi and the others gasped. Terra flinched as the cards illuminated, and then exploded.
"Wait a minute..." Elise said. "That girl just..."
"Yeah she did." Damien agreed. "We all saw that." Nashi only knew one person who could use card magic. And she hadn't seen her in years. But as Nashi thought about it, it started to make a whole load of sense in her head.
"Reyna," She said. "She's Cana's daughter."
"Was just about to say that." Drake replied. "They look alike as well. Plus we all knew Bacchus and Cana were a thing."
"Yeah but how come we've never met Reyna?" Ultear asked curiously, a hand on her chin. "You'd think she'd be mentioned once or twice at least..."
"Maybe we just didn't pay attention?" Damien asked. "We do miss things a lot." Nashi didn't have an answer for anyone, but the battle below was far more interesting than their inability to remember if they'd ever met or heard about Reyna. Reyna threw more cards at Terra, which exploded in ice and forced Terra backwards. She threw up a earth wall in defense, but more cards lodged inside it and exploded. Terra was forced backwards once again, but the girl didn't seem fazed whatsoever. In fact, she was smiling.
"I suppose it's good you're proving more of a challenge than I thought you would." She told Reyna. "It's more fun this way for when I beat you."
"I think you mean when I beat you." Reyna replied, tossing more cards at Terra, which caused a small maelstrom around her. Terra was still not moving. Reyna made a face. "I guess I should get in closer, you don't seem to be very fazed at long range." Nashi watched as Reyna reached behind her once again. She laughed as she waved a bottle over her head. "Let's see how you deal with me when I'm...!"
"I hate to break it to you Reyna, but you've missed something." Reyna stopped at this and raised an eyebrow in confusion, looking at Terra. Terra had her eyes closed, and her hands together.
"What's that?" Reyna demanded. Terra grinned. When her eyes opened, they were glowing bright blue.
"You're forgetting I'm an earth mage." She said. Reyna made a face before her eyes widened, and she looked below her. The earth beneath her was shaking.
"Oh shit, that's...!" Terra laughed.
"Rumbling Mt. Fuji!" The earth glowed, and Nashi could no longer see the battlefield clearly.
Once the glow from Terra's attack faded, Natsu saw Reyna was sitting clutching her wounds, staring at Terra weakly.
"Holy hell, Terra." She hissed. "Give a women a bit more warning next time." Terra smiled.
"It'd be no fun if I did that." She replied. Reyna chuckled as she fell backwards unto her back.
"Yeah yeah, I lost. I admit it." She said. "Go ahead and give Lamia Scale it's points." Natsu laughed as the girl conceded defeat.
"That was a bit overkill." He said. "I guess she just wanted to end that as quickly as possible."
"Agreed." Erza said. "Reyna wasn't weak, but Terra wasn't going to waste time playing with her."
"Not to sound rude or anything, it was kind of obvious who would win." Gray pointed out. "No disrespect to Reyna but..."
"Yeah, we know." Lucy replied with a small smile.
"What an amazing display of Terra's power!" Ross roared. "Absolutely incredible, and it's only the first day everyone! But now, let us move on to our final battle of the day! And to finish out our day of events, we have Ultear Fullbuster from Fairy Tail against Mami Kotobuki from Blue Pegasus!"
Yeah yeah, you'll all be mad at me for leaving it there. Calm down, you'll see it eventually. As the first chapter after our oe year anniversary, let's get ten reviews! I hope you enjoyed!