A/N: Have I been gone for so long that no one is reading this book anymore? Who knows.

Enjoy!

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: MYSTOGAN VS JURA

The second match soon began as Ren and Arana started battling, but it soon ended as Ren used his Air Magic to defeat her. "Next up, the third match of day one! War Cry of Quatro Cerberus versus Orga Nanagear of Team Sabertooth!" Chapati announced as the audience went wild.

"There he is!"

"It's Orga!"

"Kick his ass!"

"Listen to those cheers! The crowd loves him!" Chapati exclaimed.

"Oh, it's War Cry." Julian said. "This guy's magic always amazes me."

"Let the third match begin!" The sound of the gong rang out as the match started. War Cry and Orga stared at each other. Then War Cry started crying. "There it is! War Cry's Tear Magic!" Chapati announced. Yajima nodded.

"That's a funny phrase, isn't it?" He asked.

"He's crying!" Natsu exclaimed.

"Tear Magic?" Erza questioned.

"What kind of magic is that?!" Elfman asked.

War Cry continues crying. "The more I cry... the stronger I get!" He said.

Suddenly, Orga attacks him with black lightning as everyone stares in shock. War Cry falls to the ground, defeated. Sting just smirked to himself.

"Lightning..." Laxus muttered. Lector and Frosch high fived each other. Lily and Happy were both trembling.

"L-Lightning?!" Lily stuttered, covering his ears.

"One... attack..." Happy mumbled.

"The match is over! Literally, in a flash! Orga's Black Lightning fried the tears instantaneously!" Chapati said.

"What was that?!"

"Instantaneously?!"

"H-He's a monster!"

"He's strong! I mean, really strong! The winner is Orga Nanagear of Sabertooth!" Chapati announced. "That brings their total to 20 points! A perfect first day! Quatro Cerberus has two points! Too bad!"

"Couldn't you have made it more fun, Orga?!" Sting questioned.

"I'll sing a song." Orga replied, walking back to the arena.

"That's not what I meant!" Sting said.

Orga then began to sing a song as the audience was laughing. "Those guys piss me off..." Akame muttered, having a dark aura around him.

"For once, I agree with you." Zack growled.

"Alright, it's time for the final match of the first day." Chapati said.

"The teams that are left are Fairy Tail Team B and Lamia Scale, right?" Yajima asked.

"Long ago, these two guilds were about equal in terms of talent, so this should be an interesting match!" Jenny said.

"Okay, I'll announce the first day's final fight match-up!" Chapati stated. "It's Mystogan of Fairy Tail B versus Jura Neekis of Lamia Scale!" The audience goes wild at this match-up.

"There he is!"

"Jura!"

"I've been waiting to see Jura!"

"I never thought he'd participate from the first day!"

"Jellal all of a sudden?! And his opponent is Jura!" Erza thinks to herself.

"Even in Fairy Tail, those who know his true face are few... The mysterious wizard, Mystogan!" Chapati exclaimed.

"Who the heck is that?!"

"That's a laugh!"

Jura headed out to the arena. "Good luck, Jura-san!" Sherria waved.

"This match is as good as over." Yuka commented.

"It hasn't even started yet!" Toby exclaimed.

"I know that. Stifle yourself." Yuka said. Jura entered the arena as the audience cheered for him.

"It's Jura!"

"Jura's here!"

"It's the real thing!"

"This is unlucky." Laxus commented.

"Going up against Jura..." Mira muttered.

"Is that cueball really that strong?" Gajeel asked.

Mira nodded. "I don't even know if Erza and I could beat him working together." She replied.

"Leave it to me." Jellal said, fixing his cap. He soon stepped onto the arena as Akame narrowed his eyes in suspicion.

"There's something off. His smell... it's different." He said.

"That's because it's not him. Mystogan went back to Edolas, remember?" Ezekiel responded. "Besides, he wouldn't participate in shit like this. Wasn't his style."

Zack smirked. "Of course you would know. Didn't you do..." He began.

"Finish that sentence and I'll strangle you until you turn blue, Dragneel!" Ezekiel interrupted as Julian and Hana snickered.

"So? Who do you think it is?" Akame questioned before noticing Ezekiel's hand was shaking uncontrollably.

A younger Ezekiel was thrown into a cell as he groaned in pain, feeling his back hit the wall. "What's going on, Jellal?! I thought you were our friend! And where the hell is my sister?!" Ezekiel shouted.

Jellal grabbed onto Ezekiel's hair, forcing him to look into his eyes. "Erza betrayed everyone and left. Even her own twin brother." He claimed.

"Ezekiel!"

The redhead snapped out of his thoughts when Akame called him. He sighed. "Sorry, I was just remembering a really bad memory." He said. "I might be going on a limb here, but I think it's Jellal."

His guildmates widened their eyes. "Hold on a moment... We're talking about the same Jellal who tormented you during the Tower of Heaven up until your escape, right? That Jellal?" Zack asked.

"How many Jellal's do you know?" Julian questioned.

"That's him." Ezekiel replied, clenching his fist. "The question is... why is he fighting for Fairy Tail? And does Erza-nee know about this?"

Jellal and Jura soon faced each other. "Personally, I'm rooting for Fairy Tail, but our Obaba is really strict about that..." He said as it went silent for a moment before Jura continued. "My apologies, but I'm not going to hold back here."

"Neither am I." Jellal responded, clenching the staff in his hand. "This isn't exactly what I'm here for, but being able to fight on behalf of Fairy Tail... Nothing could make me happier."

Mavis was shifting uncomfortably. "No need to worry, First Master. It'll be fine. That man was once a Wizard Saint himself. In other words, you could say their talents are equal." Master Makarov said as Mavis was trembling. "First Master?"

"I-I want to go to the ladies' room..." Mavis announced.

"Even though you're a ghost?!" All of the Fairy Tail members exclaimed.

"Jellal... Will you be okay?" Erza asked herself.

Outside of the stadium...

"Wha...?! Jellal's going to fight?!" Ultear questioned in disbelief.

"His cover won't be blown, will it?" Meredy asked.

"I pray he doesn't make a mess of it..." Ultear responded before closing her eyes in thought. "Mainly, I hope he doesn't try to impress Ezekiel."

"Jura Neekis of Lamia Scale versus Mystogan of Fairy Tail B! Let the final match of the day... begin!" Chapati shouted as the gong rang out. Jellal began unclipping his staffs.

"What I can do for Fairy Tail... is beat you!" Jellal thinks to himself as he charged forward.

Jura soon placed Earth pillars in front of him as Jellal got thrown into the air. "Wow!" Natsu exclaimed. More pillars were soon shown as Jellal dodged them all, running down one as staffs soon appeared and surrounded Jura. Jellal soon landed on the ground.

"Five Layered Magic Circle... Sacred Song!" Jellal called out as five Magic Circles appeared above Jura.

"So he's copying Mystogan's magic..." Loji pointed out.

"That's smart of him... keeps up the disguise." Atlas stated as Nero agreed.

"Jura-san!" Sherria exclaimed.

"There's no need to worry. With apologies to Juvia's team, I believe Jura-san is Fiore's number one wizard." Lyon said as an iron fist came straight at Jellal.

"Three Layered Magic Circle... Mirror Water!" Jellal shouted as the iron fist went right back to Jura.

"It ricocheted!" Natsu said.

"Awesome!" Elfman added.

Jura then moved the iron fist right back at Jellal. "It turned again!" Elfman said as Jellal was knocked on the ground.

"That's some kind of strong! He isn't called one of the Ten Great Wizard Saints for nothing!" Chapati said.

"Now, Jura! Hurry up and finish him off!" Obaba shouted, spinning a guild member. "Send him spinning!"

"You're spinning me!"

Jellal soon stood back up. "As I suspected, he's not an opponent I can beat with borrowed magic." He noted before getting down on the ground. "Meteor!"

Jellal sped past Jura, taking him by surprise. "This guy..." Jura trailed off as Jellal ran along the sides of the arena.

"He's fast!" Jet exclaimed.

He soon charged forward at Jura. "Iron Rock Wall!" Jura shouted, but Jellal just sped around it. Jura aimed the rocks of the wall towards Jellal who dodged them. "There!" Jura said, finally stopping Jellal as he smirked.

"I made it." Jellal simply said.

Seven Magic Circles soon appeared in the sky. "Magic Circles in the sky!" Hana exclaimed.

"When did he...?" Julian trailed off.

"He must've drawn them while defending from the attack." Ezekiel guessed as Jellal landed on the ground.

"Be judged by the seven stars! Grand Chariot!" He shouted. Rays of golden light appeared down below.

Jura placed his palms together. "Rock Mountain!" He called out as a rock monster protected him from the attack.

The attacks colliding soon created a smoky explosion in the arena as well as the wind picking up. "I see... I know who you are. So Makarov-dono wasn't being entirely candid with me." Jura thought.

"Makarov-dono... A gathering of the Ten Great Wizard Saints is coming soon... but before then, I'd like you to tell me about a certain guild."

"I was on guard then, but I never imagined you would pose as a member of Fairy Tail. My vigilance was for naught." Jura concluded his thoughts.

"I have to win for Fairy Tail. I'm sorry, Ultear. I'm going to use that!" Jellal thinks to himself as he pointed his fingers down towards the ground.

"Wha...?! Jellal!" Ultear exclaimed.

"No! If you use that, your cover will be blown!" Meredy said.

"True Heavenly Body Magic... Cerma!" Jellal shouted as the sky soon turned dark.

"What is this?!" Jura questioned.

"What the hell is he thinking?!" Ultear exclaimed in irritation. "This is what's wrong with men! Their pride gets the better of them!"

"What should we do, Ul?!" Meredy asked.

Ultear turned as she suddenly had a look on her face, causing Meredy to be taken aback. Jellal suddenly widened his eyes as the dark sky disappeared. "The inside of my mouth..." Jellal muttered as everyone else just stared. "Spicy!"

Ultear was shoving red pepper down Meredy's mouth. "Eat more red pepper!" She ordered. "Come on, come on..."

"It's spicy!" Meredy complained.

Jellal kneeled down as if he was in pain. "What on Earthland is happening?! Suddenly, Mystogan is in agony!" Chapati said.

"How about this?!" Ultear began tickling Meredy.

"Stop it, Ul!"

Jellal soon began laughing as Jura sweat dropped. "And now, he started laughing!" Chapati stated.

Jellal soon fell to the ground as Jura could only look in shock. Everyone else in Fairy Tail turned pale. "He's down! I don't really understand it, but Mystogan is down! The winner is Jura Neekis of Lamia Scale!" Chapati announced.

"You did great, Jura!" Obaba praised.

"Are we sure about this?" Jura asked.

"And with this, the first day of the Grand Magic Games comes to a close! Here's the overall ranking!" Chapati said as the scoreboard appeared.

"As usual, we're at the bottom along with Fairy Tail." Ajar stated.

"Perhaps we should've listened to Zack and skip this year." Atugia sighed.

"What do you think, Yajima-san? It's no surprise that Sabertooth is number one." Chapati said. "On the other hand, Fairy Tail and Twilight Phoenix, who both have two teams, are in last place."

"It's still just the first day. I'm hoping for a comeback drama from tomorrow on." Yajima stated.

"And my guild still has a shot at victory. I can't wait for day two!" Jenny added on.

"Yajima-san, Jenny-san, thank you very much for your commentary today."

"Thank you."

"See you all again!"

Jellal began walking out of the arena as the audience was laughing.

"What was that?!"

"What is he, in charge of Fairy Tail gags?!"

"That was hilarious!"

"Ah, well..." Erza sighed.

"What just happened there?!" Natsu questioned.

"Meredy's doing, most likely." Erza replied.

"What the hell were you doing?!" Gajeel scolded.

"Good try." Mira said.

"Lame..." Laxus muttered.

"I can't even find the words to respond." Jellal stated.

"I'll be right back." Ezekiel informed, leaving the stands as his guildmates looked at him in confusion.

Ezekiel was walking around the tunnel, finally spotting the person he was looking for.

"What are you doing out of jail, Jellal?"

Jellal stops in his tracks as he turned and spotted Ezekiel glaring at him. A magenta-colored Magic Circle appeared as Ezekiel re-quipped a pistol in his hand before charging forward, knocking Jellal down and pointing the barrel at his head.

"You got five seconds to explain or I swear to God this bullet will be entering your brain." Ezekiel threatened.

"Not here." Jellal told him. "Meet me somewhere privately. Tonight."

Later that night...

Ezekiel spotted Jellal in an alleyway. His mask and cap were removed, but he was still in Mystogan's clothing.

"I'm sorry for all the damage I've done to you in the past." Jellal began.

The redhead scoffed. "If you think a simple sorry is going to fix the years of pain and torture you put me through then you're sorely mistaken. I'm not like Nee-chan. I'm not going to forgive you right off the bat. You're gonna have to earn it." Ezekiel said as Jellal frowned. "Are you going to get to the point or did you just call me out here to waste my time?"

"Last year, during the Grand Magic Games, I could sense powerful dark magic lurking around the stadium. I don't know where it's coming from. We're thinking it's Lord Zeref." Jellal explained.

"Zeref? Why would Zack's father be lurking around?" Ezekiel thought. "Let me help you with this."

Jellal widened his eyes in shock. "We weren't going to get more people involved." He said.

"I'm not supposed to tell you this, but I will anyway. A guildmate of mine is Zeref's son. If you're right it being him, he could potentially be in danger." Ezekiel said. "Besides, being too close near the stadium is dangerous for you. It's better to have someone investigate for you so you won't get your ass arrested. Not like I care if you do."

"I should head back to my hotel. I need to get some sleep for tomorrow."

Jellal recalled what he had told Erza a few days before.

"Your twin brother, Ezekiel..." Jellal started to say, getting Erza's attention. "I lied about him being dead."

"You mean...!" Erza began as Jellal nodded.

"He's alive. He's in a guild called Twilight Phoenix."

"Zeke, I know saying sorry is not going to magically fix everything that happened." Jellal said, stopping Ezekiel in his tracks. "I promise you I'll work to earn your forgiveness."

Ezekiel stayed silent for moment before he continued walking. "I'm looking forward to it, Jellal." He stated.

As he was walking away, a tear slipped from Ezekiel's eye before he quickly wiped it away.

"You idiot... there you go crying again because of him. After you promised yourself not to."

A/N: Ezekiel's love interest will be Jellal. Because in my opinion, I don't really like Jerza (I'm totally going to get hate for that).

I just think Erza forgave him too quickly. So Ezekiel is going to make Jellal work for his forgiveness as he should.

Thanks for reading!

~ Kaleb.