A/N: Hello, readers! First update of the new year!

Enjoy!

CHAPTER NINETEEN: DAWN VS. JENNY

"It's the third match of the second day of the Grand Magic Games! Dawn Fortundras of Twilight Phoenix B versus Blue Pegasus reserve member Jenny Rearlight!" Chapati announced.

"Jenny's incredibly popular. I seem to recall that seven years ago, she was voted the "Number One Wizard I Want To Be My Girlfriend" in Weekly Sorcerer." Atugia commented.

"She also looked up to Mira from Fairy Tail, if I recall." Ajar added.

"Dawn! Do your best!" Bruno cheered before stopping.

Dawn and Jenny were posing in bikinis as Dawn had a bored look on her face. "Why did I agree to this?" Dawn asked herself as the men in the audience had heart eyes.

"How's this?" Jenny asked, also in a bikini and posing.

"What the hell's goin' on here?!" Akame and Zack shouted in unison.

"Like so?" Dawn questioned, this time in a different bikini.

"Hi..." Jenny said as she was in a pink leopard bikini and the crowd went wild.

"Who would've figured we'd have to dip into our reserves on the second day..." Hibiki commented.

"Couldn't be helped. Not with Ichiya-san like that..." Ren said.

"A competition that relied on physical strength must've been really tough on him." Eve added.

"Surprisingly, you're pretty impressive." Jenny complimented.

"I do feel weird doing this, however." Dawn said sheepishly. "This is more Mira's thing..."

"I didn't think you'd agree to do a pinup idol showdown." Jenny confessed.

"If we can resolve this peacefully, all the better, right?" Dawn asked.

"I'm Chapati Rola, a judge along with Yajima-san, and reporter Jason of the Weekly Sorcerer!" Chapati said.

"It's a big responsibility." Yajima stated.

"Both of them are cool beauties!" Jason exclaimed.

"What's the next swimsuit going to be..." Chapati trailed off.

"Hold it!"

A sudden shout got everyone's attention. "It won't do to let these little girls get all the attention! When it comes to strength as well as beauty..." Risley started to say.

"...Mermaid Heel is number one!"

"Why do I have to be out here?" Beth asked.

"This is an unforseen happening! Mermaid Heel has crashed the battle! And I'm happy to see that Risley is slender for the moment!" Chapati said.

"Stop right there!"

Another voice soon joined in. "You people don't have enough love! If you think you can please the crowd just by posing in swimsuits, you're gravely mistaken!" Sherry and Sherria soon appeared. "It's all about love! Without love..."

"...you can't beat us!" Sherria finished.

"And now Sherry and Sherria from Lamia Scale have joined the party!" Chapati said.

"You three can't just sit back and watch either! Let's all join in!" Mavis told Lucy, Wendy, and Erza.

"Why?!" Lucy questioned.

"When other people from the cheering section take the field, doing nothing is not an option!" Erza claimed as Lucy and Wendy both looked at her.

"Swimsuits look best on Juvia, the water-manipulating wizard!" Juvia exclaimed.

"What, you're going out there too?" Gajeel asked.

"A woman in love has to battle at a time like this." Juvia replied.

Laxus sighed. "I'm sick of hearin' about it..." He said.

Soon enough, every woman from each guild - with the exception of Sabertooth - was on the field. "I think this has gotten out of hand..." Dawn stated.

"Well, it's not so bad as a fun little stunt..." Jenny claimed.

"It's chaos here! And yet, the crowd is eating it up, so we'll go with it!" Chapati said.

"Not to mention we'd have a riot on our hands if we put a stop to the fun now!" Yajima added.

"This is great! So cool!" Jason exclaimed. "It's settled! The next Weekly Sorcerer cover story will be a wizard swimsuit competition!"

"Still and all, this match is just between Dawn and Jenny!" Chapati reminded.

"In that case, there's no point in us being out here!" Levy informed.

"Oh, the main thing is that we have fun!" Mavis said.

"How is it that a ghost like you gets such a kick out of this?" Cana questioned.

"I bet anything her personality has an effect on the mood of our guild!" Lucy responded.

Erza looked up and saw Evergreen. "What, you're here too?" She asked.

"I won't let your people hog the spotlight." Evergreen stated.

"The next theme is school swimsuits!"

"Why are we suddenly in weird fetish swimwear?" Levy questioned.

"You don't really look out of place in one, Wendy." Lisanna said.

"That doesn't make me happy!" Wendy exclaimed.

"Next up is bikinis and thigh-high socks!"

"For some reason, this feels even more embarrassing than the swimsuit alone..." Lucy said.

"Moving on to girls in glasses!"

"This isn't any change for me..." Laki stated.

"Cat ears!"

"Is there any point for me to wear them?" Carla and Chii both asked.

"Bondage!"

"This is also a form of love!" Sherry exclaimed.

"You're too into it!" Sherria told her cousin.

"Well, Erza? Are you about ready to admit defeat?" Evergreen asked.

"Did you say something?" Erza questioned.

"I lose..." Evergreen bowed.

"The next theme is "wedding dress"! Prepare a partner, then get into bridal gear!"

"I'm sorry for dragging you into this, Riku-kun." Dawn told the silver-haired man.

"A-Anything for you..." Riku blushed.

"Well, you were at hand..." Jenny told Hibiki.

"That's actually even more of a turn-on..." Hibiki said.

Droy punched Jet's face. "I'm Levy's groom!" He protested. "She already rejected you!"

Jet punched him back. "It's the same with you!" He said.

The two of them looked at Levy, who was looking at Gajeel. "You're not paired up with anyone?" Lily asked.

"This is ridiculous. I'm better off just taking a nap." Gajeel replied, making Levy sigh. Jet and Droy both paled.

"I'm the groom for you, right, Carla?" Happy asked.

"Well, since we're both Exceeds..." Carla replied.

Lyon carried Juvia bridal style. "Juvia! I'm the only one for you..." Lyon claimed.

"Lyon-sama! But Juvia is..." Juvia began to protest but was interrupted by Gray kicking Lyon aside and catching Juvia.

"Gray-sama!" Juvia exclaimed.

"It's no fun letting a teammate get snatched by a jerk from another guild." Gray stated.

"Juvia is so happy!" Juvia cheered, tackling Gray down.

"Our love is steadfast!" Sherry said to Ren.

"Don't be so clingy! You'll make me fall in love with you even more..." Ren told her.

"Who should I...?" Lucy looked around before she got picked up by Loke. "Loke!"

"Let's take this opportunity and really get married!" Loke stated.

"Mira."

Mira glanced over to find Zack offering his arm. "Care to be my partner?" He offered, making Mira smile.

"Of course!" She responded, linking her arm with his.

Dusk yelped as he suddenly got pulled into someone's chest. He looked up to find Akame smirking at him. "A-Akame! You're too close!" Dusk complained, pushing Akame off of him.

"Aw, are you embarrassed of us, Dusk?"

"I-It's not that. It's just... most of everyone here are-"

"Men and women partners?" Akame finished, making Dusk nod. "Dusk, I don't give a damn what anyone else thinks, okay?"

Dusk sighed, pulling Akame closer to him. "...Okay." He agreed before looking over at Sabertooth. "It seems like none of the Sabertooth members are participating."

"Yeah, well, those jerks don't know the meaning of fun." Akame stated, making Dusk chuckle as the bell rang.

"The wedding showdown is over! Let's go back to the swimsuit showdown!" Chapati announced.

"I think it's about time for me to put an appearance!"

"That's..."

"Lamia Scale's Oba Babasama is going to show you what a woman's charm is!" Oba said, flying down into the arena in a swimsuit. Everyone turned a pale white and was left traumatized.

"With that single strike, the excitement in this arena went down the drain. The interlopers suddenly lost interest and are returning to their seats." Chapati said.

"Cool down..." Jason muttered.

Dawn and Jenny were back in their usual attire. "It looks like playtime is over, huh?" Jenny asked.

"I'm actually a little disappointed. I was starting to have fun." Dawn confessed as both her and Jenny were tied with 30 points.

"This match has gone on much longer than planned, so the next outfit will be the last!"

"Here it is!" Jenny had sparkles in her eyes. "With apologises to Dawn, no matter what the theme is, I've got a trick that guarantees my victory!"

"Dawn, this'll be the last one." Jenny informed.

"Yep. And I'm not gonna lose!" Dawn replied.

"Why don't we go with the flow of the previous matches and make a bet?" Jenny suggested.

"Good idea. What are the stakes?" Dawn questioned.

Jenny pointed at the light-purple haired woman. "How about the person who loses has to appear nude in the Weekly Sorcerer?!" She said.

"Dawn..." Atugia mumbled in concern.

Dawn smiled. "Sure, why not?!" She agreed.

"O-O-Oh my goodness! An unbelievable wager has just been made!"

Jenny grinned to herself. "She fell for it. I coincidentally asked about their type of women during last night's dinner party, and it seems their preference is for younger women! Dawn is seventeen years old. Which means she's young! There's nothing to even think about." She thought.

"T-The final theme... is battle gear!"

Jenny got covered in a golden aura. "I'm sorry, Dawn. Whatever the theme, I'll win. Just as I planned..." She thinks to herself before transforming. "This is my battle form."

"Alright, then. I guess it's my turn." Dawn said with determination as she got covered in a colorful aura as well. "We went with the flow of previous matches and made a bet so maybe it'll be okay to keep going with that flow and finish this with a little dust-up?"

Dawn soon appeared wearing dark purple armor with black angel wings. Riku chuckled to himself. "I see. So she's using her most powerful Angel Soul. Lucifer." He commented, getting his guild mates attention.

"I accepted your bet. Now I want you to accept my power." Dawn informed.

"What?!"

"Okay?"

"Shadow Strike!" Dawn shouted, charging forward at Jenny and attacking her.

"A complete change! In the end, we got a physical fight!" Chapati stated.

"Well, that is the original rule..." Yajima reminded him.

"Cool! Cool! Cool!" Jason exclaimed.

Dawn raised her fist in the air. "The winner... Dawn!" Chapati announced.

"My sister is so badass." Dusk chuckled with his arms crossed as Dawn's armor soon dissolved.

"A word of advice. Don't make such a huge bet if you're going to lose. I look forward to seeing you in your birthday suit, Jenny-chan." Dawn said.

"No!" Jenny cried out, hugging herself.

"Twilight Phoenix B receives ten points!" Chapati said.

"R-Remind me not to piss her off." Loji stuttered.

"Congratulations, Dawn." Nero congratulated her.

"So now we're tied with Akame's team." Atlas pointed out.

"Alright, the second day of the Grand Magic Games reaches its final match at last! Kagura Mikazuchi from Mermaid Heel versus Sabertooth's Yukino Agria!" Chapati announced. "We got another battle of the beauties!"

"Which do you think is going to win?" Frosch asked.

"Yukino-san, of course! How is it that you don't even know that, Frosch?!" Lector replied in irritation.

"Fro thinks so, too!"

"Thanks to somebody, we couldn't get any points in the competition part." Orga said.

"No. Sting-sama was just unlucky. If we'd known the competition was going to be on top of a moving vehicle..." Yukino trailed off.

"Never mind about that. You do know what it means to be a member of this team, don't you?" Sting asked.

Yukino began walking out to the arena. "Sabertooth... It means fighting in that name without sullying it and winning without question." She replied.

"Good luck, Kagura-chan!"

"Win it for me!" Beth added.

"Still, her opponent's from Sabertooth..." Risley said.

"Kagura is stronger than her!" Arana informed.

"Never fear. I saw the path... The destination of my sword..." Kagura stated.

"I guess we're done with the pinup model battles?" Yajima asked.

"Well, depending on individual taste, it wouldn't be out of the question..." Chapati answered.

"We couldn't ask this cool twosome to do that, right?!" Jason questioned.

Yukino and Kagura both arrived into the arena. "Sabertooth..." Gray muttered.

"Watch closely. This is the guild we have to overcome." Erza informed.

"Right!" Wendy replied.

"Hmm... Was this Yukino girl always in Sabertooth?" Hana asked.

"Not that I know of. Must be a new member. Either that, or she didn't participate in last year's Games." Akame answered.

"All of you already know how strong Kagura is. She's Mermaid Heel's strongest wizard as well as the Weekly Sorcerer's top pick for female wizard! Against her is Yukino, who's making her debut today. Still, she's a member of the strongest guild, Sabertooth, so we can expect her to be pretty strong!" Chapati said as the gong rang out.

"Alright, let the match begin!"

"I look forward to doing battle with you." Yukino said to Kagura.

"As do I." Kagura said.

"Before we begin, shall we make a bet too?" Yukino suggested.

"Sorry, but I'm not interested." Kagura denied.

"Is it because you're afraid of losing?" Yukino asked.

"I don't possess that kind of emotion. However, I believe that when one makes a wager, it must be followed through. So I'd like to abstain from any thoughtless diversions." Kagura replied.

"In that case, let's make a serious bet. Let's bet our lives." Yukino declared.

Both Fairy Tail and Twilight Phoenix could only look in shock while Sting only smirked.

A/N: Another chapter is finished! Also, God Pegasus will be on hiatus until I can play catch up with this book and Black Sun, as well as possibly Say Yes To Heaven and Below Zero.

Thanks for reading!

~ Kaleb.