Chapter 32

You Da Bomb

"Speech"

'Thoughts' / Telepathy

"Magic"

Flashback

Location / Date / Time Skip

Natsu ran through the forest carrying his downed allies with an angry scowl on his face. "Jellal... what's he doing in a place like this!?"

'Natsu!' Hibiki's voice shouted in the slayers head, making him skid to a stop and looked around. 'Can you hear me?'

"What's going on?" Natsu asked.

"Natsu, are you there?' Hibiki asked again. 'It's me, Hibiki, from Blue Pegasus. I'm so glad I could find you. I couldn't get through to anyone.'

"Where are you?" Natsu asked.

'Keep your voice down.' Hibiki ordered. 'The whole forest is crawling with scouts from the Seis. There's no way of knowing who's listening. That's why I'm speaking directly into your head. Pretty cool, huh?' Natsu groaned as his brain tried to understand what was happening. 'Have you found Wendy?'

"Yeah, I got them." Natsu said. "Wendy's unconscious, but it looks like Happy's starting to wake up."

'Excellent. Now hold still.' Hibiki ordred. 'I'm gonna upload a map into your head. It will bring you back to where we are. Get here as fast as possible.'

"Hold on, what this upload talk?" Natsu asked. "Look just stay out of my head and we'll..." A download bar appeared above him and quickly turned gold before he started running again.

"Natsu, why are you talking to yourself?" Happy asked.

"Not now, Happy." Natsu jumped over a log and kept running. "Somehow I know where Erza is. This is awesome! Thanks, Hibiki."

With Hibiki and Lucy

"Please, just hurry..." Hibiki whispered as he turned to Lucy, who gave Erza the last thistle branch in the area. "I'm afraid time isn't on our side right now."

"How'd you do that?" Lucy asked, looking away from the redhead.

"I sent him our location using Archives compression magic." Hibiki explained as he turned back to his keyboard. "It let's me transfer information from person to person as quickly as possible compared to verbally."

"Wow... I didn't even know magic like that existed." Lucy said, impressed by the feat.

"Using magic to transfer information like this is fairly new to the world." Hibiki said back. "Not many people even know about this capability yet."

Lucy looked back down at Erza. "Hear that, Erza? Wendy's on her way right now. Just hold out a bit longer. I know I'm not much of a fighter, but I'll protect you until they get back." Her eyes went wide as she turned back to Hibiki. "Wait, did you tell him about Laki?"

"No..." Hibiki slowly shook his head. "And I just realized I gave Natsu our location.." He turned back to his keyboard and started typing. "I gotta find her fast."

With Racer and Gray

Birds flew over the giant pillars of ice as Racer and Gray stood across from each other. "Not bad, Fairy. No ones ever stopped me once, let alone twice. Too bad I can't let you get away with it."

"Is that so?" Gray asked as Racer appeared behind him.

"If I wanted to, I could just leave you behind and go after the brat right now." Racer bragged as Gray turned around, only for Racer to appear behind him again. "But I won't be satisfied until I've beaten you." He appeared behind Gray again. "Something tells me it won't take long."

"What was that!?" Gray summoned a seal before slamming his hands on the ground. Ice shot out of the ground and Racer jumped back, avoiding all of them. The blonde appeared behind and kicked him into the air.

"You're gonna have to pick up the pace if you wanna stop me!" Racer shouted as Gray landed and stood up, before tackling him to the ground. "I'll let you off the hook if you just stay down."

Gray pushed himself up to his feet and glared at the blonde. "Not gonna happen."

"Don't say I didn't warn you." Racer raised his hand to the sky before swinging it down. "Dead Grand Prix!" Gray turned around as a mob of engines turned on. Motorcycles shot out of the woods and Gray barely managed to dodge all of them.

Racer jumped on a red magicycle and started driving it. "You're in a motor show from hell!" He drove the bike and had it crash into Gray.

"You can ride these scrap heaps?" Gray asked.

"Shut your mouth, iceberg." Racer said back. "These bad boys are almost as fast as I am. They'll run circles around a chump like you." The blonde revved his bike and it pulled away.

"That sounds like a challenge to me!" Gray shouted as he jumped onto a bike. "Oh, and thanks for putting in an SE plug for me!"

"So, you wanna challenge me to a race, is that's it?" Racer asked.

"I'm not gonna bother with rules, so you'd better watch out!" Gray shouted as the two vehicles clashed, creating giant plumes of dust. The two reached a clearing and broke away from each other.

"Not bad, for a weakling like you." Racer said. "You got some sharp instincts."

"How's this for sharp?" Gray asked as he pulled his hands back. "Ice-Make: Lance!" Frozen spears shot out and hit the ground as Racer dodged them all.

"So much for sharp." The blonde teased. He shot ahead and held out his hand. "Try dodging this! High Side Rush!" Tires appeared and started bouncing into Gray, who dodged some. "Warm ups over, pal. Now we can really start to go!" The two drove into a downed tree and started racing along the sides. "You're gone!"

A compartment opened in the back and magic missiles shout out at Gray, creating an explosion. Both rider drove out of the tree as Gray covered his eyes from the dust created. "This guy has some gears lose."

"What's wrong?" Racer asked, making Gray turn to the blonde. More missiles slots popped out and Gray quickly turned and drove away as they shot out.

'I need to keep going!' Gray thought to himself. 'I'm doing this for Erza. I can't let him win!' Racer drove over a log and Gray followed him before looking down, seeing Lyon and Sherry. "Lyon!"

"Gray?" Lyon asked.

"Great timing, get on!" Gray shouted.

"Say what?" The second ice mage asked.

"I said get on!" Gray shouted again. Lyon listened and climbed on to the back.

"Don't worry about me." He said to Sherry. "You two stay here on standby." The bike drove away, leaving the pinkette alone.

"What does that mean?" She asked confused.

"Did you find Wendy?" Lyon asked as the bikes drove through a grassy plain.

"Don't worry about her!" Gray shouted. "Erik's got her and Happy."

"So what do you need me for?" Lyon asked.

"Help me take this guy out." Gray explained. "It's really annoying having to drive and cast spells at the same time!"

"So, your saying you can't do this without me?" Lyon asked with a smug. "Just sit back and watch. I'll show you some real Ice-Make magic."

"Piss me off, and I'll crash us right both now." Gray warned as Lyon entered the stance Gray uses. "You're using two hands?"

"That's how Ur taught us, right?" Lyon asked, making Gray smile. "Ice-Make: Eagle!" Frozen birds launched at the red bike and destroyed it, only to find that Racer jumped off.

"This is for trashing my ride." Racer launched onto the bike and destroyed it, sending both mages flying away.

"Ice-Make: Ape!" Lyon crafted a ice gorilla that threw a punch that Racer dodged.

"Ice-Make: Hammer!" Gray crafted a hammer of his element above Racer, but the blonde moved out of the way as the object hit the ground.

"Not bad, but your gonna have to be faster than that!" Racer delivered a kick to Lyon before punching Gray. Both Ice wizards clutched their guts as Racer appeared in front of them. "You wanna hit me? You'll have to be faster than lightning."

"This is pointless!" Gray shouted annoyed.

"Calm down!" Lyon shouted back as he studdied Racers movements. "He's coming in from four o'clock. We can stop him, but we need to focus and cool down."

"Cool down, huh?" Gray asked. "Alright..." Both tossed off their tops, showing their emblems to the world. "Let's do this!"

"Fire on my go!" Lyon shouted. "And don't hold back!"

'Why are they stripping?' Racer asked as he looked at the two.

'Lyon is stripping!' Sherry thought like a certain water mage.

"He's coming straight for us!" Lyon shouted.

"Got it!" Gray shouted back. "Ice-Make: Geyser!" Gray slammed his hands into the ground and a giant pillar of ice shot out at Racer.

"Ice-Make: Snow Dragon!" Lyon summoned a giant frozen dragon attacked Racer, only to miss every time.

"Impossible!" Gray shouted annoyed.

"He's gotten even faster." Lyon mumbled as Racer tackled them.

"What's wrong, can't keep up?" The blonde asked. Lyon looked up as a flock of birds flew at a rapid pace. "I don't care how long you attack me for. In a million years, you still wouldn't hit me. I'm the fastest man alive for a reason."

"Are all the rest of the Seis as strong as this?" Sherry asked.

"Look, it's been fun, but I'm getting bored now." Racer turned around and waved for the two mages to come at him. "I'll make this as quick as possible."

"Listen Gray." Lyon spoke up. "I just found his weakness. We're gonna beat this guy."

Fairy Tail Guildhall

"Finally, the investigation report has come in." Makarov mumbled as he studied the paper in his hands.

"Is it about the Oraciōn Seis?" Mirajane asked from behind.

Makarov nodded in response. "Seems the one called Brain might have been in the Bureau of Magical Development."

"The Bureau?" Mira repeated. "Do they know who he really is?"

"Not yet, but they're looking into it." Makarov answered. "What they do know is that he was looking into the R-System. And that he has some sort of connection to the Tower of Heaven."

"That's what Jellal was working on, wasn't it?" Mirajane asked, making the master nod. "Do you think this he is following in Jellal's footsteps?"

Makarov sighed as he took a sip of his beer. "It could be. If he is following that path, all of Earthland could be in danger."

"We'll be fine, master." The barmaid said, making Makarov look over his shoulder. "Fairy Tails strongest team is there. That one sentence is enough to make me believe in them. Provide they don't destroy the world themselves."

"Why would you add that?" Makarov asked.

With Gray and Lyon

Sherry watched from the side as Lyon whispered into Gray's ear. "What are they talking about?"

Racer scoffed at the two talking to each other. "Make as many plans as you want. It won't save you."

"And if all goes well, we've got him." Lyon said before walking away.

"Are you crazy?" Gray asked.

"Sorry, but that's the plan." Ice shot out of the ground and trapped Gray. "I don't need you to stop him."

The ice pillar grew higher until it reached the clouds. "You're making a mistake!" Gray shouted as he left earshot. "You can't take this guy by yourself and you know it!"

"What's wrong with you!?" Sherry asked.

"Sit back and enjoy the show." Lyon told Gray. "I've got this."

"I know you're an Ice Mage, but that was cold." Racer said. "Is that really how you treat a friend?"

"Don't ever call us that." Lyon said. "We studied under the same master as kids, but that's all we have in common."

"I don't understand!" Sherry started running toward her crush. "You need help!"

"We don't need him." Lyon said back. "We can beat him all on our own. Together, we will give Lamia Scale its greatest victory. Now lets get to work."

"Uh, okay..." Sherry nodded as she reached the ice mage.

"I be careful if I were you." Racer said. "Get overconfident and your sure to lose. But it's not like you ever had a chance against me."

"What was that about overconfidence?" Lyon asked back as Racer vanished from sight.

"Marionette Attack: Rock Doll!" Sherry animated the stone beneath her and it threw a punch that Racer dodged.

"Neat trick, but it's not gonna work on me!" Racer bounced off the stone, delivering blow after blow.

"How about my Wood Doll!?" Sherry gave life to a nearby tree, only to have its strikes miss as well.

"It's pointless!" Racer shouted. "You can't hit me!"

"I'm not so sure about that!" Sherry raised her hands and the trees branches trapped Racer between them.

"No, you got me." Racer sarcastically said as he vanished from between the branches.

"How did he-" Sherry start to ask before Racer kicked her to the ground. He was about to repeat it when an tiger of ice swatted at him, forcing the blond to dodge.

"Come and get me, slowpoke!" Lyon shouted.

Racer launched after him and closed the distance. "The only slowpoke here is you."

Lyon turned around and clasped his hands as mist escaped them. "All that speed and you can't do anything with no power behind your attacks. I can already tell you can't end a fight on your own."

"Oh yeah?" Racer asked as he drew closer.

"Ice-Make: Hedgehog!" Lyon swung his hands and ice spike surrounded his back, forcing Racer to stop. "What's wrong? Don't wanna end up a pincushion?" The silverette ran further into the forest. "What's wrong, Racer? Scared to use that speed of yours?"

"You're one cocky kid." Racer mumbled as a green seal appeared beneath him. "Gear Change: Red Zone!" The seal turned red and Racer launched forward, kicking up a lot of dust. Lyon looked wide eyed as Racer kicked him in the gut. "Did you really think I'd go all out on some no name like you?"

Lyon stood up and raced into the forest again. "Come and get me!"

Racer appeared next to him and kicked Lyon into the air. The maker mage tumbled for a bit before continuing his sprint. Again and again, he was knocked to the ground as Sherry could only watch.

Lyon kept running as Racer unloaded kicks and fists on him. "Come on, where's all that bravado!?" Lyon willed himself back to his feet and kept running into the woods. "This kid must be stupid or something."

"Where's he going now?" Sherry managed to ask.

Lyon ran until he realized he was reaching a cliff and turned around. "Ice-Make: Eagles!" Frozen birds launched forward and Racer dodged them all.

"When is it gonna get through your head?" Racer asked. "You can't hit me!" The birds hit the ground and turned to ice piles as Racer sent Lyon into the air and started striking him repeatedly. "Is that seriously all you've got? What happened to all that big talk from before?"

Lyon crashed against a long and Racer landed on top of him. "You seriously think I can't end a fight on my own?" He pulled a spike that was once a bird out of the ground and held it over Lyons heart. "See, I don't need that power to take you down. As quick as I am, I can take you out for good in the blink of an eye."

"Don't get me wrong. You got some skills, but it all went wrong when you decided come after us. We are the Oraciōn Seis. Six demons, six prayers, six never wielding pillars. Anyone stupid enough to try to and destroy us will pay with their life's. So, say good bye."

"I was right..." Lyon mumbled, confusion Racer. "When I saw those birds flying at super speeds, it hit me. You were never as fast as lightning, you just slow down our perception of time so it would seem that way. You just slowed us down. Once I reached the zone limit of your spell, I realized what was going on. Call yourself what ever you want, but you're just as slow as the rest of us."

Racer twitched in anger as he listened to his magic being explained to him. "And now that you've followed me all the way here, Gray is safe from your spell, and can take you out." Race looked up as the top of the ice pillar was shattered by Gray, holding an ice bow. "He's got a clean shot from there."

"You gave him a sniper post!?" Racer shouted in disbelief.

"Now this is better." Gray said to himself. "Fresh air and a standing target."

"You're bluffing! There's no way he can hit me from there." Racer said back.

"Oh, he will." Lyon pushed himself up. "If there's one thing I've learned, it's to never underestimate a Fairy Tail wizard. They're unstoppable."

"Super Freezing Arrow!" Gray let the shot of ice go and it crashed into Racer, breaking his glasses.

'My one prayer... to be fast... faster than anyone...' Racer told himself. 'That's all I ever wanted.' He rolled along the ground until he stopped near the cliff edge.

"Who'd have though that work?" Gray asked as he and Sherry reached Lyon.

"I can't believe that we still have five more of them to deal with." Lyon mumbled.

"Next time, could you please include me in these plans of yours?" Sherry requested.

"Hey, it was his idea." Gray said about Lyon.

"Thanks." Lyon said back.

"Can you stand?" Gray offered him a hand up.

"Can't I just sit here a moment?" Lyon asked back, making Sherry chuckle.

"I'm not done yet!" Racer stood up and ripped his jacket off. "In the name of the great Oraciōn Seis, I'm taking you all out with me!" Strapped to his chest was an explosive lacrima on a timer.

"Is this guy insane!?" Gray asked.

"We're all going to cross the finish line together!" Racer said with a sick grin.

"Not gonna happen." Gray charged his magic, only to find out he was out of power as Racer ran towards them. Lyon pushed him to the side and tackled the maniac off the cliff. "Don't do it!"

"Lyon!" Sherry shouted as the two went over the cliff. The timer reached zero and the lacrima started to glow.

'Gray, I always knew you'd be the death of me...' Lyon thought as the two crashed through the trees below the cliff until the bomb went off in a massive explosion.

Gray and Sherry stared in shock at the blast as the whole forest shook from the explosion. Sherry dropped to her knees and cried in shock.

Oraciōn Seis Hideout

Brain grabbed his head in pain as a black line on his face slowly vanished. "No, Racer... has been beaten? That's not possible... how could one of the Seis been beaten?" He knocked over some objects off the alter in front of him before standing up. "I underestimated our enemies..."

He turned around and looked at Midnight. "I never imagined I'd have to send him into the field. Midnight, wake up!" The two toned haired man slowly stood up and opened his eyes. "You have work to do! Find our foes and drag them into your eternal nightmare."

"Yes... father." Midnight replied.

Hibiki, start typing as fast as you can, cause when Natsu get there and finds that Laki is missing, oh, he's not going to be happy.

This is the same question I have with anyone who tells people to put on a suicide vest. 'Hey, why don't you put it on first and show me how it works?' It's always a dumb lackey who has to put it on.

Beta read by Natsu is Awesome.