What did I say, huh? Got today off, so I decided to update again! Enjoy!
"I...I'm fine damn it, let go!"
"Simon shut the hell up." Damien replied hoarsely, making Drake chuckle. The two of them had umped down into the arena to catch their friend from falling on his face after he defeated Pandemonium solo, and now he was trying to convince them he was okay.
"Seriously, I can walk!" Simon complained, and Drake rolled his eyes, and decided to let go of him temporarily. Damien did as well, and they watched as Simon attempted to move on his own, but nearly fell.
"See, jackass?" Damien said, grabbing him before he could. "Let us help you, god damn." Simon just sounded miffed, but he didn't contest as the two of them carried him to the infirmary. Once they got inside, they found the girls waiting for them.
"There's Oberon!" Elise shouted sarcastically. When Simon glared at her, she fell back on the bed laughing as Nashi made a apologetic face towards him.
"She kept saying she wanted to call you that and wouldn't stop when we advised her too." She said, and Simon sighed.
"I take on one hundred monsters and I get made fun of for it?" he asked weakly.
"Hey, don't misunderstand." Elise said, propping her head up with her hand. "I never said I wasn't impressed. I couldn't have done that. I just wanted to tease you." Simon chuckled, and than coughed.
"Dude, lay down." Damien insisted, as he and Drake carried him over to one and laid him down.
"Someone should go get Wendy." Drake said, Nashi nodded.
"I'll do it." She said, turning to leave the room and retrieve Wendy.
"Well, uh, seeing as we weren't exactly ready for Simon to take on and win against all 100 monsters, please put your hands together for the traditional replacement event, the MPF!" Drake's ears perked up as he heard Ross announce what the rest of the competitors would do for the event, and he nodded. That was exactly what had happened when Erza had pulled the same thing years before.
"I wanna see that." Elise said warily. She walked towards the door, but grabbed Damien and Drake on her way, dragging them out of the room.
"Just shut up and come with me." She replied.
"Why?" Drake asked. Elise grinned and looked back at them, a malicious grin on her face.
"I just wanted to leave Ul and Oberon alone for a bit."
Simon watched as Elise dragged the two men off, leaving him and Ultear alone. He shifted a bit to get comfortable, but groaned in pain.
"Are you okay?" Ultear asked, watching him.
"Yeah, it's nothing..." He replied weakly, managing to sit up a bit. "Wendy will have me up and moving in no time flat."
"I suppose..." Silence fell over them, punctuated only by the roaring of the crowd above them.
"Hey, Ul?"
"Hm?"
"Thanks." The girl raised an eyebrow at him for this, crossing her arms under her chest.
"What do you mean?" She asked. Simon chuckled and rubbed his right arm to soothe some of the pain.
"You called out to me." he replied, making her face go red. "Apparently I still owe you dinner." She huffed and looked away from him.
"Yeah well, you did the same for me." She replied, voice shaky. "I just felt like I owed you." Simon shrugged, which hurt.
"Still, I felt like I was done for."
"But you still got up." Ultear looked over her shoulder at him, and smiled. "More than most could've done."
Natsu turned at the sound of someone approaching them from behind, and found his daughter standing there.
"Hey Nashi, what's up?" He asked. Nashi rubbed the back of her head.
"I volunteered to come get Wendy." She replied, turning to the Sky Dragon Slayer. "Simon needs your help."
"Of course." She replied, nodding. "I'll go there right now!"
"I'll come with you." It was Erza who spoke up. Wendy nodded, and the two ran off to help Simon.
"How is Simon, anyways?" Levy asked. Nashi shrugged.
"He's trying desperately to play it off, I know that much." She said, and Gray shook his head.
"Just like his mother." He said. This caused a few people to chuckle. Nashi walked up to the edge of the stand and looked down at the competitors.
"What're they doing as a replacement?" She asked.
"The MPF." Lucy replied. "Just like before." Nashi nodded in understanding, and the guild turned their attention back down to the arena as Ross cleared his throat.
"With the MPF, or the Magic Power Finder, we will judge the remaining contestants in terms of raw power." He explained. "And we will have the contestants go in the order they drew their participation for Pandemonium, meaning our first, or second, contestant is Winter Vastia!" Natsu watched as the Sky God Slayer stretched and walked closer to the floating lacrima.
"I wonder how well she'll do." Nashi said beside him. "She's pretty good."
"If I recall correctly, the most realistic number to beat from last time was Jura's over eight thousand." Nashi let her head hit the side of the stands.
"There's no way Winter's topping that." She said weakly, making Natsu laugh. Winter raised her hands, and they started to blow black, the wind whipping around her.
"Sky God's Boreas!" She shouted, aiming her hands at the MPF and firing the attack. The attack hit the MPF dead on and it started to tally up her magic power from the blast.
1346
"Look at that!" Ross shouted. "Winter scores an incredible 1346! That's an amazing score everyone!" Winter walked back to the other competitors, and Ross announced the next contestant. "Next up we have Juno Orlando, from Sabertooth!"
"Juno, huh?" Nashi said. "Time to scout out her abilities." Natsu remained silent as Juno walked closer to the MPF, and raised her hand. it glowed a multitude of different colors, and an orb of the same colors appeared around the MPF. Juno clenched her fist, and the orb around the MPF exploded. It started to tally up her score.
3782
"Would you look at that!" Ross said over the cheering. "Juno Orando scores almost three times that of Winter's score, with 3782! An amazing score! Next up we have Akio Tearm From Blue Pegasus!"
No way is Tearm beating Juno's score." Keita said flatly, Michael nodding his head in agreement. Juno's score was very high. Of course, her magic being so powerful definitely helped her out. Akio brought his hands together and they started to glow white.
"White Fury!" Using his Snow Magic, Akio summoned up a blizzard from his hand and it hit the MPF, and started to mark him.
1124
"Oh, to bad!" Ross said, sounding like he felt bad for Akio, who had a look of disbelief. "Akio's score is the lowest yet! Next up we have Kunio from Quatro Cerberus!" Kunio walked up towards the MPF, and raised his arms. Water started to form around his arms, and he did a weird little movement that caused it's movement to increase.
"Water Blast!" The water surged towards the MPF, and hit it. The numbers jumped immediately.
1143
"With just a slightly high score than Akio, Kunio gets 1143!" Ross shouted, which made Akio seem even more depressed about his scoring. And finally, to end today's events, we have Nami Mikazuchi!
As Nami approached the MPF, Elise had a feeling she was about to do something spectacular.
"This girl, she's probably really powerful." Drake surmised.
"Definitely." Damien agreed. "She is Kagura's daughter." Nami stood still for a moment. Then, in one swift movement, she brought her sheathed sword forward and implanted it in the ground in front of her.
Silence.
Nami did not do anything for a moment, neither did anyone else. Then, a white magic circle appeared underneath the MPF.
Then the ground began to shake. Violently.
"Oh my! Nami is certainly making a scene for...!"
"Graviton Strike!" Nami shouted. A blinding white light erupted from the center of the circle. Elise covered her eyes as the blast continued on for a bit. The blast finally faded, and Elise looked back down at the field, where the MPF was marking Nami's attack.
7232
...Oh my God!" Ross roared. "Would you look at that number! Nami gets an astounding 7232! Such is expected from Mermaid Heel's strongest, not to mention, most beautiful member!"
"The guy doesn't know when to stop does he?" Elise asked weakly, as footsteps sounded behind them. Turning they found Ultear and Nashi standing there.
"Hey." Ultear said. "What'd I miss?"
"A spectacle of Gravity Magic." Damien replied. "How's Simon?"
"Okay, I suppose." Ultear replied. "Wendy's there now. What was that about Gravity Magic?" Drake gestured up to the scoreboard, and Ultear followed his finger and choked. "7232?! That's an amazing score!"
"We know." Nashi said. Ultear was silent for a moment, before she turned to the others.
"With power like that...Could she have been able to do all one hundred as well?"
"And the events for today was concluded!" Ross shouted from above, Erza could still hear him clearly. "Nami Mikazuchi comes fir...second! Followed up by Juno Orlando in third, Winter Vastia in fourth, Kunio in fifth, and Akio Tearm in sixth! The battles for today will be commencing shortly, starting with Taro from Blue Pegasus vs. Toshiro from Quatro Cerberus!"
"As I expected." Erza said to herself. "Nami didn't hold back." Wendy laughed under her breath as she healed Simon.
"Kagura-san did say she has a habit of not doing that." She reminded Erza, who nodded. Looking back down at Simon, Erza felt another wave of pride hit her. She had expected him to take up the challenge, but do it so well? She couldn't have been prouder of him. Wendy leaned back and sighed.
"Well?" Erza asked, looking up at the girl. "How is he?" Wendy looked over at her.
"Resilient, like his mother." She replied with a small smile. "He's hurt badly, but I've done all I can. He'll be up and moving by the end of the day but, for now, he should stay here and rest." Erza nodded, and then looked down at her son, who looked over at her.
"Hear that?" She demanded. "You stay here. I see you anywhere but here until Wendy gives you the okay, I'll put you back here myself." Simon gulped and nodded.
"Got it." He said. Erza nodded and Wendy got up to leave.
"If that is all Erza-san, should I leave?" Erza could tell what Wendy was doing, she wasn't a fool. Wendy was asking if Erza wanted to be alone with Simon.
"Yes, thank you Wendy." She said. Simon looked over at Wendy as well.
"Thanks, Wendy." Wendy smiled and nodded.
"Anytime Simon-san." The Sky Dragon Slayer left the room, leaving the two of them alone. After a moment, Erza turned back to him.
"You did extremely well today." She told him. "I'm proud of you." Simon shrugged.
"Like it wasn't set up for that to happen." He said sarcastically, making her smile. "I just gave them what I wanted."
"And you did not disappoint," Erza replied. "You held your own against what most would've considered impossible. Seriously Simon, that's extremely impressive."
"I know, it's just..." He shrugged. "I don't know."Erza shook her head and ruffled his hair a bit.
"Just because someone set you up doesn't mean you can't be a little happy when you succeed anyway."
"What a beat down!" Ross said from above. "Taro destroys Toshiro, earning Blue Pegasus ten points!" The crowd cheered, and Ross continued. "Next up we have Drake from Fairy Tail vs Jackson from Lamia Scale!"
"Sounds like Drake's up." Erza said. She looked down to find Simon attempting to stand. "What the hell do you think you're doing, exactly?"
"I want to watch." Simon replied.
"What did I just tell you?" Simon met his mothers gaze, but she did not back down. Finally, Simon sighed and rolled over.
"Go and watch for me, then." He replied, making Erza frown.
"What?" Simon looked over his shoulder at her.
"Go and watch it for me, and tell me how he did. If I'm going to miss, I at least want to know what happened." Erza felt like he was trying to be alone, so she would oblige him of that.
"Alright fine. But if I see you out of this bed I'm going to punish you severely." Simon nodded in agreement, so Erza got up and left the infirmary, leaving Simon alone.
As Drake reached the center of the arena, he was greeted by Jackson.
"Hey." His opponent greeted. Drake nodded at him.
"Hey." he replied. They exchanged no more words, and Ross cleared his throat.
"Alright you two, half an hour on the clock, first to fall! Let the fight begin!" With these words, Jackson disappeared, but Drake was no fool. He knew the guy was speeding around him, he could hear him doing it.
Rushing me from behind and attempting to elbow me.
Drake leaned forward and Jackson's attack missed.
Trying to come back up with a punch.
He then let his legs give away under him to avoid getting punched. He gathered poison in his arm and swung it at Jackson who was forced to the side to avoid it. Drake chuckled.
"You know," He said, standing up and looking at Jackson. "I expected you have remembered I can hear your every move, Jackson." Jackson grinned.
"Of course I did, Dragon Slayer. I've waited a long time for this."
"What the hell?" Nashi asked, rubbing her head. "Does Drake know this guy?"
"I feel like we should..." Elise replied. The group was silent before it hit Nashi like a fist.
"That school!" She shouted, snapping her fingers. "Remember?! The one where we went to and got payed a lot and Drake beat that kid up in the courtyard?!" The other two that were involved realized it at that moment, but Damien just looked confused.
"What?" he asked.
"That is him!" Elise said. "Damn, it's been so long I'd nearly forgotten!"
"Guys..." Damien said weakly. "What're you..."
"He actually joined Lamia Scale, huh?" Ultear asked. "Jeez, I wasn't expecting that."
"I'm going to start knocking heads if I don't get an answer right now." Damien threatened.
Drake dodged all of Jackson's attacks and tried to punch him back, but the other man was already speeding away.
He's a lot faster than before...doesn't mean he's trying any harder.
Drake dodged another flying tackle and Jackson flew past him.
"Poison Dragon Scales!" Drake shouted, and the projectiles flew towards Jackson without remorse. But, just like with everything else, Jackson avoided it by speeding away
If I can avoid him by hearing him, and he's too fast for me to be able to catch, this could go either way... Until Drake remembered he did have something against Jackson, and a very good upper hand at that. Waiting until Jackson once again went in at close range, Drake concentrated.
And accessed the paralyzing ability he'd gained when he ate that Edolas poison.
His now green and black poison fist struck Jackson the arm, and forced him back. When Jackson tried to move it however, he found he could not.
"What did you do?" he demanded. "You couldn't do that before!" Drake smirked.
"Little trick I learned." he replied. "Might want to avoid getting your legs hit, Jackson." Jackson may have had a paralyzed left arm, but he grinned nonetheless.
"You're better than I even hoped for." he said, speeding towards Drake once again. Their fists met, and Drake grinned.
"You're still a cocky little shit, ain't ya?"
Simon was woken up by the sound of the door slamming. When he turned to find out the source, he saw Nami standing there having a silent freak out, so he sat up a bit.
"Nami?" He asked, and she stood bolt right up, still quiet. "What're you doing?" She scrambled as she turned, keeping her hands behind her back.
"Sorry, did I wake you?" She asked weakly. Simon shrugged.
"It's fine." He told her. "What are you doing down here anyway?" She walked towards him and looked down at him.
"Just wanted to see how you were doing." She replied. "Are you okay?"
"I'll be fine by tomorrow." he said. "Wendy told me so, anyway." Nami nodded and they grew silent, before she laughed.
"I gotta say Scarlet, I hear a lot about you, but that I was not expecting. All one hundred?" Simon chuckled. "Truly spectacular to watch, even if you almost crushed us all at the end."
"Sorry about that." He replied. "Wasn't expecting it to crumble beneath me."
"You're just that strong huh?" She asked with a nice smile, and Simon shrugged. This was the girl who could stand up to him, huh? She seemed alright.
"And you got second?" he asked, and she nodded. "From what I understand, that was quite a high score."
"yeah well, someone should've told me to hold back." She replied. "That was one of my best powerful spells."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah. That and my parents are really powerful too so, the bloodline helps a bit." Simon nodded, before he made a face.
"Do you know your Dad?" He asked. "I don't recall knowing who he is." Nami nodded.
"Of course I know him." She replied. "Can't you tell? my Dad is..."
"What a display from Drake, ladies and gentlemen! He's paralyzed Jackson to the point of no return! He's earned himself ten pints for Fairy Tail. Bringing up the last of the battles today we have Rina Nanagear against Nami Mikazuchi from Mermaid Heel!" Nami jumped a bit in surprise, and Simon chuckled.
"Better get out there, they're waiting."
"Yeah, I better." Nami got up and headed towards the door, but stopped in it. "Hey, Simon."
"Hm?"
"If we cross paths at any point during the final day..." She looked back at him, her ruby colored eyes meeting his. "Show me the power you used today. Okay?" Simon frowned, but then he grinned and nodded.
"And you make sure you show me yours." He replied. Nami smiled and, with a carefree giggle, fled the infirmary. Simon shook his head and rolled over, trying to go back to sleep.
I have a feeling we're going to decimate an entire city block...
Nami sprinted down the hall to get out to the arena. She hadn't been ready to be called on, as she wasn't expecting to have a battle planned for today. It was her own fault naturally. She'd seen Simon and Juno going down to compete so she wanted to as well. She rounded the corner, but stopped.
Standing ahead of her, mumbling to himself, was a man. He was wearing a black cloak and his face was obscured, so he didn't exactly radiate safety. Not only that, but no citizens were allowed down there.
"Hey," Nami said loudly. "What're you doing down here?" The man stopped mumbling to himself and stopped in place. He then turned and started to walk right towards her. Nami tensed and her hand flew up to the hilt of her katana, ready to attack whoever the hell this was if he was hostile.
He walked right past her and down the hall away from the restricted area.
"Excellent display, Nami Mikazuchi." he said, stopping in place, and Nami's blood ran cold. He sounded...mechanic. "I hope you do well in you're battle."
"Um...Thank you?" Nami asked weakly. He turned to look at her, and Nami's eyes widened.
Half his face was metal.
"Better get a move on." he said. "Or you'll be late." He then turned and walked away, disappearing down another hall.
"Who.." Nami asked. "..Was that?"
"But where is Nami Mikazuchi?!"
"Aw shit!"
Little did Nami know what she could have prevented had she investigated even a little bit.
Hm, mysterious man is mysterious! Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed, leave a review! Let's try and get five!