N/N: Hello readers! I brought another chapter of The New Fairy Tail with me. Hope you guys enjoy!

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The New Fairy Tail

Guild Battle Arc

Chapter 12: FIGHT!


*We see the twelve o'clock sun casting its gaze over Magnolia, where Akiko and Hikari are rushing down the street*

"We're late! We're so totally freakin' late! Hurry up!" Akiko screams as they run. "We wouldn't be late if you hadn't taken so long in the shower! And you took your time getting ready too! And you're the one behind me!" We can see that Hikari is leading the duo. Hikari is wearing a small brown leather jacket over her white shirt dress. She has black leggings and brown boots. Her hair is straightened, making the edges smooth. On the back of the jacket is the Fairy Tail symbol.

Akiko is wearing short denim shorts with a brown belt and knee high, black cowboy boots. Along with that, she is wearing a zipped-up sleeveless overcoat that is black with gold trim. The overcoat itself is open-collared and low-cut, which shows her cleavage, and is much longer in the back than in the front, showing off part of her midriff. She is still wearing the necklace that her siblings gave to her before their last mission. Her hair is up in a ponytail with bangs framing her face, and her hair is noticeably shorter, showing she too has gotten a haircut (but not as extreme as Duo or Silvia). A few seconds later they are at the guild. Lucy gives them a mean look as they walk in, "You're late," she says. "We know," they say in unison with tears streaming down their face.

"At least you're here. That's all that matters," Master Mirajane says. "Now let's get started," she continues but is quickly interrupted. "Wait, Duo isn't here yet. We can't start without him," Silvia says. She is wearing a blue, long sleeve crew neck with thumb holes. Black jeans and brown boots. She has the scarf wrapped around her arm and a black beanie with a blue Fairy Tail logo on it.

Lucy steps forward and says, "Gajeel called ahead and said that Duo would be late, so we have to start without him." "Too bad for him, by the time he gets here old J-dog will have already pounded them into the ground," Jarvan is sitting with his feet up on a table. He is wearing a MANLY black tank top with green camo cargo pants and black boots. He looks like he could be the star of the next big jungle commando movie (or its villain). Lucio smacks his feet off the table, "Do you know how long it takes to clean these things? Don't just put your dirty feet on them!"

Lucio is wearing black pants, a black shirt, and an emerald green vest. He has his hair in a man bun. "Cool ya britches nerd charming, we have more important things to worry about," Raiu says while walking over with Chrissy and Rose behind her. Raiu is wearing a black leather biker jacket that stops right before her waist. Around her waist is a tiger's pelt, and she is wearing leather leggings and thigh high heels. Raiu's hair is in a long slim ponytail. Chrissy and Rose are wearing showgirl outfits in their respective colors. Raiu continues, "So homes, this game gonna go or no?"

Lucy steps forward, "I'll explain. The game is called base capture. Only A-class mages and above can participate so we sent everyone else to do damage control, there will also be other refs to make sure we don't screw up the town too much or get carried away. The two bases were predetermined so there wouldn't be any hide and seek. Our base is here and they have Kardia Cathedral on the other side of town. The objective is to get there and make their guild master submit."

Lucio then says with a pondering look, "So they will probably look to divide and conquer…taking multiple routes to get here and take our base. So, we know that Duo is going to be late, but is HE coming as well?" "I tried reaching him, but no answer," Master Mirajane says with a disappointed look. "Doesn't matter! As I said old J-dog is all we need!" Jarvan bellows. The group laughs before Akiko comments, "He's right, we're more than capable of handling these guys without those two."

Lightning flashes in her eyes, "And if I get to see Boobzilla, I'll crush her smug little face." Raiu comes over with lightning in her eyes, "Not if I do it first!" They then butt heads and start arguing as the group separates the two. Chrissy and Rose take Raiu while Jarvan, Lucio, and Hikari take Akiko. The group is lined up and Lucy walks passed them one by one. She somehow has changed into military camo that matches Jarvan's pants. Inexplicably, a military boot camp song starts playing, "All right you maggots, it's time to go to war. I want each and every one of you on your guard. Eyes everywhere. Be ready to crush the enemy like the bugs they are. We clear!?" "Aye sir!" They all answer in unison.

"Good now let those lily toad weaklings know not to mess with Fairy Tail! We begin at noon." Everyone, except Lucy, thinks in unison (including Mirajane), 'She's taking this war thing way too seriously.' Lucy begins a countdown, "5," everyone checks their gear. "4," they all prepare themselves. "3," they make their way towards the door. "2," they all line up one by one. "1," instantly all their faces showing one emotion: seriousness. "GO!" They all dart out into the streets. "There they go," Master Mirajane says. "Best of luck," Lucy says worried.

*Que badass battle music playing across Magnolia: Fairy Tail Theme Remix by dj-Jo*

*The first person we see is Lucio running down a street. He is very cautious in his approach. As a shadow is cast on him, he jumps to the left just in time as something comes crashing down on the spot where he was*

"So, it is you who I meet first on the field of battle," a women's voice says out of the dust. Once the dust settles, Namika rises. She is wearing a bikini set made of bear fur as well as boots (probably made from that same bear). She has face paint on and her hair is in a long pony tail. The sun glistens off her 12 pack almost blinding Lucio. "I was hoping the big one would take this path, it is the quickest after all," she says not sounding too dissatisfied. Lucio shrugs, "To tell you the truth he probably would have if not for one thing..."

*We flash to Jarvan; there are to paths in front of him. He looks back and forth vigorously between the two. He then nods and takes the left path. We pan up and see that it is instead the right path that leads to the cathedral. We return to Lucio and Namika, who both have a disappointed look*

Namika says, "So his biggest weakness is..." "His sense of direction…yes," Lucio finishes. Namika shakes it off then continues, "Well my big fish may be gone, but at least I can get my medium fish. The second-best swordsman of Fairy Tail." Instantly we see a switch flip in Lucio's head, "Excuse me what did you say?" Namika, puzzled, repeats, "Oh, is my information false? Aren't you the second-best swordsman in Fairy Tail?"

Lucio undoes his wrist cuff links and begins to roll up his sleeves, "People always seem to get the wrong idea, you see I'm the second strongest sword USER." The tattoo on his arm disappears and he summons two swords one is his Grand Lion Crocs while the other is an all-black wakizashi. He then gets into his dual sword stance. A shadowy figure with a broad sword flashes through Lucio's head, "However, I am the strongest swordsman, that big oaf has nothing on me!"

Namika sees the fire in his eyes and a tingle goes down her spine, 'So, this must be it. The 'thing' that drives these Fairy Tail wizards, that makes them so strong. This drive to be the best. This should be a great fight, indeed." She then pulls her sword off her back; it begins to change shape from a broad sword to a falchion. She points it at Lucio, "Well, how about you prove it to me little man!" She lunges at him. "With pleasure!" He yells as he lunges right back at her.

*Next, we see Raiu, Chrissy, and Rose running down the street. They take a left, then a right and a left again...only to end up back where they started*

Chrissy points to a path on the right, "Let's go this way!" They followed the path...five minutes later they are back again. Rose points to a path south of their location, "How about this one?" They follow the path to only get the same result. After doing this with multiple paths with the same result, they collapse in exhaustion. Panting, Rose says, "I don't get it. Jarvan's the one with a horrible sense of direction. Not us!" Raiu stands up, "All right that's it I've seen enough." She then walks to one of the paths. She looks at it almost as if it's a wall. Chrissy and Rose look at each other confused.

Raiu cocks her fist back and punches with all her might. Suddenly, a bolt of electricity shoots out of her fist and somehow the path shatters as if it is a mirror. Immediately the area around them shifts and warps, revealing only two paths: forward and backward. The group hears clapping coming from nearby. The turn to see Lokore sitting on a roof watching them, "Congratulations, you guys figured out my illusion. I thought you were gonna be stuck in there forever." In a flash, he is standing behind the group, "Now the fun can begin."

The trio jump to a safe distance. Chrissy and Rose get up ready to fight, but are stopped by Raiu. "Remember the objective: there's no need for all of us to fight him. With his powers having more of us might be a problem, and if I hurt one of you while fighting I'd never forgive myself." They hold each other and begin bawling while saying, "Aw~, Lady Raiu!" "Will ya stop that!" Raiu snaps, they both immediately straighten up and nod. "Now get going!" Raiu orders. Both head down the street.

"Oh, no you don't!" Lokore says, but out of nowhere a bolt of lightning comes down blocking the path. He looks back at Raiu. "Sorry, but I really dislike being ignored. I'm your opponent and if you don't pay attention to where lighting's gonna strike, you might get hit," she says as sparks fly off her. Lokore gets a sinister smile on his face, "Oh goody, a smug toy to break!"

*Hikari is running down the street. She is in a slimmer alleyway than the others*

"This path is the middle ground between quick and long. Hopefully no one takes this path." As she finishes her thought she stops. She finds herself unable to move. No matter how much she tries nothing seems to work. Suddenly, she feels the temperature drop incredibly low; she didn't even know that she could be this cold! Then she sees him. Gin is walking down the street. He has his hair slicked back and is wearing a gold trench coat zipped up with brown boots poking out.

As he gets close, Hikari is racked with terror as she still can't move and can feel this murderous aura resonate off him. With each step, her fear builds more and more. Once he gets right in front of her, all Hikari can do is close her eyes fearing her end. Gin leans over and says in her ear, "Relax midget, you're not my target." He then walks past her. Once he is out of sight Hikari regains feeling and drops to her knees. She is trying to catch her breath when she hears a voice say, "Yup…big bro has that effect on people." She looks up and sees Brazz standing right in front of her. He is wearing brown pants with yellow and grey trim with black boots, without a shirt.

He holds his hand out to Hikari, "Come on. Up and at 'em!" She grabs his hand and stands up. She dusts herself off then asks, "Why would you help me when we're on opposing sides?" Brazz looks at her then quickly looks away and blushes, "Don't get the wrong idea. It's not cause you're a girl or anything, I just wanna have a real fight and you're the first person I found…so yeah." Hikari looks at him not sure whether he is joking or not. He then turns back and smiles at her. This smile was a warm and kind smile that instantly reminds her of Silvia. Hikari then smirks, "All right, then prepare yourself." She jumps back a few feet and reaches into her pocket, pulling out her glasses.

Once she puts them on, Brazz's heart skips a beat, 'Beautiful.' We see a more 'mature' looking Hikari from Brazz's vision. He shakes his head, 'Stay focused, she may be beautiful, but she's still an enemy.' He lifts his right arm and a tattoo appears, "Let's see how your slayer magic matches up to mine." Hikari closes her eyes, then a glowing white aura starts to appear around her as her hair changes from its usual light blonde to a pure white. She opens her eyes, revealing her blue irises are now a piercing white, "Ready when you are."

*Jaina is calmly taking a stroll down the street*

'This is nice. No one in sight, and I highly doubt someone would take the long way, so I'm clear of any disturbances.' Suddenly, something speeds right past her and smashes into a wall. The sudden movement startles her. She gazes at the huge hole that was made and can hear a MANLY voice mumble, "Ouch, I guess I took another wrong turn…this wall was not supposed to be here." Out of the dirt and rubble Jarvan rises. He scratches his head while looking all over to try and figure out where he is. Jaina waits several minutes for him to notice her, once she realizes waiting will take forever she does a polite cough. Of course, he does not notice, so she does it again, but obtains the same reaction. Annoyed and realizing that was not working, she yells, "Hey! You big dumb baboon! Over here!"

Jarvan turns, realizing she is there now. "Oh, hey. How are you ma'am," Jarvan asks. She responds with, "I was having a great walk until you interrupted it." "Sorry ma'am...hey wait a minute. You're the woman from the Ice Devil guild, aren't you?" Jarvan comments, getting a closer look at her. She smirks, "Yes, I am the magnificent Jaina! The ruler of the land and the most beautiful woman in all of Earthland." Looking at her, Jarvan remarks, "Eh I don't see what all the fuss is about. You're not that pretty." Jaina's face goes from one of ecstasy to one of disgust, "What did you just say brat?" "You are good looking, I'll give you that, but J-dog doesn't see all the hype." "Why yoooou!" Jaina yells now beyond pissed with multiple tick marks on her forehead, but Jarvan doesn't seem to notice and walks past her, "Anyway, I got a church to find. See ya around."

Jaina turns around, "Oh no you don't! No one gets away with disrespecting my beauty like that." A stone wall rises out of the ground, which Jarvan runs into. He turns around to see Jaina with a twisted look on her face, "You're gonna pay!" Jarvan stumbles back and begins to mumble, "Bu-bu-but I can't fight you. A real man would never put his hands on a woman…"

*Akiko is rushing down a street, we see the path she's taking is not heading towards the cathedral. She comes to a stop in a plaza. In the center is a fountain and sitting by it is Kaizer. He is wearing a red trench coat with black trim that zips up over his mouth. The coat opens at his waist and you can see he has white pants with black cowboy boots on*

He turns to see his sister. He sighs and begins to speak, "So you've found me." Akiko snickers, "It wasn't that hard; you always loved this place. You'd beg mom to come here all the time." Kaizer chuckles and responds, "You would remember something childish like that, but let's not forget who the fairy princess was." Akiko laughs, "That was a long time ago, you know that." Kaizer gets up and dusts himself off, "I know you didn't come here to reminisce, I'm guessing you have questions?"

Akiko's demeanor change from fun to serious instantly, "Okay, if you wanna cut to the chase, then why? Why did you leave us? Why did you pick that guild? And..." she takes a deep breath while fighting back tears, "Why have you not done so much as sent a letter to your FAMILY?!" He has a stone look as he begins to answer, "Do you know what it's like? To live in the shadow of that man. To be constantly compared to a man you're nothing like. To have everyone judge you before even meeting you. (We see the shadow of a man with glowing red eyes and spiky hair, we also see a young Kaizer in a ball crying into his knees) No matter how hard I tried I couldn't escape it. One day…I realized the only way to get out of his shadow is to surpass him. I knew I couldn't do it here, so I had to get a change of scenery. Let me ask you something sister: what do you guys fight for?" Akiko looks at him with a worried look, "What do you mean?"

*As Kaizer begins to talk, we begin to pan over all the other areas. We start with Jaina and Jarvan. She is sending a barrage of rocks at Jarvan who is dodging them*

"Some fight for fame."

*Next, we see Namika and Lucio, both of whom are clashing blades at blinding speed*

"Some fight for the challenge."

*The next battle field has ice shards everywhere. We see Brazz who now has his whole forearm covered in his tattoo while Hikari is starting to get white scales. Both have several cuts and bruises all over*

"Some fight cause it's what they were bred to do."

*Next is Raiu, who is surrounded by an army of Lokores. She is not having trouble, but it is obvious fatigue is going to catch up to her sooner rather than later*

"Some fight to try to fill a void."

*We now turn back to Kaizer and Akiko*

"And some of us…fight to escape the nightmares."

Akiko takes a second to process what her brother has just said. She is trembling, "If what you say is true, that everyone fights for something then I guess..." She clenches her fist, "Then I guess I fight for my nakama, my family, and I know they fight for me. Which is why I will beat you!" She gets into her fighting stance. Kaizer chuckles, "Well, if you truly believe you are ready, I am not one to tell you otherwise." Kaizer begins to unzip his jacket. Akiko is taken back, "Whoa whoa whoa, not that kind of party bro." Once he takes off his jacket, Akiko is shocked by what she sees. On top of her brother's ripped body are tons of surgical scars that litter his torso.

"Wh-wha-what happened to you," Akiko asks horrified. "This was by my own choice. I knew that to surpass our father I would need to go beyond my power, I would need powers lost long ago. I would need the power of someone who could kill God." He lifts his right hand and summons a black flame. Akiko is dumb-founded, "Just what kind of effect is that gonna have on you!? Are you sure it's safe?" He then says, "We've kept a close eye on us. Myself and Subject A have little to no negative side effects." Akiko immediately questions, "Subject A?!" "Yes," he answers, "Did you think I would be the first? No, there's another stronger than me."

*We see Silvia running down the street*

She immediately stops and turns around. All we see is a mouth with a devilish smile on it. As it breaths we can see his breath and he says,

"HELLO SISTER."


N/N: There we go! The fights have begun; it is a shame that Duo could not make it on time though. Who could Akiko and Kaizer's father be? I'll give a crisp high-five to anyone who guesses correctly! Be sure to Follow and Favorite if you enjoy this story and want instant update notifications, also leave a Review to tell us how we are doing/what you think of this chapter.

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