Hey everybody, Glitch here! Merry Christmas! I was planning on getting this out a little earlier than this, but y'know... Christmas. What can I say? Anyways, here's the new chapter! I hope you guys all enjoy it!

Really quick though, to answer ob1292's question, no she cannot for at the moment. As to why she can't I think I'll leave that a secret for now ;)

Here's my disclaimer: I sadly do not own the wonderful world in which this story takes place.

Now, onto the chapter!

Chapter 11

Wendy was nervous. When Natsu had come back to their group he had literally started pushing her towards the exit.

"Alright Wendy, your turn!"

Flustered, she hadn't known how to respond, and none of the others had tried to stop him! Jellal had just sighed, Laxus had ignored them, and Gajeel had given her a thumbs up and a smirk as Natsu pushed her past.

"N-N-N-Natsu!? I don't think… I don't…" As she struggled for a response, Natsu slowed and turned to look at her, smiling a soft smile, much different than his usual grin.

"C'mon Wendy. We trained hard for this. I didn't teach you those moves from Grandeeney just so you could sit on the sidelines! You're a dragon slayer, right? Then beating some mages should be a walk in the park. Just do your best! Besides, were all right behind you, Fairy Tail is always together!"

Wendy found herself smiling despite her fear. She had remember the shock when they had visited Porlyusica and she had smelled exactly like Grandeeney, and the disappointment that she felt when it was revealed she was the Edolas version. But Natsu had helped her learn from the scrolls her mother had left with her alternate, and on top of his own training in Dragon Magic she knew she was ready. She took a deep breath and mustered all her courage before smiling at Natsu.

"Okay, I'll win it!" Natsu's resulting smile boosted her courage more than any words ever could.

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Mato looked at the group before him, smiling in his mask as he watched Hisui and the blue haired girl. It looked like he was wrong, all those years ago, she looked much happier as a "simple guild mage" then she ever did in the castle. He took a deep breath before starting his tirade. He sighed internally, being Mato was getting harder and harder as he got older and older.

"ALL RIGHT EVERYONE, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE OUR PARTICIPANTS! FROM LAMIA SCALE, SAY HELLO TO LYON VASTIA!" Said Ice mage smirked and looked over to the sidelines, nodding to the other Ice Mage in the arena. They would have to catch up after he had defeated his teammate.

"FROM MERMAID HEEL WE HAVE BETH VANDERWOOD, FROM BLUE PEGASUS EVE TEARM, JÄGER FROM QUATRO CERBERUS, AND FROM FAIRY TAIL A HISUI E. FIORE! THEN, NOT TO BE OUTDONE, WE HAVE RUFUS LORE FROM SABERTOOTH, NULLPUDDING FROM RAVEN TAIL, AND FROM FAIRY TAIL B WELCOME WENDY MARVELL!"

As he finished introducing the mages he turned to the arena, which was bathed in magic light. As it faded, the mages and audience stood amazed at the replica village placed in front of them.

"NOW, THE RULES TO THIS GAME ARE SIMPLE. AS IT SAYS, WE ARE GOING TO BE PLAYING A MORE INTENSE VERSION OF HIDE AND SEEK, KABO! EACH PARTICIPANT WILL BE TRANSPORTED RANDOMLY SOMEWHERE IN THE VILLAGE. ONCE YOU ARE IN THE VILLAGE, YOU WILL BE RESONIBLE FOR FINDING THE OTHER CONTESTANTS AND HITTING THEM WITH AN ATTACK. IT DOESN'T MATTER THE STRENGTH, IF YOU HIT THEM YOU GET A POINT! ONCE YOU'VE BEEN HIT YOU WILL BE TRANSPORTED AWAY AGAIN. BE WARNED, GETTING ATTACKED WILL LOSE YOU A POINT, KABO! NOW TO MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING, YOU WILL NOT BE THE ONLY ONES IN THE CITY!"

Lacrima screen leapt to life in the air, and they watched as clones of each of the participants appeared in the village and began aimlessly walking around.

"THERE ARE CLONES OF EACH OF YOU WANDERING THE CITY. ATTACKING A CLONE WILL TAKE A POINT AWAY FROM YOU TOO, SO BE CAREFUL! YOU HAVE 30 MINUTES TO WIN OR LOSE AS MANY POINTS AS YOU CAN!

"AS A REMINDER, KABO, NO MATTER HOW MANY POINTS YOU GET IN THE GAME, WHAT MATTERS IS YOUR POSITION IN THE END. FIRST PLACE WILL BE AWARDED 10 POINTS, SECOND 8, THIRD 6, FOURTH 4, FIFTH 3, SIXTH 2, SEVENTH 1, AND EIGHTH WILL GET NOTHING!

"NOW, LET'S GET STARTED, KABO! THREE, TWO, ONE, GO!"

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To say Hisui was furious would not have been an understatement.

"I'm going to teach that self centered jerk a lesson! YOU HEAR ME RUFUS?"

Every year, EVERY YEAR, that jerk pushed her around. He was so proud of his Memory Make Magic, he thought he was unbeatable. Well, she would have to show him.

"Starlight Shield! Starlight Retribution! Starlight Mirage!"

"WOW FOLKS, RIGHT OFF THE BAT WE HAVE A UNIQUE STRATEGY FROM THE STARLIGHT PRINCESS. WITH A QUICK SUCCESSION OF SPELLS SHE SEEMS TO HAVE FORMED A DOME OF MAGIC AROUND HERSELF. WHAT COULD THIS MEAN? MR. YAJIMA?" Chapati, one of the announcers yelled. Yajima nodded beside him.

"IT IS AN INTERESTING STRATEGY. THE RUES SAY THAT THE ATTACKS HAVE TO HIT HER, SO IF SHE CAN BLOCK EVERYTHING COMING HER WAY SHE SHOULD BE SAFE. HOWEVER, NOW HER POSITION IS KNOWN TO EVERYONE. SHE IS SACRIFICING STEALTH FOR DEFENSE."

Hisui smirked as she felt her more aggressive side coming to the surface. As she had expected, it didn't take long for her first victim to come running.

"You think you can just sit there and stay safe? I'll show you! Breaking through that shield will be a piece of cake." Nullpudding said, lunging forward. "Needle Blast!"

From his forearms a multitude of needles launched forwards. Hisui watched as they impacted her shield, the entire dome shaking in the process. However, her smirk never left her face. Nullpudding on the other hand…

"Arrggghh!" His scream filled the area as light raced from the shield, following the path his own attack took and slammed into him.

"WOOOW, AND NULLPUDDING GOES DOWN!"

"YES, IT SEEMS WE ARE NOW SEEING THE EFFECTS OF HISUI'S SECOND SPELL. WHEN SOMEONE STRIKES HER SHIELD, THEY TOO ARE STRUCK. I WONDER HOW PEOPLE WILL GET AROUND THIS?"

"WITH AN AMAZING DISPLAY OF FORETHOUGHT TAKES A POINT FOR FAIRY TAIL A! THAT PUTS THEM IN… SECOND PLACE?! WHAT A TWIST FOLKS! WHILE HISUI SCORED HER FIRST POINT, WENDY MARVELL OF FAIRY TAIL B HAS SCORED 3 POINTS! I DIDN'T EVEN SEE HER DO IT!"

"Three points?!" Hisui felt her jaw drop. This was going to be harder than she thought. Looking over her spells she turned and took off into the streets, keeping to the shadows.

Hopefully no one notices until after the game..

An explosion rocked the stadium, followed by a small blizzard in the distance.

Well… that might be a bit too hopeful.

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"IT HAS ALL COME DOWN TO THIS! WITH ONLY THREE MINUTES LEFT IN THE GAME, WE ARE WITNISSING THE FINAL STAGES OF THE BATTLE. IN FIRST PLACE, WITH A RESOUNDING 11 POINTS IS FAIRY TAIL B! FOLLOWING THEM IS FAIRY TAIL A WITH 6 POINTS, THANKS TO WHAT SEEMS TO BE AN IMPENETRABLE BARRIER PROTECTING HISUI! FOLLOWING HER IS LAMIA SCALE WITH 5 POINTS, MERMAID HEEL WITH 4 POINTS, RAVEN TAIL AND BLUE PEGASUS AT 2, AND FINALLY QUATRO CERBERUS AND SABERTOOTH IN LAST PLACE WITH 0 POINTS! WHAT A SURPRISE!" The sound pf Chapati's voice echoed through the stadium.

"IT HAS BEEN QUITE THE ADVENTURE ALREADY. WE HAVE YET TO ACTUALLY SEE FAIRY TAIL B'S WENDY ACTUALLY DO ANYTHING, TAKING DOWN OPPONENTS WITHOUT US EVEN NOTICING. LIKEWISE, RUFUS FROM SABERTOOTH HAS YET TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE YE-"

"WAIT! THERE HE IS YAJIMA! STANDING ON ONE OF THE ROOFTOPS, RUFUS LORE! WHAT COULD HE BE DOING UP THERE?"

There, on the top of the cathedral in the middle of town, stood the missing mage. In his hand he held a small novel.

I know my opponents, I have memorized their every move. Now to execute the annoyances.

"I suppose it is time I pay attention to you fools. Like the stars of the night sky, I could waste hours watching you yet not learn a single thing. And like the stars, you will inevitably fall." As Rufus spoke, he raised one hand, the other closing the book he had been browsing. The crowd quieted as the sky above them darkened, throwing the arena into night. "Memory Make: Night of the Falling Stars."

With his incantation spoken Rufus glowed brightly before seven bolts of energy leapt from his hand, a knowing smirk on his lips as the beams descended upon the arena. Shouts of pain could be heard across the town as the beams slammed into their targets. After a moment the darkness faded.

"AAAAND RUFUS TAKES A MASSIVE ATTACK, SCORING 4 POINTS IN A SINGLE GO!"

"Only four?" Rufus frowned. He had been certain that his attacks had been aimed correctly.

"SADLY, THAT MARKS THE END OF WHAT WAS A BRILLIANT STRATEGY FOR FAIRY TAIL A." Yajima announced as the screen above showed The past few moments. Rufus watched as his attack, powerful and fast, ripped through the shield Hisui had placed some time ago and sped towards its target. However, when it should have contacted her it instead blew straight through her, the image of Hisui simply smiling before fading away.

"Well, that explains how she was able to still rack up points even after people stopped falling for her shield trick." Rufus noted, "But now…" With a leap he spun into the air, narrowly dodging a massive fist.

"Damn it!" Nullpudding yelled, flying through the space where he had just resided.

"I've got you now!" Rufus' eyes widened as a voice shouted from his left. There, standing on a rooftop was one of his missed targets.

"Starlight Streaming Cannon!" From Hisui's hands a massive beam of light shot forwards. At the same time a golden blur approached Rufus from above. His smirk widened as the two spate attacks approached him.

"Perhaps I underestimated you princess..." His voice faded as the beam passed through him harmlessly, followed by a blade from a golden armored, winged man. His voice reappeared as his image faded away, coming from above, "But you are not the only one who can make illusions. Memory Make: Rain of Blades!" The air around him hummed as blade after blade appeared around him, glowing slightly as they shot towards the two mages beneath him, both yelled out as they struck before glowing and teleporting away. Rufus smirked again as he landed at the same spot on his roof, tipping his hat gently to the crowd.

"OOOOH, WITH THAT RUFUS TAKES SECOND PLACE IN AN INSTANT, TAKING SEVEN POINTS FOR HIMSELF AS HIS SWORD ATTACK HITS POOR JÄGER WHO WAS BENEATH THEM! WITH LESS THAN A MINUTE LEFT, IS THIS OUR FINAL SCORE?"

Rufus felt his smirk slip slightly. While second place was not bad…

"Ugh," he scoffed, "To lose to a Fairy of all people…" Slowly he looked to the sky, where large numbers had appeared, counting down from 30. He hadn't even seen the smaller Fairy this entire game. How had she hidden so well and yet still gotten so many points?

Suddenly, a chill went up his spine and with reflexes honed over years of battle he narrowly avoided a blade of wind that cut through the space he had just been in. Instantly he multiplied, his illusions jumping to multiple rooftops as he landed on the tallest building to observe. His chill did not dissipate however, as he saw a small blue haired being blur into existence where he had just stood. Her hair was flowing in the breeze, and across her skin wind like patterns of white seemed to flow back and forth.

"Don't tell me… As I recall it took Sting and Rogue years to master that technique. To accomplish it at such a young age…" His words were interrupted as the small girl took a deep breath. He knew what that meant, a common attack that all dragon slayers shared.

Wendy took a deep breath from her position on top of the small cathedral, letting the air fill her nose as she searched for the Sabertooth mage's scent. By bending the wind around herself carefully she had spent most of the game nearly invisible. Sky Dragon's Hunt. Unfortunately, she could only use this when she was also in Wind Drive, she wasn't strong enough to do it without the extra power. That meant she had to use weak air blades to attack unsuspecting opponents or else she'd run out of power way too fast. She had cringed every time a sneak attack worked, but this was no time to get soft. Natsu, Gajeel, the whole team and the whole guild were counting on her. She was a member of Fairy Tail, and this was her event to win! Slowly she turned and called out.

"Trying to hide from a Sky Dragon Slayer?"

There was only 20 seconds left, so this was going to have to be fast. There! His scent was powerful, and though his illusions were convincing they could not match that part of him. She growled as she took a deep breath. Rufus seeing this, jumped backwards, putting the building in between himself and the threat in front of him.

10 seconds left.

"I can't hold back now! This is for Fairy Tail!"

8 seconds.

"Sky Dragon's ROAR!" With a shout Wendy unleashed her attack. A massive tornado leapt from her mouth, and spiralling upwards it shot towards where Rufus had gone.

6 seconds.

With a grimace Rufus created a chain of light and pulled himself down out of the way, landing roughly to avoid the cyclone.

4 seconds.

He raised his head to look at his target, and felt fear fill his body as he say nothing but empty space where the dragon girl had once stood.

2 seconds.

Not a moment later he felt the air leave his body as a small yet powerful kick slammed into his back, knocking him to the ground. Panting and no longer in Wind Drive, Wendy looked down at him with an almost feral look in her eyes.

"Got you." She whispered before falling to her knees.

"AND THAT'S THE GAME, KABO!" The voice of Mato filled the arena. Rufus watched as a warm light passed over the fake village before they all reappeared in the empty arena, side by side. Most of the combatants looked fairly injured upon first glance, with only Wendy and Rufus being without major injury. Wendy looked over to him, a smile on her face as she panted slightly, obviously strained from holding an advanced technique for so long.

"Thank you for the game Mr. Lore, I hope we play again soon!"

Perhaps, Rufus thought to himself as he raised himself up, I do not know as much about Fairy Tail as I thought I did.

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"WELL, THAT WAS QUITE THE SHOW, WASN'T IT, KABO? NOW FOR THE RESULTS! FALLING INTO LAST PLACE, WITH A TOTAL OF 0 POINTS IS QUATRO CERBERUS! SORRY FELLAS, BETTER LUCK IN THE MATCHES! COMING UP NEXT IN SEVENTH PLACE IS NONE OTHER THAN RAVEN TAIL WITH 1 POINT! AFTER THEM IS BLUE PEGASUS, WHO MANAGED TO GET ONE EXTRA POINT IN IN THE LAST MOMENT, STEALING SIXTH PLACE! COMING IN FIFTH THEN IS MERMAID HEEL WITH 3 POINTS, AND IN FOURTH WE HAVE LAMIA SCALE WITH 4 POINTS! IN THIRD WE HAVE FAIRY TAIL A, FINISHING WITH AN IMPRESSIVE 5 POINTS. NOW FOR THE TOP TWO! BOTH MAGES DID INCREDIBLE BUT IN THE END, WITH A GRAND TOTAL OF 12 POINTS, BEATING THE SECOND PLACE SCORE OF 6 POINTS GIVE IT UP FOR FAIRY TAIL B'S WENDY MARVELL!"

Said girl looked up to the cheering crowds and blushed, even more so when a pair of strong arms lifted her up and began leading her back to her team, a familiar voice yelling out.

"I told you that you'd do great Wendy! What a roar too, that was so wicked!" Natsu yelled. The rest of her team were more reserved, but each one sported a smile as she came back to the group. Gajeel smirked and ruffled her hair to her displeasure.

"What'd we say twerp? You did fine."

"What do you mean we?! I said she'd do great, not just fine!" Natsu said indignantly. Gajeel growled and moved forward. After his first step though, his eyes widened and his leg gave out, a gaps leaving his lips. He was saved from falling as Jellal and Laxus grabbed his shoulders.

"Gajeel?" Wendy asked, "Do you need some healing? I don't have a lot of magic power left, but it might help."

"Save your power kid. I'm as tough as steel, this is nothing." Natsu scoffed at his response.

"Ya right. I remember this. Literally the worst week of my life!" He complained. Jellal raised his brow as Gajeel paled slightly. Natsu caught this as well. "Don't worry bucket brains, this will only last until you release some of your pent up power. I just thought I was sick so I thought taking a break would fix it! Turns out it was the opposite. Lisanna was pretty mad when I burned down the hotel we were staying at."

"You burnt down a hotel?" Laxus asked, "What were you trying to do?"

"I coughed! I had a ton of power backed up, and after I coughed the fire just came out! I transformed later that day too, after Atlas found us and explained what I needed to do. Don't worry, you'll only feel like this for a little longer."

"What's it feel like?" Wendy asked, curious as to what the dragon slayer was going through. Natsu shuddered.

"It's like being on a boat, constantly, and all of your muscles get super sensitive at weird times."

"Alright you morons, I can stand now." Gajeel grumbled, shaking the others away. "We've got some company anyways."

"Wendy!" Lucy yelled as she ran up, "You were so cool!"

"Was that the Drive Incantation?" Liz asked as she ran up too. The other two members were helping along a morose Hisui.

"I'm sorry guys, I thought I had him there. Usually illusions don't effect Raziel, so I was sure it was him." Hisui moaned.

"Don't worry about it," Gray replied, "You did fine. We still got third right? Now we just have to not fall behind! I can't believe that Wendy is that strong though, that was pretty cool."

"Yes," Erza nodded, looking over to the small girl who was blushing under the praise of Lucy and Liz, "She truly has grown since she began training." The three moved over to the larger group, just in time for the announcer to speak up once again.

"IS EVERYBODY READY TO MOVE ON? NOW THAT THE SURPRISE GAME IS OUT OF THE WAY, WE CAN OFFICIALLY START THE BATTLES! AFTER A QUICK LUNCH BREAK WE ARE GOING TO GET RIGHT INTO IT, BUT BEFORE YOU ALL GO STUFF YOURSELVES, KABO, HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT FIGHTS WE'LL BE SEEING THIS AFTERNOON!"

As Mato finished he gestured to the air above him, 4 massive lacrima screens appearing. As he announced the battles, the names and pictures of the mages were displayed, one fight per battle.

"ALRIGHT, KABO! STARTING US OFF WILL BE THE FEROCIOUS WARCRY FROM QUATRO CERBERUS AGAINST THE FIENDISH FLARE CORONA FROM RAVEN TAIL! FOLLOWING THEM WE WILL HAVE THE PLEASURE OF WATCHING REN AKATSUKI FROM BLUE PEGASUS FACE OFF AGAINST MILLIANNA, THE CAT LIKE MAGE FROM MERMAID HEEL!"

"Finally," Erza said, looking as her friends gave her some odd looks, "I haven't seen Millianna in years, now I get to see how much she has improved by." Jellal nodded, though with a slight frown on his face. Erza's eyes narrowed, but as Mato continued speaking she turned away from him.

I will ask him later. She thought to herself.

"AFTER THOSE TWO MATCHES WE'LL TAKE A LITTLE BREAK, THEN WE'LL GET THE PLEASURE OF WATCHING A CROWD FAVORITE, ORGA NANAGEAR DUKE IT OUT WITH… LUCY HEARTFILIA!?" Mato looked up to the commentators box for a moment before shrugging. "YUP, ITS GOING TO BE FAIRIES VERSUS TIGERS! FINALLY, AS A SPECIAL TREAT FOR THE AUDIENCE, WE ARE GOING TO SEE TWO TITANS BATTLE AS THE DAY COMES TO A CLOSE. THAT'S RIIIIGHT, JURA NEEKIS, A WIZARD SAINT, WILL BE PIT AGAINST A FORMER WIZARD SAINT, A FIRST TIME PARTICIPANT OF THE GAMES, JELLAL FERNANDES! AND AS AN EXTRA TREAT, THIS AFTERNOON WE WILL BE JOINED BY NONE OTHER THAN JENNY REALIGHT AS A SPECIAL ANNOUCER THIS AFTERNOON! AND WITH THAT SAID, YOU HAVE A HALF HOUR TO EAT, KABO! SEE YOU ALL SOON!"

All of the Fairy Tail members in the arena turned to look at their two members that had been called upon. Jellal looked as stoic as ever, simply nodding across the arena to his opponent before turning back to the small, pumpkin headed announcer. Lucy on the other hand…

"Don't worry Lucy, I am certain that…" Erza trailed off as she finished turning to the blonde mage. She had expected panic, expected wide eyes and concern.

She had not expected the ferocious glee that was there instead.

"What the hell?" Orga muttered across the arena. He had glanced over to the Fairies quickly when his match had been announced, and he had been met with a strange sight. Before now the blonde had been timid, quiet. Now though… she was a bit more intense.

"Lucy…" An angry growl came from his left, Sting having looked over at the team. Odd, Orga thought, as usually he was looking for a different person whenever Fairy Tail was mentioned.

"You know her Sting?" He asked, folding his arms. Damn, that smile was a little creepy. The brat looked like she had just won the lottery and was playing with her little key chain.

"We've met," came the short answer. Orga looked over to Rogue, who simply shrugged.

"I have not met her myself. Rufus?" The memory mage looked up from his book.

"Neither have I. If I do recall she is a Celestial Mage, though last I remember she is far beneath you Yukino."

"Hmmph. A celestial spirit user shouldn't be much of a problem. Hopefully I can end this quickly."

"Can you do anything quickly? I would have assumed you guys would have given up already." A voice cut into their conversation, coming from directly behind them.

"Natsu!" Sting shouted, snarling. Said dragon slayer merely smiled.

"Yo, how are my favorite Kittens?" Rogue growled at him in response, as the other three backed off slightly. It was common knowledge that the two dragon slayers had claimed Natsu as their target for some time now.

"What are you doing here Dragneel?" Rogue inquired with some amount of menace in his voice.

"Just came to give you all a warning."

"We don't need your damn warnings! Just you watch, I'm going to crush you!" Sting once again snarled. Natsu sighed and shrugged.

"Don't care," he said as he turned to Orga, "You've probably noticed, watching Wendy, but the mages who were trapped on Tenrou Island have gotten better than they were before. I didn't train her, and I don't know what you idiots did, but she is pissed at you guys. Take her seriously, or you'll regret it." With that he began to walk back toward his own team. Before he go far, a question stopped him.

"Why warn us?" He stopped for a moment, before continuing. As he walked he answered over his shoulder.

"Wouldn't want you getting seriously hurt because you underestimated her. Though you'll probably get hurt anyways." He turned to glance at them, and Sting glared at the fire in his eyes, "I can't wait."

Natsu walked the rest of the way smiling, finally coming up on his guildmates.

"Natsu!" Liz yelled, waving, "We're going for lunch and meeting up with the rest of the guild. You coming? Lisanna's going to be there!" He face split into a sly grin at the end. Natsu laughed and joined the group.

"You can tease all you want squirt, she IS my mate. Ya, I'll come. And Lucy?"

"Yeah Natsu?"

"Stop glaring at the Sabertooth mages. You're scaring people."

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Lunch was a rather speedy affair, and one fast moving line later the two teams were quickly surrounded by their guildmates, most of them congratulating Wendy and Hisui. Off to the side a small group stood apart from the crowd.

"So my boys, how do you feel about the afternoon?" Natsu shrugged, leaning back in his seat against Lisanna while Jellal shared his opinions.

"I do not know how much Jura has improved. I would say I could beat him, or perhaps it is better to say I was once able to beat him. I doubt he would be able to stand against Shin'en, but for the safety of the crowd I won't be using that form."

"I see. Well he is a Wizard Saint. What of the fight between Lucy and Orga."

"Don't stress too much about that one gramps," Natsu piped in, "She has something up her sleeve. Not sure what it is, but she is waaay too excited about it."

"Aye Sir! She might just be crazy though."

"Ha, you're right bout that one Happy!" Natsu laughed, only to be smacked by the girlhe was half laying on..

"Be nice Natsu," Lisanna scolded before smiling and running her hands through his hair. He relaxed as she did, rolling his eyes as a chuckle was heard to the left.

"Oh Natsu, you are just the cutest!"

"Shut up Mavis!" Natsu grumbled. Closing his eyes he tried to ignore the apparition as the hands ran through his hair once more.

CLICK!

In a moment Natsu bolted up, looking over to the now grinning Mavis. A grinning Mavis who was holding a camera…

"MAVIS!" Natsu yelled, lunging for the first master. Mavis lightly skipped to the left before taking off running.

"Just wait till your brother sees this!"

"Get back here!"

Their voices faded as they ran out of sight, leaving a confused Makarov and a sighing Lisanna. Jellal chuckled before leaving with Happy, off to talk to the rest of the guild. Makarov raised a brow before turning to Lisanna.

"Brother? Natsu spoke of family before…" Lisanna grimaced before shaking her head.

"Not yet Master. I promise soon, but not yet. Besides, Natsu should really be the one to tell you about that." Makarov nodded.

"Of course Lisanna. There is one other thing though. If the First Master is a ghost–"

"Don't you go calling her that Master!" Lisanna cut in, her tone exasperated, "We both know she isn't actually dead. It took months to stop her from introducing herself as a ghost, and I really don't want her to get back into the habit. And she says the Dragneels are stubborn!"

Makarov felt his eyes widen and his mouth drop as Lisanna continued to rant about the First Master, almost as if talking about a sibling.

"You know?!" He asked in a hushed tone of voice as Lisanna paused to take a breath. The white haired mage regarded him with a raised eyebrow to match his previous expression.

"About the L.H.? Well, ya. I was guild Master for a while you know!"

"But how did you find out? The only ones who know are myself and the Second Master." Lisanna shook her head.

"You're forgetting Mavis herself Master. She told Natsu's brother, who told him. We talked about it with Mavis already, and we know we have to keep it a secret. Besides, didn't you show Gildarts earlier as well?"

"Yes, when I thought he could be the next Guild Master. I have faith in you child, and I know you will keep this secret. But besides all of this… How is she holding a camera?!" The last bit was yelled, and Lisanna, who had been leaning in to hear the lower volume that Makarov had been speaking at jumped backwards in surprise, nearly falling back into her seat. After a small glare she shrugged.

"Who knows. We stopped questioning what Mavis can and can't do a long time ago. It's easier to pretend it's all normal."

And if they pretended all was normal when a smiling Mavis covered in ash and a rainbow colored Natsu came back 5 minutes later, then who could blame them?

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"ALRIGHT FOLKS, KABO, WE ARE BACK AND READY TO GOOOOO! HOPE YOU ALL GOT SOME FOOD, BECAUSE YOU AREN'T GOING TO WANT TO MISS A MOMENT OF THIS AFTERNOON'S BATTLES. THE ARENA HAS BEEN CLEARED, THE FIGHTERS ARE READY, AND ALL THAT LEFT TO DO IS INTRODUCE THE GUESTS OF HONOUR!"

Breathe in.

"FROM RAVEN TAIL, PLEASE GIVE A WARM WELCOME TO FLARE CORONA!"

Breathe out.

"AND FROM QUATRO CERBERUS, KABO, LET'S HEAR IT FOR WARCRY!"

Breathe in.

"THE RULES ARE SIMPLE! IN EACH BATTLE THE COMBATANTS WILL BE GIVEN 30 MINUTES TO DETERMINE A WINNER."

Breathe out.

"THERE ARE THREE POSSIBLE OUTCOMES, KABO. IF YOU KNOCK OUT YOUR OPPONENT, YOU WIN! SIMILARLY, IF YOUR FOE SURRENDERS OR IS UNABLE TO BATTLE, YOU ALSO TAKE THE VICTORY! WINNING A BATTLE WILL NET YOUR TEAM 10 POINTS, THE SAME AMOUNT GIVEN TO THE WINNERS OF THE SURPRISE GAME! LOSING WILL GET YOU 0 POINTS, SO TRY YOUR HARDEST. IF BOTH MAGES ARE STANDING AFTER THE END OF THE 30 MINUTES THEN WE WILL CALL A DRAW, AND BOTH TEAMS WILL RECEIVE 5 POINTS! ALRIGHT, ARE WE READY?"

Lucy took one more deep breath before standing and stretching. She had spent the majority of the break using a technique that Jellal had taught them at the camp, a meditation to gather magic power. Sure, she was excited to use her new tools on those aggravating Sabertooth mages, but she wasn't stupid (like a certain blue cat liked to think). This was going to take a lot of power, and she needed to be ready.

The walk back to the others was short, but by the time she had the crowd had gone silent. After walking out onto the balcony her team shared, she could see why.

In the middle of the stadium, Warcry was bound by what looked like Flare's hair. It wrapped around him like a cocoon. And it was on fire. The red haired mage was cackling like a madwoman as she slammed her opponent into the ground time and time again. Lucy winced as a particularly nasty crash reverberated throughout the stadium.

"What is this?" She whispered. Gray looked at her with a frown on his face.

"That witch has had Warcry trapped since the beginning of the match. Hasn't even given him time to surrender either. This is ridiculous!" He ground out, obviously frustrated. Looking up, Lucy saw each of her teammates looking down at the match in various states of shock and anger. Hisui looked terrified for the man, and Liz was literally crackling with anger. Erza gripped the railing and stared past the match to where the other Raven Tail mages were sitting.

"Raven Tail," She growled out, the railing cracking under her grip, "This is a contest, not a war!"

Lucy looked back to Gray and whispered, "What's the deal with Raven Tail?"

Gray sighed angrily before speaking.

"It was a dark guild when we disappeared. Their Guild Master is Ivan Dreyar, Makarov's son and Laxus' dad." He said, practically spitting the name as a pained yell came from the battle – no – torture in the arena, "I don't know why, but after Ivan was kicked out Raven Tail has been gunning for us. Guess they'll settle for wrecking this guy in the meantime."

"That's horrible…" Lucy muttered, looking back to the arena. After another round of smashes, Warcry was finally able to get his mouth free and shouted his surrender, tears leaking from his eyes at an alarming rate.

"WARCRY ADMITS DEFEAT, KABO, AND SO THE VICTORY GOES TO RAVEN TAIL!" Mato yelled out, some enthusiasm having been lost during the fight. The crowd cheered as well, but not nearly as loud as they had before. Lucy sighed.

"WELL, THAT WAS QUITE THE FIGHT." Yajima said as they took the severely beaten and burned Warcry away.

"SUCH FEROCITY!" Chapati chimed in.

"I, FOR ONE, FOUND IT TO BE QUITE BRUTAL."

"I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE JENNY" Yajima nodded as he spoke.

"NOW, ONTO OUR SECOND FIGHT OF THE DAY! FOR THIS BATTLE WE HAVE REN AKATSUKI, THE WIND MAGE OF BLUE PEGASUS AGAINST THE CAT MAGE OF MERMAID HEEL, MILLIANNA! READY YOU TWO? ALRIGHT THEN, LET'S BEGIN!"

The fight began viscously, both mages using range attacks as they battled. Lucy his a chuckle as Erza muttered to herself about Millianna's technique. Turning as Liz tugged on her sleeve, she found herself looking over at a very frustrated Wendy.

"Look at her," Liz laughed, "She would have been perfect for this fight too! There's no way that Ren guy would have been able to land a single blow on her! Oh I bet she's so mad right now."

"I would be too," Lucy replied, "Millianna looks like she's having some trouble though. None of her magic cancelling attacks can get close to him."

"Ya, she must be pretty panicked out there." Liz said, "I just wish that I could be the one fighting next. Orga is pretty strong, and I have wanted to beat him for a long time." Lucy furrowed her eyes.

"Why? I thought you didn't like Sting and Rogue?" Liz nodded.

"Ya, I don't like most of those jerks, but Orga is different. Sting and Rogue, as much as I hate to admit it, are stronger than I am. Me and Lisanna had a fight with them a while back…"

"Ya, I heard about that." Lucy said sympathetically. Liz sighed and rested her face in her arms.

"They beat us. We got some good hits in too, but they beat us pretty badly. But Orga? He thinks he is so much better than me all because I'm a dragon slayer."

"Why is that special."

"He's a God Slayer."

Instantly Lucy felt her mind go into flashbacks of another who called themselves a God Slayer. While she had never seen the guy, she knew that Natsu had barely beaten him. Flames that even Natsu couldn't eat. Though, she thought with a frown, he had black flames now…

"Oh."

"Ya, a Lightning God Slayer."

"So he can eat your lightning?" Liz let out a vicious laugh and a dark smile.

"He thinks he can. I use Thunder Magic, remember? If I used normal lightning then ya, of course he could, but unless he really wants to get hurt he shouldn't try to get my Thunder Magic in his stomach. I just want to prove that he isn't as powerful as he thinks he is."

As Lucy went to respond a loud bang filled the arena. Looking over to the fight, she heard the announcers giving their two jewels on what had just happened. Either way, Ren was now standing over a bound Millianna, trapped in her own tubes. Lucy took another deep breath as she stood.

"Well guys, this is it. Wish me luck!" The rest of the team turned to her.

"Good luck Lucy!" Gray and Hisui said nearly in unison.

"Knock em dead!" Liz yelled, only to be hit over the head by Erza as she walked by. The knight took hold of Lucy's shoulders and smiled.

"You don't need luck Lucy. You're a Fairy Tail Mage. Go show those people exactly what that means, alright? We all stand behind you." The others nodded in agreement. Lucy felt her eyes water slightly and nodded.

"I will!"

With that she left the balcony, quickly making her way to the arena's entrance. For a moment she stood there, gathering her wits.

Alright. This is it Lucy, your chance to show that Sting exactly what it means to be a Fairy Tail wizard!

She growled in frustration as she thought of Sting. She didn't know why it bugged her so much that he despised Fairy Tail, but she knew that whatever the reason she couldn't let an insult to her guild, her familypass without retribution.

"NOW, FOR OUR THIRD MATCH OF THE DAY, LET'S HEAR A BIG CHEER FOR OUR TWO MAGES, KABO! FROM THE GUILD YOU LOVE, HERE COMES ORGA NANAGEAR, SABERTOOTH'S LIGHTNING GOD SLAYER!"

Lucy took a deep breath as she readied herself, looking down at her keychain. This was it, her time to shine. Her, and her spirits. 10 golden keys and 5 silver keys rested on that keychain, all of whom she carried with her as friends and comrades. Her gaze shifted slightly as the cheering for Orga diminished, and she held up the two other keys she had recently acquired. Lucian had given them to her, and she only had a few hours to practice. She was nowhere near a master of these keys, but she knew that with them and her spirits, she was ready.

"AND AGAINST THE GOD SLAYER WE HAVE AN ANGEL FROM THE HEAVENS, A CELESTIAL SPIRIT MAGE FROM FAIRY TAIL! LET'S GIVE ALL OUR LOVE TO THE ONE AND ONLY LUCY HEARTFILIA FROM FAIRY TAIL A!"

With that Lucy walked towards the light at the end of the tunnel. As she did, the two platinum keys she had been holding fell and clinked against the rest of her keys.

Watch out Sabertooth, because here I come.

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And there we go, Chapter 11! Next up we get to see just what Lucy has planned to deal with this powerful opponent! Will she be victorious? What do these new keys contain? To find out this and more, be sure to check back for the next chapter! Hope to see you all soon. As always, feel free to leave a review! Glitch out!