44A/N: This segment is actually the biggest reason I decided to write this Fanfic. I reeeally wanted to write this fight, Fairy Tail v Sabertooth. HOWEVER! HEHEHE It won't be what you were expecting. Spoilers and all that, hehehe. I think you'll enjoy it regardless. My beta, who currently remains nameless, she certainly did.
There will be a couple crossover elements in this chapter. One VERRRRY obvious, to the point I could call this chapter almost entirely a crossover, and a couple others not so obvious, all of which I'll be pointing out in the A/N at the bottom.
Apparently, writing disclaimers is either required or simply a thing, so... yeah, I don't own FT. I REEEEALLY wish I did, but sadly, my wallet does not reflect such ownership. Sad panda.
"AND NOW! THE BATTLE YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!" the blonde announcer cries as the stadium vibrates from the volume of the crowd cheering. "YOUR ATTENTION TO THE CENTER OF THE ARENA! THE EMBLEMS OF BOTH GUILDS HAVE BEEN PUT ON DISPLAY! THE GUILD KNOWN AS THE STRONGEST SEVEN YEARS AGO! AGAINST THE CURRENT REIGNING CHAMPION! FAIRY TAIL VS SABERTOOTH!"
The stadium all but collapses under the rumbling of the crowd as feet stomp, hands clap and voices screaming in exuberance, the long-awaited, and much anticipated match between the two powerhouses about to begin. No one notices three figures returning to the Fairy Tail bench.
All eyes turn towards one of the tunnels, two figures are seen stepping out. "FROM SABERTOOTH, I GIVE YOU THE TWIN DRAGONS: STING AND ROGUE!" The crowd roars again for the tournament favorites, both of whom smile and wave, the dark haired one with reservation.
"IN A STUNNING TURN FOR TODAY'S 2v2 MATCHES, FAIRY TAIL HAS ELECTED TO SEND ONLY 1 FIGHTER TODAY!" The volume of the crowd drops in a heartbeat, the resulting silence a testament to how stunned they are. All eyes turn to the opposing tunnel, the silhouette of a lone figure coming into view.
"Yo matchstick, why is only one...wait, NATSU!?" Gray's question is halted by the realization of who he was speaking to, the exclamation grabbing nearly every Fairy Tail member's attention, discovering just who was missing, as the figure comes into view.
"NATSU! YOU DIDN'T!"
A bark of barely restrained laughter spurts out from the pinkette, his eyes watering as he does, turning towards the eldest take-over mage. "I sure did!"
"What did Natsu do?" the resident water mage asks from above, confusion on her face, before turning to anger at the sudden calls from the duo already on the field.
"HAHAHA ONLY ONE! I guess they're too scared of our power Rogue HAHAHA!" the white-haired mage cries out, doubled over as he stumbles walking towards the center. "To think only one is brave enough to fight us! PATHETIC! And they said Fairy Tail is supposed to be strong! HAHAHA THE COWARDS!"
His companion does not join in the insults, but his agreement evident by the smile on his face and shudders of quiet laughter seen on his shoulders.
"FROM FAIRY TAIL, I GIVE YOU… wait… is this right?" Lola leans over to his fellow announcers, both reading the listed name. Yajima can be seen grunting in the affirmative, surprise missing from his face, before saying something and nodding to the man.
Rabian also looks at the listing, his eyes practically glowing in jauntiness. "OOH! This will be very exciting, thank you very much!"
Content with the agreements, Loli returns to his seat, his cheerfulness returning full force. "FROM FAIRY TAIL, I GIVE YOU...:"
Earlier that day, outside the infirmary:
"Hey Gramps! Did you get the match listings for today!"
Turning towards the questionaire, the elder man smiles and answers, "Sure did m'boy! It appears we got the match-up you were hoping for."
"Excellent. I want to make a request. A little change to the game-plan" the younger man answers with a devious smile.
"Oh? And what would that be, m'boy? I thought you and Gajeel would have been eager to fight them?"
"Oh we are, but we have a better idea."
"Oh? And what would that be?"
"It's like this…" he started, explaining his idea to the older man, who listens eagerly, his grin getting wider and wider.
"I like it. Very well. I give you my permission, if you can get the changes made to the listing."
"You got it Gramps."
From the Fairy Tail tunnel, the lone figure enters the arena, taking the shape of a blue-haired girl skipping out, not a care in the world if her cheerful smile is anything to go by. Her feet dancing along wearing laced black boots that stop mid-calf. Said calves to hips exposed, giving testament, and displaying to all, the years of training put in, her finely and powerfully built leg muscles on show, bringing nearly every man to nosebleeds. Her body adorned by a modified black qipao dress, with slits on the legs to display her thighs, long tails on front and back dangling to her knees, a blue sash around her waist. The Fairy Tail guild symbols gracing each breast, her chest completely covered to her neck, but leaving little to the imagination with how well-groomed she is upstairs, more so with her bare arms latched together behind her, pushing her chest out furthermore. Her wrists covered by black, spiked gauntlets, bouncing off her firm buttocks with each step. Her hair pulled back in two buns by two black ribbons, the tails of each trailing behind her.
Nearly every man in the arena is openly gawking at the picture-perfect goddess coming to a stop meters away from the stunned Twin Dragons, both on the verge of drooling, their jaws agape.
"...WENDY MARVELL!"
The Fairy Tail guild is stunned to silence, the proclamation landing on deaf ears as eyes, both men and women's, bug out at the woman, no goddess, standing tall on the field, very much aware of the stares, displaying all her goods to the gaping crowd.
The Night Before
A pink haired man enters the bar, holding a hanger over his shoulder held by a bandaged arm, his eyes scanning the room before calling out his target. "Hey Wendy, come here!"
Said woman turns from the bar, annoyance on her face as she walks over. "What is it, Natsu? Can't you see I was talking to Sherria?
"Yeah, I saw that. Giving away our trade secrets" he teases, receiving a half-hearted glare in return.
"Anyways, I've got a present for you."
Her glare vanishes in glee, her eyes glowing in anticipation. "Ooh I love presents! What'd you get me! A new outfit?" she asks eagerly, nearly bouncing on her toes.
Chuckling the man brings out from behind his back a garment bag, handing it to the bluenette. "Not the kind of outfit you were probably hoping for" he starts, her smile faltering a bit. "It's the outfit that you asked for a few months ago." Her eyes bulge before squealing in delight and pouncing on the man, wrapping her legs around him and planting kisses all over his face.
"THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!" she squeaks out, before grabbing the hanger and racing to her room to try on the new clothes.
Chuckling, the man turns towards the bar where another pinkette sits wide-eyed in confusion at the site. Her eyes bulging slightly more was all the warning the man had before a missile hits him from behind, blue hair falling over his shoulders as a luxurious chest grinds against his back. "Where do you think you're going, big boy. I need an audience if I'm going to be trying on new outfits" a husky voice whispers in his ears, the grinding continuing unabated.
"I thought I'd ask your friend if she wanted to join in" he answers without hesitation, turning his head slightly and smirking at the bluenette, her eyes furrowed as she considers the idea, then smiling at her decision.
"Well, I do think I owe her an apology for beating her so badly. I should probably make it up to her" she huskily replies, her lust-filled eyes turning towards the now red-faced girl, said girl's legs twitching slightly as she attempts to hide her excitement. "How about it, Sherria? Think a god slayer can handle two dragons?" she adds with a wink, almost seeing steam coming out of the girl's ears. A sudden jolt of bravery overcomes her and launches at the two slayers, her mouth crushing against the other girl's, the man caught in between as the two begin fondling each other around him.
"Let's take this upstairs ladies" he says, wrapping arms under both girl's bums, settling them on each hip. Their faces never break apart as their tongues fight for dominance, an arm wrapped around Natsu, the other groping the other's breasts as they're carried upstairs, all eyes following them before the door closes behind them.
"Oh my...She has grown up" Mira whispers into her hand covering her mouth, a feeling stirring twix her legs as she non-consciously rubs them together. Both dragon slayers' noses twitch, alerted the arousal before glancing at her, then grinning at each other in amusement before returning their eyes to the battleground.
"ISN'T SHE ADORABLE!" Chapati cries out, bent over the announcers booth. This breaks the reverie, as the crowd cheers on the gorgeous girl the middle, many proclamations of love can be heard, especially from the male crowd.
The Twin Dragons' astonished looks turn to ones of anger at first, then amusement. "HA! So this is who the great Fairy Tail sent!" the blonde slayer mocks, before looking towards the Fairy Tail bench. "Too scared to fight me yourself, eh Natsu?"
"I thought you would have been braver than that, Gajeel" his normally stoic partner adds, anger evident on his face as well. "I guess I was wrong."
Their taunts are broken by a shrill of laughter in front of them, the object of many a man's affections doubled over and holding her stomach. "What's so funny?" the white slayer growls out angrily.
Catching her breath, the girl stands up, still shaking from laughter as she regains her composure, her hand over her mouth before answering sweetly. "Why, you two of course." Their looks of anger changing to confusion, looking at each other for answers, both shaking their head to the silent discussion had between them, before the girl brings them out again with a question. "Did neither of you see the fight yesterday between Natsu and God Serena?"
Scoffing, both slayers start laughing themselves. "Yeah, we saw it. A good light show. Much like how your pal, uh, what's his name? The weird-looking blonde over there with weak lightning magic? His 'defeat'..." Sting air quotes with emphasis "...of that weak guild Raven Tail was an amusing illusion. Just like Natsu's 'fight'..." more air quotes "...yesterday. Nothing all that impressive though" the more vocal of the two answers, dismissing it entirely with a flourish of his hand, much to the surprise of the crowd and Fairy Tail. "Couldn't even beat a 2nd Generation Dragon Slayer. Pathetic."
Whispers of "Do they claim to be stronger than that?" can be heard through the crowd.
"That's right, show the fairies who the best guild is" Minerva states, her teammates nodding in agreement.
"You thought that was an illusion? 'Nothing that impressive?'" the girl asks incredulously, cocking her head at the two, before hanging her head. "You two are idiots."
The crowd silences at that statement, the two erupting in anger. "WHO ARE YOU CALLING IDIOTS?!" the black haired challenges, his fist covering in shadows.
"You two. You thought yesterday was 'nothing impressive'?" she questions whilst mimicking the air quotes, a serious look on her face as she looks between the two. She shakes her head again before turning towards her own guild and screaming at the pinkette, hands fisted at her sides and a childish stomp on the ground. "NATSU! I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO GIVE ME A REAL FIGHT!? NOT TWO MORONS!"
Both of the accused coat themselves in their respective elements in anger, preparing to attack the bluenette looking away from them. "WHO ARE YOU CALLING MORONS!" they scream, springing towards the girl before sliding to a stop as a small, pumpkin-headed man jumps between them.
"Stop! The match has not begun yet!" The two slayers process his words before dropping their arms, the anger very much evident on their face as the girl slowly turns back to them, as if unaware of her near-plight.
"Fighters, listen up! There have been some minor changes! You have one hour to fight, or until the other side is unable to continue. As an added incentive, the Fairy Tail guild has made an offer in exchange for this fight." Everyone leans in in anticipation of this news. "Should Fairy Tail win, they will receive the full 10 points offered to the victor." The crowd looks at each other in confusion, wondering what makes that so important, before the small man continues. "However, should Sabertooth be the victors, they will receive not only 10 points for the win, but receive an additional 10 points that will be deducted from Fairy Tail's total!" The stunned silence is the initial reaction to this unprecedented move.
The two slayers stand in shock momentarily before breaking down in laughter, disbelieving their fortune. "You want to give us your points in exchange for losing! HAHAHA! That's got to be the stupidest thing I've ever heard!" Sting's remark causes a chain reaction of laughter from the Sabertooth sideline, as well as amongst many in the crowd.
Cocking her head to the side with a confused look on her face, the girl questions the two laughing boys. "Give you our points? Who said we're going to give you our points? You haven't earned them. Your skills just aren't good enough."
"Oh please" the raven haired man answers, wiping a tear from his eye. "We're two of Sabertooth's strongest members. What possible chance do you have against us?"
"Yeah! You may as well just surrender so you don't get hurt, little girl" the white haired man pipes in, a malicious grin gracing his face as he does.
"Oooh he shouldn't have said that" Natsu comments, his fellow slayer nodding along. He then adds, "Yeah, so much for her going easy on them" much to the consternation of those within listening distance.
"Little girl am I?" she asks sweetly, before pouting at the two boys. "Then you two should have no problem beating little ol me now, would you?"
"Your funeral" Rogue responds, shrugging his shoulders. "But don't say we didn't give you a chance to surrender."
"Then allow me to return such a tempting offer" the bluenette responds, her bright smile and sweet voice still apparent. "Both of you get on your knees and beg me to give you mercy with your surrender" she begins, her countenance suddenly darkening. "Or neither of you walk out of this arena" she threatens, her face losing all trace of the sweet smile she was gracing prior.
"Oh? What're you going to do, call your boyfriend to come do it for you? Like a wimp like you could do anything to us."
Baring her teeth at the blonde man, she smiles a smile that doesn't reach her eyes. "If I did, you shouldn't be all that worried then, should you? After all," she continues, puffing her lip out, "nothing he did yesterday was bewy impwessive, wight?" she mocks, nodding her head a little, before scoffing and dismissing the man, turning towards the host. "Are we going to get started or what? I'm getting bored talking with these two numbskulls.
Shaken out of his amusement at the banter, the small man turns towards the girl and answers, "Yes! We should get this show on the road! Fighters! Take your positions" he cries out, moving to the judge's box at the side of the arena as the fighters back away from each other.
"Last chance to surrender pipsqueak" Sting calls out, smirking as he backs to his starting spot.
Wendy, who had turned her back to the two slayers, stops mid stride, her hands at her sides again, fists clenching and releasing as she looks up to her team bench, making eye contact with her pink-haired ('no, he says it's salmon, but honestly what is the difference?') mentor, who nods solemnly before smirking, making her grin practically feral. Continuing to her starting spot, she slowly turns towards her foes, the feral grin widening as she does. "Now that you have lost" she calls out, taking her fighting stance, "you will have to be punished."
"BRING IT BITCH!"
"COMBATANTS! LET THE FIGHT… BEGIN!"
The twin slayers launch themselves at the pesky bluenette, intent on finishing her off with one punch. Their fists covered in their elements as they approach the still unmoved girl, their smiles growing as their arms swing towards her pretty little… CRACK!
Two bodies suddenly, and violently, jerk sideways and collide into the far arena wall, both crashing into it head first. The crowd's eyes follow the trail back to the still outstretched leg of the female, who is now completely turned around as she lowers her leg, looking at the two bodies. She suddenly smiles and a very girly persona appears, "Oops! I'm sorry if I hit you too hard!" she cries out, bending over slightly and holding her face, fighting back a laugh as she does.
The two dragon slayers on the bench, however, were not holding back in the slightest. There deep laughs bellowing across the quiet stadium as both men are bent over gasping for air. "OH MY GOD THAT WAS FUCKING HILARIOUS!" the darker haired one manages, his fist pounding on the partition. His partner doing little else but nodding his head in agreement.
"A DEVASTATING KICK BY WENDY MARVELL! I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T MIND BEING ON THE END OF THOSE LEGS!" the announcer cries out, bent over his booth wall, awkwardly shaking his bum in the former council member's face.
The two grounded slayers get up slowly, shaking their heads a little before turning back to the object of their pain. "You'll pay for that!" Sting cries, launching himself again, Rogue right behind him. A flurry of punches and swipes are seen, with a bluenette effortlessly dodging each of them before catching Sting's wild sideswipe in her right hand. She retaliates by spinning clockwise and kicking him in the face with the heel of her boot, colliding him into his comrade, who then goes sprawling, while the blonde is held upright by his still-clutched fist. His fate is short-lived as he's met with a knee to the gut then a left kick to the face again, joining his partner on the ground.
The leggy girl just stands there, her hands linked behind her again, before strolling over the two and bends over with a sweet smile. "What's the matter? Too many kicks to the head?" she mocks the two now on their knees, her eyes closed and lips pursed before standing straight and skipping back to her previous location in the center of the arena.
"Alright. That wasn't bad. I suppose it's time to stop taking it easy on you" came from the dark haired slayer as he dusts himself off.
"Yeah, I suppose you're right. Always good to have a warm-up" his partner added, fluffing his hair to get any dirt out.
"Yawwwwwnn zzzz" was the only response. Both look up suddenly at their opponent, only to get angry again seeing the girl not even paying attention. "Oh man, I didn't get enough sleep" she mumbles out, her hand covering her mouth and her eyes closed as she yawns again, scanning the crowd before eyes landed on a certain pinkette on the far side, winking at her and getting a blush in return.
"Excuses won't get you anywhere!" Sting yells out, finally getting the girl to spin around in surprise, her fingers wiping her eyes.
"Excuses? What excuses? Man, I'm so bored" she responds, turning her back on the two again, enraging the two.
"THAT'S IT! ARRGGHHH! White Dragon: Claw!" She ducks at the last moment as a glowing white hand swipes over her head, before placing her heel in his gut again, driving him back as his partner darts forward. "Shadow Dragon: Slash!" Rolling to the left, she lands a punch in his gut as hell, before another meets his jaw, sending him backwards again, before both dash forward, their hands and arms cloaked in their elements. "Shadow Dragon: Crushing Fang!" "White Dragon: Sideswipe!" Both attacks miss their targets as they alternate their attacks, the bluenette merely backing from them and dodging any attacks getting close.
As she continues to dodge, Wendy seems to suddenly stumble after dodging a flurry of kicks from the blonde, a move not missed by the black haired man. "Shadow Dragon's ROAR!" A black funnel rockets in the direction of the Sky slayer, a small cloud of smoke rising from her previous location, blocking her from sight.
"Were you planning on hitting me at some point?"
Both slayers, jumping at the closeness of the voice from behind them, turn around and see the bluenette standing there, completely unharmed, her head cocked, observing the two obviously confused and enraged slayers. "What?" "How?" came the only coherent sounds from the stunned two, to which the only response was a shrug.
"Speed is something more important than strength" she finally answers casually, her head still cocked as if it was obvious.
"No! Power is everything!" the blonde adverses, cloaking his arms again in his element before jumping at the girl, wild punches and kicks being thrown, only meeting air. A quick kick to the gut, again, sends him careening into his still-stunned partner, both rolling in the dirt before standing upright and attacking their foe together.
"Power is useless without any speed, or skill" she admonishes, blocking or dodging everything they throw at her. "Don't think you can win with power alone. You can't show off if you don't have any skills."
"We'll show you skill you weakling! White Dragon: Blinding Clap!" Two hands collide together, a bright light enveloping the arena. The bluenette covering her eyes to the brightness with her arms to not be overwhelmed. The distraction enough for the second slayer to take advantage. "Shadow Dragon's Roar!" The black funnel connects, the blinded mage careening into the wall amid a cloud of dust.
"FINALLY!" the two hear from the wall, a figure walking back towards them amongst the dust. "It's about damn time you two idiots did something right." She makes a show of dusting herself off, even correcting her chest piece and swirling the tails of her qipao around her legs, much to the joy of the males present, and several females. As she finishes, seemingly satisfied, she looks up at the two standing there ogling her. "Don't hesitate now! You finally hit me and you're just standing there?" Looking skyward and throwing her hands up in the air in exasperation, she mutters out, "Unbelievable." She draws both hands down across her face, "gaaahhhh!" she cries, before gazing on her opponents again. "If you're going to fight, fight for real. Your pathetic attacks aren't going to cut it" she admonishes, her foes turning red again as she smirks. "I'm not just cute, I'm a serious fighter. Shall I demonstrate?"
The distance between them vanishes as she rushes up, then before either react, she knees one and punches the other, both in the gut before she roundhouses both of them. "And you two claim to have taken down dragons. PUHHHLEEAASSE! Your pitiful power levels are beyond pathetic."
"A serious fighter? Don't make us laugh" the blonde retorts scathingly, white energy now surrounding his whole body as the bluenette watches. "And we'll show you which of us is pathetic." he replies, taking a stance angled towards the bluenette, mirrored by his partner. "And we did not 'take down' our dragons. We killed our dragons. With our own hands."
The young woman's face turns to anger at that, understanding the meaning behind it as her fists clench at her sides. "YOUR dragons? Your parents? YOU KILLED YOUR OWN PARENTS?"
"That's got nothing to do with you! We'll show you the power that killed dragons right now! White Drive."
"Shadow Drive."
Both are now covered in their white and black elements, the bodies seemingly aflame of color, all visible proof of previous attacks removed.
In the stands, a large man can be seen with a necklace of shimmering globes grinning at the release of power. "Time to end this trash guild" he comments to no one in particular, those around him giving him distance.
"Oooh, you boys finally decided to play. Well, it's about time" the lady mocks, her hands coming up in front of her. "Shall we?"
"You asked for it! White Dragon: Punishment!" A lightning-quick uppercut lands on the startled girl, the distance between them having vanished in an instant as she senses another behind her. "Shadow Dragon: Dark Elbow!" Said elbow collides with her jaw, spinning her back towards his counterpart as they pinball her between them, not letting up for a moment. Her punches missing the white dragon, whilst passing through the black completely.
"How did they suddenly get a power-up?" Pantherlily asks aloud.
"Wendy! Be careful child!" Carla cries out beside him.
"Go Sting! Now they're in the right groove to win!" Lector calls out excitedly from his bench next to his counterpart. "Frosch think so too!"
"You know, I've always looked up to Natsu" Sting begins, while still assaulting the helpless girl. "My goal has always been to surpass him!" he continues, landed consecutive punches to her gut. "And now I'll prove that I have, by defeating you!" he finishes, a twisting punch landing on the girl's open thigh, sending her sliding backwards, her body rigid as a board.
"What the hell is this?" she calls out, fighting against the seal.
"The White Dragon's Talon is a divine attack. This stigmata that appears on you now will keep you from moving" came the response, as he winds up another attack, her senses telling her another was coming from behind her. "And with that, I'll not only surpass you, but him as well!"
"The Shadow Dragon does not show his true form, but hunts with unfailing skill" can be heard from behind her, another attack being prepared.
"White Dragon" "Shadow Dragon" "PINCER!" Both slayers slam into the bluenette to the dismay of all.
Or, so they thought.
Both slayers violently bounce off each other, their attacks missing their intended target altogether and hitting each other, each stumbling in surprise at the change.
"Oooh, not bad, But not nearly good enough" a giggly voice admonishes, both turning towards the origin to see the bluenette standing there, multiple winds swirling snugly around her body with her hands linked behind her. "You actually made me use some of my magic that time. It took you long enough, but I'll admit your stigma caught me off guard. I wasn't prepared for that, and I'll likely be punished for it later tehehe" she giggles, squirming her legs a little. "I certainly hope so. It's been a long time since I've been properly punished hehehe."
"Oh my Natsu. What have you done to her?" Mira asks of the man, the lusty mirth in her eyes betraying the scowl she's covering with her hand.
"Wouldn't you like to know" he responds, raising his eyebrows seductively at the model, who loses composure and giggles in response.
"Mayyybe" she teases, linking her own hands behind her and pushing her chest out as she smiles sweetly.
"Maybe if you're a good girl I'll demonstrate."
"And if I'm a bad girl?"
"Then I'll definitely demonstrate."
"I BETTER BE APART OF THAT!" came a cry from the field, both flirts turning and smiling at the scowling bluenette looking at them, her back turned to her opponents.
"You know your objective. Succeed, and you'll get your treat" he answers normally, knowing her dragon enhanced ears would pick it up.
"Yes Master, as you say, sir" she mock bows to him, a devilish grin on her face as she turns back to her targets. "Ok you infected toenails, warm-up's over. Time to start acting as if you know how to fight."
"Who the hell you calling infected toenails! And how the hell did you break free of my stigmata!"
"Oh that? Easy, Fall Winds. These" she waves her hand over the various winds across her body, "are all the same winds you find on mountain slopes. Sometimes they're a gentle breeze, sometimes they're hurricane speeds. I used them to burn off your stigmata, and at the same time deflected your attacks at each other. For that to be the first magic attack I use means you finally did something right, you ingrown pubes." Thinking it through, she changes her comment. "Actually, that's twice now. And about time too, considering how pathetic both of you have been this entire, uhm, fight, if you want to call it that."
"That's right, she hasn't used any magic attacks up until now" Erza realizes, confirming for the others in earshot.
"Just how strong is she, Natsu?" the ice user asks in surprise at the realization.
"Remember how strong I was before the Island? She's stronger" he answers easily, shocked expressions appearing behind him.
"IF THIS ISN'T A FIGHT, WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT?" Sting suddenly shouts out, seemingly ignorant of all else.
"Warm-up, training, practice, well kinda, a boring day, lazing about, a C-Class mission" many gasps around the crowd at this, the two slayers turning red raced. "Killing time, wasting time, playing with two useless wanna-be boy toys, etcetera etcetera. Honestly, I only agreed to this fight because I thought you two would actually have something to challenge me with" she criticizes, dodging two wildly thrown punches and throwing the owners to the ground behind her.
"I mean really, you call that a punch? PUH-LEEEASSE! You haven't once taken me seriously because I'm a woman. And look at what's happened! I have used one magic attack this entire, uh, bout? Sparring match, ish? I don't have the words for how much of a waste of time this really is. I'm pretty sure I have had more difficulties fighting the walking icicle up there to keep his shirt on. I could be wrong, that actually might be a low blow to the arctic princess, thinking he's as weak as you worthless shitbags."
"Daaaaaaamn. You two really worked her over on the insults, huh?" said ice princess questions, amusement dancing across his face at the verbal barrage.
"A little bit. You can thank Gajeel for that, but to be honest, most of this is her" Natsu answers, holding back his own laugh.
"I'm pretty sure she's worse than I am, Salamander. I lost track of how many times I stuffed her face with muddy saltwater just to shut her up" Gajeel retorts, also holding back a laugh at the verbal assault.
"FINE! YOU WANT TO SEE OUR POWER! WE'LL SHOW IT TO YOU!" the white haired slayer calls out as a sudden release of power silences the crowd with its intensity. Scales begin covering their faces and exposed body parts, the elemental flames dancing higher and stronger as their bearings change, all wounds healing once again.
Fairy Tail Bench
"DRAGON FORCE?!" the blonde former guild master suddenly cries out, surprising all who'd forgotten she was there.
"So, they know how to use it too" Erza vocalizes, studying the two.
"This must be what it means to be a Third Generation Dragon Slayer" Gajeel muses, getting questioning faces in response.
Seeing the looks around him, Natsu answers in his stead. "What he means is they, like Laxus, have lacrimas in their bodies as well. However, like Gajeel, Wendy and I, they were also trained and raised by dragons. Arguably, the best of both worlds" he explains, getting nods in return.
"How so, m'boy?"
Looking up at his guild master, Natsu explains further. "As Dragon Slayers raised by Dragons, we have a naturally higher magical affinity for our elements. Once I master my element, I will literally be the embodiment of fire. Same with the other two and their elements. Where Laxus and Serena will fall short is they cannot truly master their elements past a certain level, because of their lacrimas. The lacrimas give their hosts great power, this is true. It even unlocks certain levels faster. Cheating the system, if you will. However, the backfire of it occurs in the long-run, all lacrima users will eventually reach a power cap where they physically cannot raise their elements further without risk of destroying themselves. The lacrima doesn't allow it.
"Third Generations get both the affinity and power boost their elements and lacrimas provide, however, they too, in time, will suffer the consequences of lacrimas. But, unlike Laxus, that power cap will be higher because they are dragon-trained and dragon-raised. So, right now you're seeing them in Dragon Force, an ability that took me almost five years to unlock of pure training. I would wager they've both been able to unlock it with ease since before even then, because of their lacrimas, with only a fraction of the effort I had to put in."
"So, what are you saying? That they're stronger than you?" Cana asks, slurring her words a little.
"Oh please, not even remotely" Gajeel answers instead, scoffing with annoyance. "Like I said about Serena, they're just cheats, no offense to the flashlight here, but it's a cop-out. Sure, those two may have been raised by Dragons. But they chose to use the easy way and skip to the top instead of working at it. We spent 7 years kicking each other's asses almost daily. If they're stronger than any of us I'll eat my arm."
On the Field
"Rogue, stay out of this. It's time to teach this bitch a lesson."
"Ooh teach me a lesson will you? I look forward to it hehehe. Gonna punish little ol me?" she questions innocently, putting on her sweetest face as she does, twisting her torso back and forth. "Well, if you think you can handle it, I welcome you to try."
"Handle it? Me alone is more than enough for the likes of you! HAHHH!" He dashes forward, surprising the bluenette with his speed, landing blow after blow on the previously invincible girl, punches and kicks landing in lightning fashion. "White Dragon: Uppercut!" A hard hit to the jaw launches the flopping girl in the air, before jumping up to her again. "White Dragon: Jawbreaker!" Two hands come down, mimicking Natsu's attack from the day before, slamming her into the ground before following up. "White Dragon: Holy Breath!" A massive funnel hits the ground where the girl lands, shaking the arena floor before it gives out entirely, rubble and body falling through the chasm in a crash.
"The stadium floor..!" Makarov cries out in shock.
"He's destroyed it!" The scarlet knight finishes, leaning over in concern for her comrade, and amazement at the power display.
"That's the power a Third Generation Dragon Slayer can generate!?" Gray cries out in shock, watching the lacrima screen as the rubble crashes into the ground.
"I'm just getting warmed up!" Sting calls out, jumping down after his prey as the girl turns and faces him. "Sky Dragon: Swordhorn!" She headbutts the descending man mid-air, who merely retaliates with his own headbutt, crashing her into the chasm's floor.
"The Flare of the White Dragon will purify all things! White Dragon: Holy Ray!" He stretches his hands out, palms together as if in a sideways prayer, before forming them into a sphere and firing at the girl on her knees before him, multiple rays of light exploding on impact, before adding a knockout punch to the harried bluenette, her body rolling to a stop facedown.
"HAHAHA WHO'S THE STRONGEST NOW!?" he cries out, arms raised triumphantly for all watching the screens to see. "Look at this Lector! The age of the old generation is OVER! WE ARE THE FUTURE!"
Spectators and Fairy Tail guild members alike stand in stunned silence at the sudden turn-around of the fight. All sit in concern and surprise. All but two, just standing there with smiles on their faces.
Overlooking the chasm walls, the dark-haired man watches the completion of the short bout between the two. "Seven years of constant practice have made us into true dragon slayers…" he muses, before suddenly being lifted up from behind. "WHAT THE…"
Nothing more is heard except a long, surprised girlish scream as he suddenly crashes into the chasm floor at the foot of his partner, who just stands there looking down at him in surprise.
"What was that about being true dragon slayers?" came a familiar, sweet voice from the top of the chasm.
All eyes turn to the sound, most, for the first time, seeing the bent over figure standing at the top, looking down at the two boys in wonderment. The arena is pindrop quiet at this new development, the perfect double of the grounded girl is standing there, talking to the two slayers as if nothing had happened. "What are you two looking at, anyways?" she queries, scanning the floor before seeing her copy. "OH! You really did a number to my body over there didn't you? Hehehe!"
If they weren't confused before, their faces were absolutely comical as their eyes widen.
"What does she mean 'her body'?" "Why are there two of them?" "Where did the other one come from?" The astonished whispers crawl through the crowd and guilds, nearly everyone in utter shock and surprise that a petite bluenette is bent over the open chasm, looking down at two stunned dragon slayers, and an exact duplicate of herself.
Realizing she wasn't going to get an answer anytime soon, the girl sits down on the chasm's edge, her legs dangling freely. "Y'know, having your mouths open like that is a great way to catch bugs. Or in Happy's case, fish. That is, if we were near a river, but we're not, so that's out. It's also a great way to practice your drooling. Not exactly the most attractive feature in a man but to each their own I suppose" she finishes with a giggle, the astonished boys' mouths finally clamping shut as they overcome their shock. "That's better. I'm not a fan of looking into people's open mouths. It's very rude and disgusting."
"Who are you?" the black haired man manages to croak out, his partner looking back and forth between the downed girl and the one dozens of meters above them.
"I'm Wendy of course! I didn't think I hit y'all in the head THAT hard. But maybe I did. Or maybe you two are weaker than I thought. Either way works."
"You're not Wendy. THAT'S Wendy" he replies, pointing at the downed body with her back to them.
"Wow! You DO remember! That's a relief. I guess you still have a few brain cells left after all."
That finally gets the white-haired's attention. "HEY! We're not stupid! We KNOW we've been fighting Wendy. What we DON'T know is how the fuck you're in two places at once, IF you're even really Wendy! This was supposed to be 2v1! YOU'RE BREAKING THE RULES! HAHA WE AUTOMATICALLY WIN!"
"Ohhh so now you're so scared to fight me that you are trying to win by technicality. My my you are scaredy cats."
"HEY!"
"Oops! Sorry Happy" she calls out to the Exceed, before turning back to the boys. "He's right, Happy, Carla and Lily are better than that. Though, I don't know what's worse than scaredy cats, except maybe cowards. Are you two cowards?" she asks contemplatively, tapping her lip with her finger.
"WE ARE NOT COWARDS!" came the chorused reply, both now red faced.
"Oh? Are you sure? You were just complaining about there being two of me a moment ago, hehehe. Not that I blame you, of course. I mean, look at what one of me did to you. Imagine how much pain two of me can cause, hehehe" she giggles maniacally, bobbing her head back and forth slightly.
"ARGH! FINE! WE'LL JUST HAVE TO KICK YOUR ASS AGAIN!" Sting cries out, powering up as he does.
"HAHAHA" the girl doubles over, nearly falling into the hole before windmilling her arms backwards to get her balance. "Whoa, that was close. I almost fell." The other Wendy fans herself as if she'd just avoided catastrophe before plopping on the ground, legs dangling over the chasm. "But that was really funny, you guys! You should be comedians!"
"We'll wipe that smirk off your face" Rogue counters, powering up as well.
"Seeing as you couldn't even beat the other me, I highly doubt that" she replies casually.
"The 'other you' is knocked unconscious over there like the weakling she is" Sting berates, pointing in the direction of the body.
"Really? Over where?"
"Right the…" Rogue begins, before his eyes bulge out. Sting looks over to where he's pointing, only to be met with an astonishing sight.
The body was missing.
"Hehehe if she were really unconscious, I wouldn't be here now would I?"
Fairy Tail Bench
"No… is she… does she mean she's a Thought Projection?" Erza gasps out, putting the pieces together.
"Thought projection? That's really advanced magic. You have to be really powerful to be able to do that" Mira points out, trying to comprehend what she's seeing, before looking at the smirking faces of the other two slayers. "Oh Natsu" she purrs, her voice laced with poisoned sweetness. "What exactly have you been teaching Wendy?"
"I have a very good feeling, my sweet demoness" he answers, turning a sideways, cocky smirk at the blonde, "that you are about to find out."
"Oh yeah. Those two punks have noooo idea what they've gotten themselves into" Gajeel provides, his shoulders shaking at the imagined level of punishment he's about the witness.
On the Field
"There's no way you're a thought projection! You're too weak for that!" Rogue calls out, putting the pieces together.
"Weak am I? Then why, you wanna-be dragon slayers, am I still standing?" she retorts, rolling backwards into a hand stand, flashing her excellent thighs to all the males in the area before landing on her feet. "You two need to learn your place" she says casually after walking back to the chasm's edge.
"Learn OUR place! OUR PLACE IS AT THE TOP! WE ARE THE STRONGEST DRAGON SLAYERS! YOU ARE BENEATH US!"
"And yet, I am here, and you two are there, beneath my feet, where you belong. Pathetic" she responds nastily, disgust on her face.
"WE'LL SHOW YOU PATHETIC! WHITE DRAGON: WINGS!" The black haired man follows suit, and the two sport white and black wings, and begin flying up to the waiting girl.
"Oooh you can do that too! I'm surprised."
"HA! Cause a weakling like you could never do this I imagine" the white haired slayer admonishes before landing on the ground across the chasm from the girl.
"HAHAHAHA!" came the initial response, said girl holding her stomach with both hands. "No no no, quite the opposite. I thought you two were too decrepit to be able to do that. It'd be impressive if Natsu hadn't already done it yesterday" she corrects, before thinking over her comment. "Decrepit. Is that the right context for that? It's a good word. I like that word. Decrepit. Hmm, I'll have to ask Carla later" she ponders, turning her back on the two, looking at her cream colored cat friend on the bench.
"DON'T IGNORE US!" the two cry out before launching themselves across the chasm, their elements coating their arms with each flurry of punch. The bluenette just stands there, ignoring the two as each punch seemed to miss wildly and comically, to the point where two particularly wild throws knocked themselves over as they missed, landing on the dirt with a thud.
As if caught by surprise, the girl jumps at the resounding *THUD* that was heard from the two crashing to the ground. "Oh my, why are you two down there? I mean I know you like dirt and all, considering how much time you've spent down there during this fight. But to throw yourselves down on the ground?" she rhetorics, before eyebrows rising as if figuring something out. "OOH! Is this the part where you two surrender? Very well, I am a merciful mistress after all."
"Surrender to you? HA! As if!" Sting snaps back, getting to his feet. "You will be begging us to stop by the time we're finished."
"Is that so? And how are you going to make me from the ground?" she asks, as the white-haired man suddenly lands on his butt again, a look of surprise on his face.
"What the hell!" he cries out, only getting a giggle in response.
"What is it, Sting" his partner asks, getting to his feet, only to land on his face in another *THUD* that had most turning away from the impact in sympathetic pain.
In the Stands
"OOOH I know what she's doing!" Risley suddenly cries out from the Mermaid Heel bench, her eyes alight with mirth as she laughs internally.
"Indeed, quite clever of her. I wonder how and where she learned it" Kagura concurs, nodding her head slowly.
"What are you talking about? Learned what?" Millianna asks the two.
"Just watch" was the only response as she pouts and turns back to the fight.
"Aww, did you fall down? Here, let me help you up." Wendy bends over and grabs the back of each slayers' robes and throws them across the arena as if they were weightless.
"WENDY MARVELL HAS JUST THROWN THE TWIN DRAGONS ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE ARENA AS IF THEY WERE NOTHING! JUST HOW STRONG IS THIS GIRL WHO'S SOOO CUTE AND ADORABLE!"
"Okay… what just happened?" Gray asks of the two shaking slayers.
"Just… haha… just watch" was the tearful reply amidst shakes.
On the Field
"Ok, what the FUCK is going on?" came the sudden cry as the two slayers stand up after being thrown.
"You two are underestimating me again. I'm going to keep throwing you around like dolls until you start taking me serious. Not that it'll help you, but it's better than looking like ragdolls, wouldn't you agree?"
"Why you little… OOMPH" the irate verbal assault was cut off again by another dirt facial, this time to the white dragon slayer.
*Sigh* "Back to this are we? Seriously, I kicked your ass for 20 minutes straight before you FINALLY decided to use your Dragon Force on me, and STILL haven't beaten me. And now you're back to using words and basic attacks. Are you TRYING to embarrass yourselves?" she questions, before covering her face with her hands and shaking her head. "No no no, I take that back. We're beyond trying. It's as if you're BEGGING to be embarrassed. DEMANDING really. UGH! You're making this wayyy too easy for me" she whines, dragging her hands across her face before glaring at the two slayers. "Fine. Since you want to lose so badly, I'll oblige you. I came here with a job to do but I'll suffer the consequences if it means you two aren't wasting my time anymore" she finishes, glaring daggers at the two before her.
"GO TO HELL!" Both boys dart at the girl, more wild punches being throw, all bouncing harmlessly off, some missing entirely as she just stands there, watching the two with disgust before stomping her foot. The crowd watches in surprise as the two suddenly face plant again.
"You'll never touch me until you start taking me seriously" she tells them, before kicking each of them across the arena, flying as they had when they were thrown, rolling into a sliding stop.
"FUCK YOU! WHITE DRIVE!"
"SHADOW DRIVE!"
Both slayers return to their initial power ups, flaming elements coating them again before attacking their shared foe. Said girl only smirks as she holds her hands out before her, then spreads them, watching comically as the two attackers fling past her, tripping over their own feet before standing back up, and dashing at her again. Simultaneously, both jump at her, as if to tackle her. Wendy jumps backwards into a backwards somersault, her feet kicking in the air as both seem to glide higher in their jump before crashing far beyond their target.
"What the fuck is going on?!"
"I told you, you won't touch me until you start taking me seriously!"
"FINE! YOU ASKED FOR IT!" The two enter Dragon Force again, scales covering their bodies once more.
"Finally! Let's boogy!" The three collide in an epic barrage of fists, the two boys slowly moving around the girl, putting her between her as she fights on two fronts. "TWIN DRAGON: PINCER!" Both go in for another double punch, only for a purple orb to appear between them, causing them to headbutt each other. Before either can separate, both are met by consecutive roundhouses, before the black dragon is Sparta-kicked away from his partner.
"White Dragon: Haymaker!" A flurry of controlled punches connect with the girl, each punch followed by a cloned punch that look like a light trail following each fist, but each obviously doing damage if the sounding grunts are anything to go by. "EAT SHIT YOU LITTLE CUNT!"
A sudden knee to the gut stops any additional comments, his fist blocked by a delicate-looking hand, his shocked face parallel to the ground before being sent spinning by a punch. As he stands up, the crowd is met by a strange sight: the bluenette is completely upside down, spinning on her hands as her feet collide into his face over and over again, sending him sprawling.
As she comes back vertical, she dodges a shadowy punch from behind her, kicking said betrayer's gut before spinning inverted again, several kicks to the face. Landing on a foot before inverting and landing several more kicks, her second landing is followed by a front flip and one, long leg crashing down into the man's chest, his head landing in a sickening *THUD*.
Fairy Tail Bench
"What the hell was that? How was she upside down like that without touching the ground?" Gray ask bewildered, watching the girl dodge further attacks by the two, often sending them colliding into each other aided by the strange purple orb. "AND WHAT THE HELL IS THAT PURPLE BALL!?"
"The inverted kicks you saw she calls her Spinning Bird Kick. As for the how, it's related to the 'purple ball' as you so eloquently called it, heh heh" Natsu answers, not looking at his teammate's faces.
"Do they have anything to do with the second element Wendy mentioned having yesterday?"
"Right in one, Erza. It's the same reason the earlier punches kept missing as well. Just watch, she'll likely start showing off soon."
"Is it just me, or has her entire fighting style changed?"
"Not just you, Strauss. And yeah, it's intentional. Her second element let's her do attacks that the rest of us, even Salamander here, would have difficulties pulling off. It gives her some unique and almost ridiculous fighting abilities. Not to mention it, combined with her Sky Dragon abilities, well… let's just say, in terms of attack speed, I don't think anyone here could match her when she goes all out" Gajeel provides, shocking all within earshot. "And if you notice, she STILL hasn't used her enchantments for her arms or legs. So… yeah."
"If she's so fast, how is she taking hits?"
"Just watch, stripper. Stop questioning, just watch."
On the Field
"Heh, not bad. For a Fairy" Sting comments during a lull in fighting, standing next to his partner, wiping his face off.
"Heh, I expected better of a Sabertooth. I guess you're all fluff and no gruff, huh" she retorts. "Big fwuffy kitty cats with no claws."
"We'll show you claws. White Dragon: Talon Strike!" Sting jumps in the air, doing a front flip and swings his leg down at the girl, who casually steps sideways. "Shadow Dragon: Shadow Kick!" Rogue seems to jump past her, kicking wildly, only for her to suddenly buck sideways as if an invisible force sent her sprawling, before rolling onto her feet. "What the…"
"White Dragon: Stomping Ground!" Another aerial attack, one that Wendy blocks, only to be jerked sideways by another wild kick by Rogue. 'What the hell is going on…'
"The shadow dragon does not show his true form…"
'Didn't he already say that?'
"...But he hunts his prey with unfailing skill! Shadow Dragon: Shadow Kick!" Another wild kick is suddenly stopped mid-air, the attacker comically stopped dead with his leg in the air.
"Y'know, if you're going to keep using the same attacks, at least be creative with them" she admonishes, seeming to be holding nothing but air. "I will say this though, using your shadow to attack me, that was creative. Until you went and gave it away. Soooo rookie mistake. Time to fly, Peter Pan. Gravity Dragon: Fairy Flight!" A sideways high kick sends the captured man flying, almost literally. His body seeming to float through the air in a slow arc, as the kicker blocks another kick from the floater's partner.
Fairy Tail Bench
"GRAVITY DRAGON!?" came the expected chorused outcry.
"Yep. Gravity Dragon. Nearly made Gajeel and I shit ourselves when she pulled that out of the bag."
"Where did she get Gravity Magic from? Did you teach her that, m'boy?"
"Nope. Another Grimoire member, Bluenote." Turning and looking at the guild's resident lush. "The guy your dad had to come back and fight." Looking at the rest, seeing recognition on several faces, he continues. "He hit Wendy, Lucy and I with his Gravity Magic. Cana tried fighting back with Fairy Glitter but he deflected it. We were all mince meat until Gildarts showed up."
"Why didn't you fight back, blockhead?"
"Because, princess, his gravity magic was too strong. With all my strength at the time, I couldn't stand up. The only attack I was able to get off was a Dragon Roar to get Lucy, Wendy and the cats out of the gravity's effect. Bluenote was trying to take the Fairy Glitter from Cana, and I could barely move. It was as if I suddenly weighed 10 tons. If it wasn't for Gildarts showing up, Cana and I wouldn't be here."
"Ok… but how does that explain Wendy actually getting the magic, though?"
Turning towards the demoness, he glances out at the discussed girl before answering. "I'm not entirely sure. None of us are. It might've been because I gave her some etherion, or it might've been her just naturally acquiring it. Maybe both. We really don't know."
"What do you mean, you gave her etherion, Natsu. Where did you get any?" Following the pinkette's gaze, she looks over at the male bluenette who had appeared in the guild area. Her eyes suddenly widen and staring back at the fire user, putting the pieces together. "YOU SAVED SOME!? FROM THE TOWER! WHY!?"
"Yeah, I saved some. As to why, so I could use it myself to enter Dragon Force if I needed to. During our time on that island, when I first started pushing myself to unlocking it naturally, I gave a small bit to each Wendy and Gajeel so they'd know what Dragon Force felt like. Not a lot, a small amount the size of my pinky finger. But it was enough for them to enter it for a few minutes. It was after that that Wendy started displaying use of gravity magic." The thought it over for a moment and, after looking at 'Mystogan', added, "Y'know, that might also explain how I was able to absorb Jellal's Heavenly Body Magic too. I'm not entirely sure Dragon Slayers are supposed to be able to absorb non-slayer elements..." he trails off, looking back at the fighting trio.
"And now, she can control not only an area's gravity, but the gravity of a person's body as well" Gajeel intercedes, not looking at anyone else. "That's why Rogue is floating so gracefully, and how she's been able to throw them so easily. She all but negates gravity's influence on them. And she can affect her own gravity, too. Add that to her Sky Magic, and she's one fast kid."
On the Field
"What the hell did you do to Rogue!? Why is he still floating!?"
"Oh that? Easy, I made him fly. Like I'm going to make you fly! Gravity Dragon: Seven Star Wild Luster!" Wendy first twists away, before spinning mid-air three times, kicking him higher with each spin, before landing lightly and jumping up again, following with another seven quick facials. After she stops spinning, the two just hanging in the air, she flips her body forward, arcing her leg over her head, and slamming it into the shocked blonde, who rockets into the ground, landing with a violent crash, the bluenette's leg pinning him down, before he seems to bounce back up a few feet. Wendy flips onto her feet, grabbing a floating arm, and pulls back her leg again.
"Gravity Dragon: Fairy Flight!" Another sideways kick and the man joins his partner, floating in the air. Both look at each other, then themselves, admittedly astonished that they're still in the air. " It's a hyper combo, it's a hyper combo, it's a hyper combo " can be heard in a sing-song voice from the arena floor, all eyes seeing a certain bluenette bouncing back and forth, twisting her body as she does, her arms swinging carelessly.
"What the hell is a hyper combo!?" they chorus, panicking slightly that they can't seem to move. "SKY DRAGON SECRET ART!" Both look around frantically, looking for the source of the voice, the girl on the floor still dancing. "GRACE OF THE SEVEN STARS!" The duo suddenly look up, only to see a pair of legs careening towards their faces. "BIG DIPPER!" Both legs meet said faces, the three bodies violently crashing into the arena floor, the dancing girl finally stopping and giggling at the building plume of dust.
"Well, now we know where the other Wendy went to" Mira giggles, her eyes enchanted by the girl's impeccable fighting skills.
"Yeah...but how did Sting bounce like that?" Gray asks, processing what just happened.
"Either she removed the gravity from that area, or she used air to create a cushion. Maybe even both" the pinkette answers.
"A REMARKABLE ATTACK! WENDY HAD BOTH BOYS STUCK MID-AIR, ONLY FOR THE FIRST WENDY TO BLIND SIDE THEM WITH AN INCREDIBLE BODY SLAM! THIS FIGHT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER!"
A sudden breeze blows the dust cloud away, revealing the second (first) Wendy standing over the two boys, both on their backs wide-eyed. She joins her sister, both now standing with their hands linked behind them, watching the two slowly stand up. "Do you two give up yet?" they chorus, drawing the attention of the twin dragons, their eyes widening. "You can't beat us. You may as well admit it" they chorus again, before looking at each other and giggling.
"So, there really are two of you. Impressive… for a Thought Projection. But it still won't be enough" Rogue states, coming off his shock.
"Hehehe so you say" the two girls chorus, cocking their heads. "Yet these 'Thought Projections' just beat the Twin Dragons in their Dragon Force.
"What! You're both Thought Projections?" the black-haired man screams out.
"Maybe we are" both smile at the man. "Or maybe not. If we were, that makes it all the more embarrassing doesn't it, hehehe."
"How do you figure?"
Both look at each other incredulously, before turning towards the black haired man. "Isn't it obvious?" Sky Wendy asks.
"I guess not" Gravity Wendy answers.
"You're right, they are pretty stupid" Sky Wendy answers, nodding at her other half.
"No, YOU'RE the one that's right" Gravity Wendy corrects, nodding at HER other half. The pair then grin, and break into another fit of giggles.
"For fuck's sake will either of you start making sense."
"Like I said, it's obvious" Gravity Wendy starts, cocking her head again.
"But you did say they were pretty stupid" Sky Wendy corrects.
"True, but it doesn't stop it being obvious. Maybe we should ask the crowd?"
"Good idea, me."
"My pleasure, me."
Both pretend to scan the crowd, right hands on their forehead as if blocking out the sunlight. Starting at opposite sides, they make a show of looking everyone over before both gazes land on a certain bald-headed Wizard Saint. "Mr Jura, sir!" both cry out, waving their right hands energetically at the man. "Could you be so kind to explain to Dumb and Dumber why losing to Thought Projections would be more embarrassing?"
Chuckling, the man answers with his deep voice. "Thought Projections take away a portion of the person's power. Most often, Thought Projections have half the original person's power and strength. If both of you are Thought Projections, then each of you at most would have a third of Wendy's full power. If only one of you, then the Thought Projection has no more than half of Wendy's full power."
"Thank you Mr Jura, sir!" Both call out, waving their hands again before turning back to the two boys. "See? You get it now? Each of us are no more than half of Wendy's full power. Maybe we're only a third of Wendy's full power. Who knows?"
"Well, we know."
"Well, yeah, but we're not idiots either."
"Very true, Grav. And Natsu figuring out how to give each of us only one type of magic was really clever."
"You're so right, Sky. Remember that time when Natsu fought three of himselves? That was a really weird fight."
"Yes, it really was. But then there was that one night with two Natsus, heh heh."
Clapping a hand over her twin's face, Gravity Wendy shakes her head. "That's probably information I shouldn't be telling everybody."
Giggling, Sky Wendy nods her head as her sister pulls her hand back. "We knowww, but you couldn't resist, hehehe."
Fairy Tail Bench
"Y'know, a long time ago, this kind of conversation would've given me a headache" Natsu admits, shaking his head at the girl's antics.
"No kidding. If I hadn't seen you and her do this so often, I'd be going mental right now" Gajeel agrees, shaking his head as well with a smirk.
"What was that about her and two Natsu's?"
"Heh heh don't you worry about it, Mira."
"Oh no, I want to hear about this."
"We'll see how badly you misbehave, then maybe you'll get your chance" he hints with a raised eyebrow before winking at the now squirming take-over mage lost in her imaginations.
On the Field
"Sooo… what's it going to be boys?" Sky asks, glancing between the two.
"Are you going to do the smart thing and surrender…" Grav adds, also glancing between the two.
"Or will you be foolish and try to fight me and lose… badly" they chorus, each glaring at a separate slayer.
"You haven't beaten us yet" Rogue confronts, crouching into his battle stance.
"At least you admit it's 'yet' hehehe" the girls reply, covering their mouths and giggling.
"To be honest, he's actually right for once" Sky concedes, tilting her head.
"True, I haven't actually defeated them. Otherwise you wouldn't have to listen to their rabbling" Grav agrees, also tilting her head.
"You suppose I should get back to it yet?"
"You know I am going to."
"Okie dokie, I'll go show off while you go play" Sky decides, forming a ball of wind between her hands.
"Bring it on!"
"Sky Dragon: AIR SCOOTER!" The crowd moves to the edge of their seats in anticipation, wondering what this might bring, only to sweatdrop at what happens next.
"WHEEE!" the girl, who is acting very much like a little girl, cries out as she jumps on the ball of air and starts racing circles around the arena.
Both the two dragon slayers stand there, jaws hanging open as they watch the girl roll circles around the arena. They were violently brought out of their staring by heels to the face. "Gravity Dragon: Spinning Rear Kick!"
"ARRGHH! God damnit, such a cheap shot!"
"This is a fight, y'know. Well… I say fight, but it's not really a fight. Cause you two are just standing there like a couple of sore thumbs."
"Go to hell. You cannot defeat us. Shadow Dragon: Waxwing Flash!" Rogue's entire body is cloaked in shadow, and vanishes into the ground as his partner starts attacking the bluenette, kiting her around until Rogue is behind her. He merges with the girl's shadow, locking her in place, wrapping his shadows around her like tendrils before feeding his magic into them.
"AHHH WHAT THE FUCKING SHIT!"
"The First of the White Dragon reduces even fire itself to ash! Dragon Slayer Secret Art: HOLY NOVA!" He bends his right arm backwards with his hand cupped, a sphere of light in his hand, his left outstretched in a shield. He rushes forward, a beam of light forming over his arm as he swings at the girl, still held in place by the shadow dragon as the beam envelopes all three of them.
The resulting explosion of light and shadow creates quite the show for all watching, an intricate dance of white and black light surrounding the contestants.
A/N: Yep. Totally went cliffhanger. It was intentionally unintentional. And I say that because I have had writer's block for about 2 weeks about how to get from where this one ends to the rest of the fight. I only needed one bloody paragraph, yet nothing sounded right for the transition. It's ok though, because I managed to get past it.
ANYWHO! Yes, I'm aware there are plot holes! Some are intentional, others are not. The "intentionals" are to be explained at a later time, the "nots" are my inexperience in writing. I apologize.
References:
1. OBVIOUS! Yes, Chun Li is heavily referenced. Essentially, Wendy's entire "Gravity Dragon" fighting style will be Chun Li-based. It's how I'm explaining her ability to defy gravity with ease on some of the kicks. Cheesy and corny, but effective if I do say so myself. Of course, some of her "Sky Dragon" attacks will be Chun Li-derived as well, only logical. I suppose I should be adding the disclaimer of not owning Street Fighter as well. I cannot afford to be sued.
Debating if I want Gajeel/Natsu to imitate Street Fighter characters or not. Probably not... but we'll see. I just reeeeally wanted Wendy to look like Chun Li in this fight.
OH! Yes. A lot of Wendy's one-liners and cheesy comments ARE actually Chun Li quotes from various video games. Super cheesy, I'm aware and I'm not sorry.
And the dancing "it's a hyper combo" is Deadpool's schtick from Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds. I tried adding musical notes... buuut they didn't save. Bummer.
2. Yes, Peter Pan reference. "Fairy Flight" was a Tinkerbell reference that happened to fit nicely with her being a member of Fairy Tail.
3. AIR SCOOTER! HEHEHE! For those of you who are aware, yes, that is Avatar Aang's invention. For those of you not aware, it's from Avatar: The Last Airbender. The show, not the terrible movie that made me want to cry at how bad it was. I am not ashamed to admit that literally, this ENTIRE fight sequence was an excuse to write in her using the Air Scooter in a fight. Well, to use it while riding in circles around while her copycat fights. Probably the most cheesiest thing ever, but I AM NOT ASHAMED! BAHAHA!
Final note: Haven't decided if I want there to be just the two, or a third. I can literally write the completion either way, so let me know preferences. The number does not affect how the battle itself goes, merely how a few moments will be altered.