A/N: Episode 172.

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edited on august 30th, 2024 @ 8:30pm

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𝓒𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝙽𝙸𝙽𝙴𝚃𝙴𝙴𝙽,
𝓣𝙷𝙴 𝙿𝙴𝚁𝙵𝚄𝙼𝙴 𝙸 𝙳𝙴𝙳𝙸𝙲𝙰𝚃𝙴 𝚃𝙾 𝚈𝙾𝚄.    

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"𝗟𝗨𝗖𝗬!"

"Lucy-san!"

Gray and Samuel both shouted out Lucy's name as they rushed towards the water sphere. Minerva releases Lucy from her hold. But luckily, the two brothers caught her on time before she hit the ground.

"Are you okay?! Hang in there!" Gray said, holding onto Lucy.

"How could you do this to her, you witch?!" Samuel shouted at Minerva in anger.

"Get the Celestial Spirit Wizard to the infirmary immediately!" Arcadios ordered.

"No! I'll give her emergency treatment first!" Wendy said.

"I'll help you!" Sherria stated.

"Lucy, hang in there!" Juvia called out.

Erza rushed towards Lucy's side as she glared at Minerva in anger, who was sliding down the water sphere. She landed in front of the Fairy Tail members.

"What are you staring at?" Minerva asked.

"Lucy-san!" Wendy exclaimed as a pale light appeared from her hands.

"She's terribly wounded, but if we do it together..." Sherria trailed off as she aided Wendy in healing Lucy.

"I asked you, what are you looking at? I acted within the rules of the competition." Minerva stated.

"Rules, you say? You mean torturing an opponent who's already lost?" Erza asked as Minerva chuckled.

"The crowd ate it up, didn't they?" Minerva countered as Erza gave her a stern look. "Lucy should be grateful. I let her be in second place. Even though the girl is a useless piece of garbage..."

"What?!" Natsu exclaimed.

Suddenly, Sting, Rufus, and Orga were in front of Minerva. Gray was staring at Rufus. "Uh-oh! What's this?! Are both teams about to rumble?!" Chapati questioned, exciting the crowd.

"They're gonna start somethin' here?!"

"Sabertooth versus Fairy Tail!"

"We need to keep things calm here." Yajima said.

"But the crowd loves it! Thank you very much!" Rabian commented.

"This is one of those unavoidable fate things, y'know?" Lector said.

"Fro thinks so, too..." Frosch agreed.

"This isn't an official match. If they really do this, we'll go out there, too." Lily claimed.

"Aye, sir!" Happy agreed.

"Calm down, for crying out loud!" Carla scolded.

"Wild..." Bacchus started to say.

"...Four!" His guildmates finished.

"Things are getting pretty lively around here-kabo..." Mato said, stepping back.

"Men..." Ichiya commented.

Fairy Tail and Sabertooth stared at one another while the crowd chanted 'Fight!' over and over while Wendy and Sherria continued healing Lucy.

"You damn bastards. I'm gonna beat the shit out of all of you." Samuel threatened, stepping forward.

Sting's eyes softened. "Shit... Sam's super pissed." He thought, unknowingly taking a step back which didn't go unnoticed by Minerva.

Minerva glanced over at Samuel. "Interesting. It seems Sting is hesitant about attacking that Fairy in particular." She noticed.

Gray grabbed onto Samuel's arm, preventing him from going further as Erza stepped forward.

"I don't care if you're the strongest or number one in Fiore, I'll just tell you one thing. You people..." Erza had a dark look on her face. "... have made an enemy out of the one guild you don't want to anger."

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"Lucy, are you alright?" Happy asked as Fairy Tail A and Samuel were in the infirmary. The rest of Team B soon entered the room.

"Is Lucy okay?!" Juvia asked.

"You guys..." Gray muttered.

"Even though we're on different teams, we're all in the same guild." Cana reminded.

"Laxus!" Natsu exclaimed, shocked by his arrival.

"So, how is she?" Gajeel questioned.

"Thanks to Wendy, her life isn't in danger." Porlyusica replied.

Wendy shook her head. "No, it was because of Sherria's emergency treatment." She said.

"And it looks like her major wounds are gone, so I'm relieved." Erza added.

"Those bastards..." Natsu trailed off.

"I know what you wanna say..." Laxus told him.

Lucy soon began to stir. "Lucy!" Happy said. Lucy opened her eyes to see her guildmates.

"Everyone... I'm sorry." She apologized, taking everyone by surprise.

"Why are you apologizin'?" Natsu questioned.

Lucy covered her face. "I blew it again..."

"What are you talking about?! We took second place thanks to you, Lucy!" Gray reassured.

"We got eight points!" Wendy said.

Erza nodded. "Yeah. You did very well." She agreed.

"My keys..." Lucy mumbled.

"Here they are, Lucy-san." Samuel hands Lucy her celestial keys.

Lucy hugs her keys close to her. "Thank goodness! Thank you!" She said before closing her eyes.

"Looks like she fell asleep..." Samuel noticed.

"It's like they've got us all feeling down..." Cana commented.

"Sabertooth..." Gray mumbled.

"I don't like 'em..." Gajeel claimed.

The door opened again as Makarov entered. "Master!" Erza exclaimed.

"A team, B team... You're all here? Good." Makarov said. "I'm not sure if this is good news or bad news. The administrations told me that teams A and B must combine."

"What?!" Natsu said.

"Teams A and B have to unite?" Laxus quoted.

"So we gotta be like everyone else now, huh?" Samuel questioned.

"The disqualification of Raven Tail brings the number of teams down to seven, and having an odd number doesn't work when it comes to matching up for the battle part. Therefore, both of our teams must become one and we have to choose the five members again." Makarov explained.

"Choose five members?" Erza repeated.

"What about our points?" Carla questioned as Wendy nodded in agreement.

"Apparently, the lower score will carry over. In other words, A team's 35 points..." Makarov responded.

"How cruel!" Happy commented.

"But if that's the administration's decision, there's nothing we can do about it." Erza stated.

"Well, looking at the bright side, we'll be able to put together an even stronger team." Cana pointed out.

"But even if we decide on five people here, the remaining events will all just be tag-team battles, right?" Gray asked.

"No. I'm sure that between tomorrow's break and the final day, there will be a battle involving all five members. So you should choose carefully." Porlyusica answered.

"I'm definitely gonna get revenge for Lucy!" Natsu claimed. "I ain't gonna let 'em get away with laughin' at one of our own!"

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"The Fairy Tail team has finished it's reorganization, and we're about to begin the battle part of day four! Continuing with the commentary, we have with us former Council member Yajima-san." Chapati said.

"Thank you." Yajima nodded.

"And our special guest today is Rabian-san, the leader of the Scheherazade Theatrical Troupe."

"It's an honor. Thank you very much." Rabian said.

"The battle part for the fourth day are tag-team matches, right?" Yajima asked.

"Two against two? I can't wait!" Rabian replied. "Thank you very much!"

"Alright, I will now announce the match-ups for the battles! Everyone, please direct your eyes to Lacrima-Vision! The first match is Blue Pegasus versus Quatro Puppy! The second match is Mermaid Heel versus Lamia Scale! The third match is Sabertooth versus Fairy Tail!" Chapati announced as the audience cheered.

"And now, here comes the new Fairy Tail team!"

A silhouette of Natsu appeared.

"Good luck, everyone." Lucy wished her guildmates good luck.

A silhouette of Gray appeared next, followed by a silhouette of Erza.

"This really is the strongest team, right?" Samuel asked.

A silhouette of Gajeel appeared.

"I'll be cheering you on!" Wendy encouraged.

"Do your best!" Carla added.

Lastly, a silhouette of Laxus appeared.

"This is an awesome team!" Cana commented.

"I can't even picture these members failing." Juvia added as Droy was eating a hamburger.

"The thoughts of our guild have become one. We're entrusting this feeling to the gods!" Makarov claimed.

"Now is the time to show them all the power of our bond!" Mavis said.

The audience cheered loudly. "The whole arena is shaking! Right here and now..." Laxus, Gajeel, Natsu, Erza, and Gray all stood in a line. "Fairy Tail is taking the field!"

"As you might expect, everyone's waiting for Fairy Tail versus Sabertooth, who were nearly about to brawl." Chapati stated.

"I didn't know what was going to happen then." Yajima said.

"It certainly was a heated moment. Thank you very much." Rabian commented as the audience cheered.

"The Celestial Spirit Wizard isn't there." Darton noticed.

"Apparently, she's in the infirmary." Arcadios said.

"Don't you even think about any heavy-handed action like last time!" Darton warned.

"Oh, no. Admittedly, that was a blunder. Next time, I shall use a somewhat more reliable means." Arcadios claimed. "But for the moment, let's enjoy the festival. The plan will be set in motion three days hence."

"Eclipse..." Darton muttered.

"It will change the world." Arcadios said.

"And already, there is no way to stop it?" Darton thinks to himself.

"Lord Zeref is waiting..." Arcadios informed.

Fairy Tail and Sabertooth stared at one another. "I'm fired up." Natsu said.

Darton was walking through the corridor. "Festival, eh?" He touched a painting on the wall.

"The Grand Magic Games... Although it once went by another name... The Festival of the Dragon King... A feast for dragons, humans, and demons..."

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"Alright, the first tag-team battle! From Blue Pegasus, Ichiya and Rabbit!" Chapati announced as the two appeared on screen. "Versus Bacchus and Rocker from Quatro Puppy!"

The two teams stepped forward and stared at each other. "Wild..." Rocker began.

"... Four!"

"Bacchus-san, let's get wild with these guys. At the rate we're goin'..." Rocker started to say.

"What? My soul is quivering. That's enough." Bacchus claimed as his eyes then widened.

"Well?" Ichiya said as him and Rabbit extended their hands out, in which Bacchus and Rocker shook them.

"O-Oh, my! This is beautiful... Opponents shaking hands before what's sure to be a fierce battle!" Chapati announced as Ichiya and Rabbit were walking away.

"Too beautiful for words! Thank you very much!" Rabian thanked.

"The rabbit and I are gonna...?" Rocker trailed off in confusion.

"His hand smells kinda good-four..." Bacchus commented.

"At last, the time has come to unleash you." Ichiya claimed.

"The rabbit!" Lily exclaimed.

"We'll find out who it really is!" Happy said.

Rabbit reached for its head suit. "We don't even know who the rabbit is..." Ren commented as Hibiki and Jenny were kissing. "Who could it be..."

Ren turned around in irritation. "What the hell are you two doing?!" He exclaimed.

"Please pay attention to Ichiya-san's match!" Eve added.

"Go ahead and show them... that handsome face!" Ichiya announced.

Rabbit was revealed to be Nichiya as everyone looked in shock. "He's..." Natsu started to say.

"... Extalia's..." Gray continued.

"Double Handsome Attack!" Ichiya and Nichiya spoke in unison.

"No way!"

"Gross!"

"Nichiya?!" Lily exclaimed.

"This is a dangerous..." Ichiya started to say.

"... parfum!" Nichiya finished as everyone was not amused.

"There are..." Erza started to say. "... two Ichiyas?!"

Erza fainted as Gajeel caught her. "Pull yourself together!" He said.

"That's not wild at all!" Rocker shouted. "In the first place, you're disqualified if somebody outside of Blue Pegasus participates!"

Ichiya chuckled. "Look!" He said as Nichiya revealed the Blue Pegasus emblem on his back.

"Before the Grand Magic Games began, Nichiya-chan became a full-fledged member of our guild! With looks like that, he's plenty qualified to be one of us!" Bob exclaimed.

"But how did Nichiya end up joining Blue Pegasus?" Happy asked.

"It was an encounter with myself... It was fate indeed." Ichiya began.

"Yes. It happened one sunny afternoon..." Nichiya continued.

Ichiya and Nichiya both explained how they crossed paths as Bacchus charged forward, punching Nichiya away.

"What did you do?!" Ichiya exclaimed.

"Men!" Nichiya shouted.

"Ichiya-san! Can he even fight?!" Ren shouted.

"Naturally! He's got the same face as me! In other words... he's got the same fighting strength!" Ichiya said.

However, Nichiya was knocked out. "Looks to me like he's dead!" Ren shouted in irritation.

Ichiya began sweating. "It can't be!" He exclaimed.

"Four... Time to stop messin' around..." Bacchus claimed.

"For us, it's now or never, so we're gonna win this." Rocker said.

"Suddenly the revealed identity of the bunny is down!" Chapati stated.

"That makes it two against one." Yajima said.

"Game over, then?" Rabian asked. "Thank you very much!"

Bacchus and Rocker closed in on Ichiya. "Hold on, you two!" He said.

"Drilling rock for you!" Rocker shouted, attacking Ichiya.

"Drunken Cleaving Hook Palm, Under the Moon!" Bacchus attacked Ichiya as well, sending him flying.

"Ichiya..." Nichiya muttered.

"Nichi... ya..." Ichiya mumbled.

"It's gonna be over now!"

"Eat this!"

Bacchus and Rocker charged forward as Rocker punched Ichiya. Both Bacchus and Rocker attacked Ichiya, who collapsed to the ground.

"Oh, boy! Is this the end of the match?! First the cat in the bunny suit, now Blue Pegasus's Ichiya is down!" Chapati said.

"Wild..."

"... Four!"

Ichiya was standing back up. "Wait, not yet! It looks like Ichiya of Blue Pegasus is going to stand up!" Chapati said as Ichiya began to glow golden and gained muscle.

"H-How'd he suddenly turn wild...?" Bacchus asked.

"That's the power of parfum!" Rocker stated.

"I dedicate this to you... The parfum called victory!" Ichiya shouted.

"Ichiya-san?!"

"This is kind of touching... kabo..." Mato commented.

"Wild Four!"

Both Bacchus and Rocker charged forward again. "Take this! It's my... Beautiful Dreamer!" Ichiya shouted. "Smile! Smash!"

Ichiya punched Bacchus and Rocker as they both crashed into the arena wall.

"Down! Quatro Puppy is down! The winner is Blue Pegasus!"

"Men!"

"Against Bacchus..." Erza muttered.

"He won, two against one..." Gajeel said.

"It looks like he's not just an idiot." Gray commented.

"Nah, he's awesome!" Natsu added.

"How handsome can you get?" Ren questioned.

"That's our blue angel." Hibiki responded.

"He's so cool!" Jenny exclaimed.

"I knew Ichiya-san could do it!" Eve cheered.

"Are you okay, Nichiya?" Ichiya carried Nichiya in his hands.

"Wasn't very... Men... of me..." Nichiya answered.

"Wow, what a great match, huh?" Chapati asked.

"I-I suppose...?" Yajima replied.

"It was extremely disgusting. Thank you very much." Rabian said.

"Alright, on to the second match! Lyon and Yuka from Lamia Scale!" Chapati announced as Lyon and Yuka appeared on screen. "Versus Kagura and Millianna from Mermaid Heel!"

"Lyon and Kagura, huh? This should be interesting." Natsu commented him and Gajeel looked at Sting and Rogue, Natsu gritting his teeth.

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A/N: Another chapter is finished! Thanks for reading!

Word Count: 2182 words.