Lucy awoke a little after sunrise and groaned. Today was the second S Class Trial and it depended on using intelligence, wits and quick decisions. Lucy smiled knowing that this trial would be relatively easy, for she was quite intelligent. Especially after all the lessons that were mercilessly drilled into her head by her father. She got up and yawned, getting up and walking to the hot spring a little further away from the camp. Tenrou Island originally housed a rest space for the members, who weren't taking part in the trial, however after the Grimoire Heart attack as well as Acnologia; the rest space had been destroyed. She moaned as she stepped into the shower, the medicinal hot springs slowly taking away the ache in her muscles.
After a long soak, she got out and got dressed. The weather was still as bright and sunny as the previous day, causing Lucy to change into a white tube bikini top, that had red rose floral print, as well as matching high waisted bikini bottoms. She slipped on her belt and keys as well as some gold Grecian styles flat sandals; she tied her hair into two high pony tails and secured them with ribbon. As she made her way back to camp, to wake the boys up, she thought of how the other teams would fare in the trial. Team Gale would be alright at Levy was on par with Lucy when it came to intelligence, Lucy would even go as far as saying that Levy was smarter. Team Thunder Natsu would also do well as Freed was also on par with Levy. She was slightly worried about how Team Gruvia would do, however she knew that they'd both protect each other and Juvia was previously an S Class Mage and that meant that she had to be intelligent too.
By the time she pacified her mind, convinced all her friends would pass and come out unscathed, she had reached back to camp. She noticed that Gray had already woken the three dragon slayers up who were now blushing and yelling angrily. She stopped and listened in on the conversation.
"I can't believe you three pussies, you were all sleeping together, hugging it out" Gray said, tears in his eyes as he laughed his head off
"Shut up Ice Princess, we thought Luce was still in the tent" Natsu replied, fists flaming
"Yeah sure, just admit that you're a pansy, flaming queer" (A/N Get it, flaming? Hahahaha I crack myself up) Gray replied again laughing.
Lucy could see that a fight was about to start so she cleared her throat and smiled at them.
"Come on guys, let's join the others for breakfast" Lucy smiled as they nodded and quietly followed her; she released her breath as a fight was avoided.
She joined the rest of the guild for breakfast and they ate, the whole guild was loud and noisy, and Lucy smiled. 'Just like Fairy Tail' she thought to herself. As soon as everyone finished breakfast, they made their way to the beach. Makarov asked Freed to draw some runes, so that nothing but the participants could pass through them. Freed stared in confusion but did as the Master asked, then joined Natsu, standing beside him.
"Today each of you will be fighting an S Class Monster. However, unlike normal monsters, S Class ones can't be defeated by sheer force. You'll need to figure out why on your own. There are four monsters, each team will fight one. You will be assessed on how you take down the monster. Remember, although you will be fighting, this trial requires intelligence and the ability to make quick and safe decisions. Safe not only for yourself, but also your partners. Now Cana, Lucy please step forward." He stated, watching as they did so. "Because you finished yesterday's trial in first place, you get to choose when you battle the monster. You may battle the monsters the same time as the others or watch their battles and battle last, having an idea of what you face. Now choose" Makarov finished.
Lucy looked at Cana, and they both nodded, thinking the exact same thing.
"We'd like to battle at the same time. If we chose to watch, we wouldn't know if we defeated the monster because of our own intelligence or because of others." Cana replied. The Master smiled and nodded
"Alright, now please step past that line" Master said, pointing at a faint line in the sand. "As soon as you do, the monsters will be alerted to your presence, and you will all need to pick and deal with one." Master finished and stepped back. Now Lucy knew what Freed's runes were for, they were so that none of the members watching could get hurt. All of the participants stepped past the line and as soon as they did, they heard loud growling and roaring.
Lucy looked over at Cana, nodding her head, causing Cana to smile and nod back, their faces determined. They both turned to the direction the roaring was coming from. Lucy's hands inched towards her whip and keys, while Cana's moved towards her cards. Lucy looked around, Juvia was manipulating the ocean water and Gray was ready in his Ice Make stance. Levy had her solid script pen out and Gajeel had his arms folded, standing protectively by Levy. Freed had already drawn his sword into the air and was using his Dark Ecriture: Wings, while Natsu's fists were flaming.
Suddenly, a large serpentine creature arose from the ocean and without hesitation; Gray and Juvia ran over to it, fighting their battle. Lucy smiled at Gray's first wise decision; Juvia could manipulate the water the monster was in, while he could freeze it. Next, a large bear like creature started barrelling toward them, it was as big as the first Fairy Tail building, and again, without hesitation, Levy and Gajeel attacked, luring it away from the other two. Next, a monster that seemed to be made of a tree appeared, it had wooden armour and was dressed as a knight, and this time Freed and Natsu attacked. She watched as her friends attacked the monsters. She turned back and watched as a large bird like creature flew towards her and Cana.
Lucy drew her whip as Cana drew out four cards, ready to attack. They both watched as the bird landed in front of them. Lucy's hand brushed her keys, waiting for the bird to attack first so that she could assess what magic it used and which spirit would be best suited against it. The girls didn't have to wait long, as the bird opened its mouth and let out a strong tornado of wind that resembled Wendy's Sky Dragon Roar. Lucy and Cana jumped out the way, Cana attacking first with Shuriken Cards, the card hitting their mark accurately, causing the bird to cry out and scratch at Cana with its large Talons.
Lucy, seeing her friend was in danger, acted quickly, she jumped into the air and flipped, extending her whips around the bird's neck and using her momentum, dragged it down with her. While the bird was on the floor, Lucy summoned Virgo and Centaurus, the Centaur. Virgo attacked using Spica Lock, trying to keep the bird contained, however, much to the shock of the Celestial Spirit; the bird broke free, extending its wings. This time the bird tried to attack Virgo, and Lucy once again stepped in the way, extending her whip and slamming it into the bird, causing it to stagger and cry in pain. Cana took this distraction in order to use Cards Volley, causing multiple explosions as they hit the bird. Centaurus then attacked, causing an earthquake as various sized rock shards travelled towards the bird, knocking it down slightly.
The bird, growing agitated, took flight, however Lucy was quicker. She wrapped her whip around one of the bird's wings and brought it back down, crashing to the ground. Lucy sent Virgo and Centaurus back and summoned Caelum, the Chisel and Scutum, the Shield. She watched as they both appeared, Caelum taking the form of a sword. Lucy jumped into the air and brought the sword down, however it didn't do much damage. She now understood why S Class Monsters were different and why they needed intelligence. They'd need to find some sort of magic that the bird would be weak to.
Both mages were now panting, they hadn't found a single weakness of the bird, earth magic, the opposite of wind magic did not seem to work either. She sent Caelum and Scutum back too. She sighed and stared, however she noted that although covered in feathers, there was a section of bald skin and it looked as if it had been charred, although not by fire, however she had seen the charring somewhere before.
Lucy thought to what magic could have caused the bird damage; she summoned Loke and Aries, hoping to distract the bird while she contemplated about the charred piece of skin. She watched as Aries trapped the bird in a wool wall and Loke attacked with Regulus Impact. She snapped her whip at the bird from above and once again it wrapped around its neck and she brought it crashing to the ground. Suddenly, she remembered seeing Kardia Cathedral after Laxus' battle with Natsu and Gajeel. She gasped and sent Loke and Aries back.
"Cana, we need to use lightning magic. When I give the signal attack" Lucy yelled, snapping her whip at the bird. Cana nodded and readied her attack. Lucy summoned Cepheus, the King spirit. Lucy wrapped her whip around the bird's wings as she tried to keep it grounded. She nodded at Cana and Cepheus, Cana used Summoned Lightning, while Cepheus caused a storm, sending large lightning bolts towards the bird, however the bird attacked Cepheus with its mouth, sending a blast of wind that hit the spirit directly.
Once the attack had stopped, Lucy looked to see that Cepheus had returned to the Spirit World most likely to heal. Lucy looked and groaned to see that the bird was badly damaged, however it was still kicking. Lucy and Cana were bruised and had scratches all over them. Lucy looked over at Cana knowing that they wouldn't last much longer. She looked around seeing that the other teams were already finished and were looking at them waiting. Lucy looked back to Cana and smiled. However, suddenly, the bird swiped at Cana with its large claw like talons, while Cana stood motionless in shock. Time stood still and she heard Guildarts yell at Cana to get out of the way.
Suddenly, without thinking, she snapped the whip in Cana's direction wrapping it around her and pulling her out of the way. However, the bird only changed direction, this time heading for Lucy, hitting her before she could react, sending her flying into the air. She heard yells coming from Natsu, Sting and Laxus. She struggled to stand up, however she managed to get up. She gave Cana a reassuring smile, telling her she was fine.
"One last time, get ready" Lucy said to Cana and Cana nodded, looking at the bird determination shining in her eyes.
"Open, Gate of the Thunder Goddess, Jupiter" Lucy yelled. Suddenly stars started forming in the skies. There were stars of all sizes and all colours. The guild members, including the participants watched in awe as they all gathered and started spinning, then as if attracted to the largest star, they were all drawn towards it, fusing together as they did so. Finally, as all the stars stopped fusing, a lone planet sat in the sky.
Suddenly, the planet started falling down, slowly gathering speed till it crashed on the ground in front of her, and as it did, it shattered, scattering star dust everywhere around her. Out of the stardust, where the planet crashed, stood a woman. She had a top on that was made of lightning and black leggings; she had long blonde hair and honey eyes. She looked at Lucy and grinned before bowing.
"Hello Empress, you haven't summoned us Gods in a while" She said while pouting
"Sorry Jupiter, you know how destructive your God powers are" Lucy replied while grinning at her, Jupiter only grinned back. "However, now you can go all out, I need to you zap the bird" Lucy stated, glaring at the bird. Jupiter nodded and grinned, cracking her knuckles.
"Oh I'll gladly fry the overgrown chicken" Jupiter replied, Lucy looked at Cana and nodded and once again Cana attacked using Summoned Lightning. Lucy then grabbed Cana and ran, causing the rest of the members to look alarmed as Lucy pulled Cana along. Suddenly Lucy yelled at them to run and get out of the way by passing Freed's barrier, causing the other participants to also follow them. Once they were safely across Jupiter then attacked, black lightning raining down on the bird.
The guild members watched in awe as the lightning attack caused a powerful explosion of magic; however Freed's runes stopped it from hitting the other members. Once the dust had cleared, they looked to see the bird, charred and burnt in many places as it lay on the ground, dead. Jupiter was stilling standing there, her top buzzing as she absorbed the excess lightning magic from the surroundings. She turned and passed the barrier, as technically she was a participant considering she was one of Lucy's spirits. The guild members stood in shock, not believing that Lucy had such powerful spirits.
They watched as Jupiter turned to Orga, eyes narrowing. The members watched in amusement as she poked him multiple times in his face as he tried to swat her hands away, glaring at her.
"So you're the Lightning God Slayer? You don't look like much, I very much doubt you could slay my kind" Jupiter said, continuing to poke him as Orga growled.
"Jupiter" Lucy warned and Jupiter sighed
"Sorry Empress, I shall return now, don't hesitate to call again" With a final wink, Jupiter disappeared.
"Yo, Blondie, I didn't know that you could summon the Lightning God?" Laxus questioned in a puzzled tone
"Oh yeah, they were a gift from the Celestial Spirit King" Lucy stated almost as if it didn't mean much
"Lucy, you got a gift from the Celestial Spirit King? Also what do you mean they?" Yukino asked, astonished.
"Oh yeah, Stache Face is the one who gave me all my new keys, although Loke was the one who presented them to me. I mean they as in Jupiter isn't the only God I can summon, I can summon all eight of them, however as you can see their magic is highly destructive, so I only call them in times of great need" Lucy replied
"Stache Face?" Questioned Rogue, looking perplexed
"Yeah, Stache Face, you should see him, his moustache is hilarious" Lucy replied laughing
"Lucy, how do you know the Celestial Spirit King?" Yukino asked, wondering how Lucy could have managed to meet the Celestial Spirit King. Suddenly there was a bright flash of light and there stood Loke, in all his handsomeness.
"Lucy is friends with the King, he admires her strength and the way she treats her spirits" Loke said, while fawning over his blushing master as the three dragon slayers growled.
"What? How?" Yukino questioned, overwhelmed by the new information. Never in the history of Celestial Mages had any human ever encountered the Celestial Spirit King, and here was her friend and guild mate, who was friends with him. Hell, he even allowed her to call him Stache Face. Yukino couldn't help but admire Lucy.
"I can explain that. It was the day Lucy saved my life, summoning all the spirits she has gained" Loke stated, and everyone stared, dumbfounded. Lucy realised that not many people knew of Loke's story. She watched their expressions as Loke told the story, awe and pride on their faces. Lucy blushed as her three dragon slayers surrounded her, as they looked down at her with something she couldn't quite describe, in their eyes. She listened as Loke finished the story.
"Wow Lucy, even starting out in Fairy Tail you were already the Light for some members" Mira stated smiling at her. Lucy blushed and smiled back, the Master then cleared his throat, he too had pride in his eyes. Proud that she was a member of his guild, proud that he could call her his child, and even more proud that his grandson had fallen in love with the so called Light of the Fairies.
"Now, since all teams passed the trial, you will all go forth to the next round, however for now, it's time to celebrate" Makarov said, as his children yelled and celebrated. Lucy stood and sipped her strawberry smoothie as she watched the guild. All of a sudden she felt arms snake around her waist and stiffened, turning around she came face to face with Laxus, she relaxed and turned back to watching the guild. Lucy watched as Guildarts fawned over Cana, making sure she was okay then he turned to her, nodding in gratitude. She smiled and nodded in reply, turning her attention back to guild members.
"So how does it feel to know that if you complete the trial tomorrow, you'll be an S Class Mage?" Laxus questioned, resting his chin on her shoulder as he moves his hands down her side and to her hips.
"I-I-I can't wait" Lucy moaned, shuddering as one of Laxus' hands slipped across her stomach, the other one clutching her hip tightly, pulling her closer to him, his breath fanning across her neck.
"You know Lucy; you looked very hot today, in that small, tight bikini, running around, those pony tails of yours flying in the wind. However, the most captivating thing about you was your strength. You really are the Light of the Fairies." Laxus whispered, his hot breath against her ear now, causing her to blush. He turned her around, both arms around her waist, pulling her flush against him, her barely covered body against his muscular, not to mention shirtless chest. Her hands were on his arms, nails digging into them as they stared at each other. Their faces inched closer and closer.
'Just a little more' Lucy thought to herself.
CRASH
They both jumped away from each other, turning and glancing around the area for the cause of the noise. Lucy almost snorted at the sight, Macao and Wakaba were lying on the floor, shards of glass around them as Cana smugly grinned at them. However, Lucy couldn't help but feel annoyed yet relieved at the interruption, she was so close to kissing Laxus. She turned back to him, seeing him staring intensely at her. She nervously smiled at him, tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear. He smiled back and extended his hand to her. She grinned and accepted it, allowing him to pull her to their tent, where the other two dragon slayers were waiting
"Come on, tomorrow's your last trial and you need to go to bed, it's already late" Laxus said, nudging her. She nodded, grabbing one of Natsu's T-Shirts and tugging it on, taking her bikini top underneath it. She then crawled into bed after them, falling asleep as images of what could have happened with the artificial Lightning Dragon if they weren't interrupted plagued her sleep.