Ryuga was sitting down in Fairy Tail, with Macao and Makarov, waiting for the Miss Fairy Tail Contest to start. The guild's sand mage, Max Alors started to announce the contest. He was the main announcer for any of the guild's special events.

Max: "First up for the Miss Fairy Tail Contest, Cana Alberona!"

Makarov: "Well boys... Who are you betting on?"

Ryuga: "Mirajane, obviously."

Macao: "I'm betting on Lucy!"

Makarov: "Then I'm goin' for Erza!"

Cana walked out in her normal attire, but used Card Magic to change into a bikini, wowing the ones sitting next to Ryuga. The guild cheered, and Juvia walked out next.

Max: "Next we have the newest member of Fairy Tail, Juvia Lockser!"

She wore a beautiful blue bikini, complimenting her fair skin. She got quite a bit of cheers from the crowd.

Juvia: "Juvia's performance is to show Gray, my love!"

Next was Mirajane, the one Ryuga was waiting for. She walked out in her normal dress, which was beautiful in itself, before using her Transformation Magic to change her head into Happy's. The guild stopped cheering and looked on with disappointment, but Ryuga and Happy were laughing their asses off. Mirajane then changed her face into a half version of Gajeel and Ryuga, making everyone in the guild laugh.

Max: "Next is our very own Titania, Erza Scarlet."

She used Requip Magic to transform her clothes into a gothic lolita dress, which the real men in the room clapped for with tears in their eyes. Levy McGarden was next, writing words in the air behind her. After Levy, Bisca Mulan used her sharpshooting skills to hit four coins that she previously threw into the air. However, before Lucy could get on stage, Evergreen interfered.

Evergreen: "Behold, the winner. Me!"

Lucy: "Hey!"

Gray: "Wait, Lucy! Don't look into her eyes!"

Lucy was too late, and Evergreen turned her to stone. She then opened the curtain to show that she turned everyone else in the contest to stone. A flash of lightning flew onto the stage, and Laxus, along with the Thunder God Tribe (Evergreen, Freed, Bickslow), appeared on stage.

Laxus: "I will hold a contest to see who the REAL strongest in Fairy Tail is! The time limit is three hours, the battlefield is Magnolia itself, and the contestants are ALL OF YOU! You will all compete, and if no winner is decided within the time, these statues will turn to dust. By the way, I'm also competing. The game starts... NOW!"

He disappeared in a bolt of thunder, and the guild members looked at each other in disbelief. The guild members start to run out of the guildhall, and Makarov tries also but runs into an invisible wall. Runes appeared, reading that those of the age eighty or higher cannot leave. Ryuga tries also, but he can't leave as well.

Ryuga: "Well then."

Makarov: "What do we do?"

Natsu: "Isn't it obvious!? We fight!"

He went to run outside the guildhall but was also unable to leave. He hit the wall with a bone-cracking sound and slid down it slowly.

Natsu: "O-Ow."

Makarov: "What the hell, you're over eighty?"

Natsu: "Of course not!"

They looked at the runes, and it displayed a status of the battles. It displayed the number of players left, how many were out, and how much time was left.

Natsu: "Damnit I want to fight too!"

Makarov: "Hush! You shouldn't want to fight your fellow members."

Natsu: "Don't worry gramps, I know Laxus is just bluffing. He's one of us, there's no way he'd hurt the girls."

Makarov: "What do you think, Ryuga?"

Ryuga: "Why don't we just let the kids have some fun? I can heal whoever gets seriously injured, if need be."

Makarov sighed, nodded, and sat down on one of the tables. Ryuga laid down on one, and Natsu was still trying to break the runes. Not long after, a thought projection by Laxus appeared inside the hall. Ryuga sat up, and Makarov spoke to it.

Makarov: "Are you finished Laxus?!?"

Laxus: "Well I must say, with Natsu and Ryuga still in the guildhall, it looks like victory is mine."

Natsu: "Not yet! Gray is still out there!"

Makarov: "He's right. Gray is a powerful magician."

As soon as he finished his sentence, the runes showed that Gray was defeated by Bickslow.

Laxus: "You were saying?"

Makarov: "Fine! I surrender, so hurry up and end this useless battle."

Laxus: "Oh no, that's not enough. I want you to make a public announcement making me the new Fairy Tail master. I'll give you half an hour to decide."

His thought projection left, and Makarov punched a table across the room. An "ow" was heard, and Gajeel stood up from behind the table.

Makarov: "Gajeel!?"

Gajeel: "Huh? Where'd everyone go?"

Natsu: "They're having a freakin' battle of Fairy Tail but I can't get outside!"

Gajeel: "Battle? I'm in!"

He ran towards the door, but hit in wall like the others who tried before him. A bump rose on his head.

Gajeel: "Ow! What the hell?"

They look up and only three participants remained, Ryuga, Gajeel, and Natsu. Getting furious, Natsu picked up Erza's statue and laid it on the floor. His hands caught fire, and he looked at her with a predator's grin.

Natsu: "I'm gonna melt the stone so she can participate!"

Gajeel: "Don't be ridiculous, it's not ice."

A crack appeared on Erza's statue, and the two dragon slayers freaked out.

Natsu: "AH! SOMEBODY GET SOME GLUE!"

Gajeel: "STUPID THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK. WE GOTTA USE YOUR FIRE AND MY IRON TO WELD IT BACK TOGETHER!"

Ryuga: "I don't think that will work either..."

The statue broke, and Erza came out fine. She looked around in confusion before taking a glare at the dragon slayers.

Erza: "I'm warm... It was you two!"

She punched them across the room and changed into her usual armor.

Ryuga: "What a pity. That dress suited you so well."

Erza: "Now's not the time for that, what happened."

Ryuga: "Well you girls were turned into statues by Evergreen, and if we don't defeat her within." He looked at the timer. "One hour and twenty-four minutes, they will turn to dust. Of course, that didn't apply to you since you have an artificial eye."

Erza: "Why didn't you just remove the spell as soon as it happened?"

The others looked at Ryuga in disbelief.

Ryuga: "Because I thought I'd let ya'll have some fun."

Makarov: "How is this fun!?"

Ryuga: "Now now, calm down. I'll remove it now."

He tapped each of the statue's foreheads, and they all reverted to their normal form. They looked dazed, and Ryuga walked over to the door. He slid his fingers down the rune formation, and it broke with ease.

Natsu: "Why didn't you do that from the start! I would have been able to fight!"

Ryuga: "You still can. There's Bickslow, Freed, Evergreen, and Laxus left."

Natsu: "I wanna fight Laxus!"

Gajeel: "No I want to!"

Ryuga: "You two can fight him together. Erza, can you get Evergreen?"

Erza: "Yes. I'll make sure to make her pay."

Ryuga: "Don't overdo it. Mirajane!"

She popped up at his side, scaring the ones around him.

Mirajane: "Yes Ryuga?"

Ryuga: "Do you mind taking either Freed or Bickslow? With your skill, I'm sure they'll be ants compared to you."

Mirajane: "Uhh, you know how I feel about fighting..."

Ryuga: "You're going to have to fight eventually. What if a time comes when I'm on a faraway quest or something? You'll have to be the one to protect our family."

Mirajane: "... You're right! I'll go for Freed!" She balled her fists up in anticipation.

Ryuga: "Good. Lucy, feel up for a fight?"

Lucy: "Uh not really."

Ryuga: "Good, you get Bickslow then."

Lucy: "Uh, wait what!?"

Ryuga: "Oh, he's here too."

Another number was added, and Mystogan walked into the guildhall.

Mystogan: "What happened exactly?"

Ryuga: "Don't bother asking. You could help Natsu and Gajeel take Laxus, if you want."

Mystogan: "All right."

He walked out of the hall, and Natsu and Laxus followed. Erza walked out after, heading to where Evergreen was. After her, Mirajane left for Freed, and Lucy was still in the hall.

Lucy: "I really don't think I can do this, he's a pretty scary guy."

Ryuga: "Don't pay it any attention." He held her hands in his. "I'm sure you can win, okay?"

He gently smiled, and Lucy's morale went up by 400%

Lucy: "I'm ready!"

She ran out, and Ryuga laid back down on one of the tables. He couldn't lay down for long; however, since a skull-shaped, rune communicator flew into the hall. Laxus's voice was heard through it, and he told them that he set the thunder palace over Magnolia. The Thunder Palace was an array of lightning lacrimas that could easily destroy a town. If all of them activated, Magnolia would be razed to the ground. When Makarov heard this, he started having a heart attack. He sprawled out on the ground, clenching his chest.

Cana: "The old man's having a heart attack?!? Ryuga what do we do!?"

Ryuga: "Get his medicine."

Ryuga picked Makarov up and placed him onto one of the infirmary beds. Once Cana came back with the master's medicine, Ryuga helped him take it. Ryuga's hands glowed a faint green, and he placed them on Makarov's forehead.

Cana: "Will he be all right?"

Ryuga: "He will. Let's let him rest."

They left the room, and the girls were looking low-spirited. Bisca tried to cheer everyone up by saying she'd destroy a thunder lacrima, but Ryuga stopped her. He explained the chain-link damage significant to the lacrima, and told them not to destroy any of them.

A charm rang throughout the hall, and the guild members inside look to see that Lucy had beaten Bickslow. Not long after that, another charm went off, signaling the defeat of Freed by Mirajane. Cheers were heard from the girls, but the fight wasn't over yet.

Ryuga: "Everyone. I want you all to spread the information to back Natsu and Gajeel up. You all will take on Laxus while I deal with the lacrimas."

Bisca: "Wait, there's no way you can destroy all of those without getting hurt."

Ryuga: "Don't worry about me, worry about defeating Laxus. Now go!"

They left, and it was just him inside the guildhall. He checked on Makarov one last time before heading out. He opened the doors and stepped into the sunlight. As he looked at the thunder lacrimas, he smirked a little.

Ryuga: "Guess it's time for me to join the party huh?"