Standing in the infirmary while Elfman was in a bed were Team A, Thunder God Tribe, Lisanna, and Sora.

Smiling, Erza had her arms crossed over her chest. "It seems at times I have underestimated you, Elfman. Your strength in taking a hit and your unbending spirit may make you the best in the Guild. We promise to build on the victory you snatched today!"

"Even Erza recognizes you now!" Lucy said.

"His performance was that impressive!" Gray said, smirking.

"Hey, I was shaking, Elfman! Seriously!" Natsu said.

"It sounds a lot like Elf here is gonna die and you guys are sayin' your goodbyes..." Sora said.

"Yeah...Quit makin' speeches like that...!" Elfman said. As Lisanna graced her thumb upon his cheek, he said, "Oww..."

"Well, it's true that all that he ever had going for him was a sturdy body and a thick skull." Lisanna said, chuckling.

"Well, that's kinda sad." Natsu tried to keep his laughter in as Sora did the same.

"That's all you've got going for you, too!" Elfman yelled at the twins.

"But you really were amazing!" Wendy encouraged.

"I know it's pathetic, but with me like this, I gotta ask you to take over for me, Wendy." Smiling, he glanced at her.

"I will!"

"But wasn't she supposed to be in the group in the first place? You simply replaced her." Sora said.

"Wow. Sora actually does know how to form proper sentences!" Gray said as the others laughed.

Narrowing her eyes, Sora pointed at him accusingly. "Hey! I'm smart sometimes!"

"Yeah. Keyword: sometimes."

"Why you-"

Interrupting them, Por glared at Sora. "If you even move one muscle, I will make you regret your decision." Clearing her throat, she looked at the rest of the group. "Now...the next match is already beginning, so get out and see it! The key to victory is observing the enemy."

Leaving, Gray and Natsu looked at her. "Take care, Granny." Natsu said as Freed, Bickslow, and Evergreen were the only ones left.

"You got nothing to worry about. The Raijin Tribe is here to protect this place now." Bickslow said.

"I've put up jutsu-shiki to prevent anyone not connected with us from entering." Freed said.

"Nobody's going to attack us in here again." Evergreen smirked as she had her right hand on her hip.

"Th-thanks..." Elfman said.

"Humph! Couldn't you come up with a better plan?"

"Whatever. Let's let the injured man sleep." Freed closed his eyes as he smiled.

"Maybe Ever would like to sleep alongside him?" Bickslow pushed her on top of Elfman while he grinned.

"Don't give me that!"

Meanwhile, Team A, Sora, and Lisanna were walking in the hallways.

"Then there's Raven Tail...Their tactics are just openly dirty." Gray said as he had is hands in his coat pockets.

"Do they intend to crush each member of our team one by one?" Erza asked.

Looking down, Carla closed her eyes as her brows were scrunched together. "...I have certain doubts about that."

Looking towards her, Wendy tilted her head to the side. "What do you mean, Carla?"

"I've already heard the basics, but..." Erza started. "Raven Tail hired a bandit Guild in the hopes of kidnapping someone, probably Lucy. However, them mistaking their target and Natsu's and Sora intervention made it a doubly failed mission."

"Doesn't it all fit?" Lisanna asked, looking towards them.

"We still don't know what they planned to do to Lucy once they had her."

"Let's not speculate, okay?" Lucy sweat dropped.

"It's definitely your regular kidnapping. Raven has that weird guy that attacked Wendy and Carla..." Sora said.

"The one who reduces someone's magic to zero in an instant?" Gray asked.

"That's the one."

"That's true...The Master suggested that he was behind Lucy's loss of magic on the first day." Erza concluded.

"So if they wer that determined to kidnap a wizard...why wouldn't they add his abilities to the kidnappers'?" Carla said.

"Wouldn't that be because of the Games battle rules that require him to be close enough to the arena to participate?" Gray asked.

"That's the rule that's needed because nobody knows who gets chosen to take part in the battle beforehand." Lisanna said.

"It still doesn't make any sense..." Sora said as she thought deeper.

"Sora, we've talked about this: they just wanted Lucy to use her against us!" Natsu said.

"You two are just overthinking this." Wendy said.

"Yeah...We already know that they don't care what methods they use as long as they get results." Lucy said.

"Well...Either way, it looks like we may be targeted outside the arena, and if that's true...we must never let our guard down, and make sure we never travel alone." Erza put her hands on her hips, glancing at everyone.

Agreeing, everyone walked towards the arena. However, Sora still didn't think Raven had anything to do with it. Sighing, she looked down. 'If only they listened...'

Meanwhile, Carla frowned, and looked towards the ceiling as she thought back to the vision she had. 'What concerns me most...is that it was Lucy they were after.

Standing across from each other in the arena, they both held smirks.

"Huh? First it's Elf and now it's Mira?" Lisanna said.

"Welcome back, Lisanna. How's Elfman?" Cana asked.

"Beaten up, but not in any danger."

"Carla!" Happy said, waving his hands frantically in the air.

"Oh! So you've fully recovered?" Lily asked.

"Yes, and Wendy's fine as well. Apparently, everyone but the participants themselves must be here in the stands."

"Waah! I was so worried!" As he said this, Happy ran towards her as his arms were outstretched for a hug.

"Calm down, the match is about to start." Carla moved out of the way. Smiling, she looked at the women in the arena. 'Nothing good can come from fixating on a dream. Right now, my job is to root for my Guild.' Gathering up her courage, she shouted, "Miragane! Do your best!...Huh?"

As many were confused, men started to catcall Mira and Jenny, whistling and shouting.

In a bathing suit, Mira got down on all fours as she held one of her boobs. "Like this?"

Meanwhile, Jenny was in a bathing suit as she got on her knees and held her arms in the air. "How's this?"

"What's going on here?!" Sora yelled, irritated. "This ain't no battle; this is a model contest!"

"Well, you can't say they aren't battling in their own way." Laxus said.

"But who battles like this?! C'mon, get a move on!" Gajeel shouted.

Meanwhile with Magi, the boys, aside from Kouen, started blushing madly as they checked out their bodies.

Licking his lips, Sin smiled. "It would be nice if Sora was out there!"

"Don't you get any ideas, Buster! Or I'll rip you to pieces!" Muu yelled.

"Don't tell me you don't wanna see Sora like this? Am I right?"

"Why you-! I'll have you know that I never thought of anything like this!"

"Are you sure~"

"Positive!" Hence, they continued arguing as the others sweat dropped, trying to ignore them.

"I never thought we'd use a reservist on the second day." Hibiki smiled while his arms were crossed.

"No choice after what happened to Ichiya-san." Ren sweat dropped.

"Those contests of endurance really take it out of him, huh?" Eve chuckled as his eyes were closed.

Standing up, Jenny put her right hand on her hip. "I thought you'd be pretty formidable, Mira."

Standing up, Mira held her right arm as she smiled innocently with her eyes closed. "You too, Jenny. It seems like it's been forever since we did something like this."

"But I never thought you'd agree to a pin-up competition."

"I really don't like punch-'em-up battles much. If we can come to a conclusion peacefully, then I'm all for it."

"It's two ladies with pin-up experience! And since both are experienced transformation wizards, it's a battle that's more like a dream!" Chapati said. "We three commentators are acting as judges!"

"It's a heavy responsibility." Yajima said as they held up letters, m and j, on both sides.

"Where's the action?! C'mon, Mira, beat her up already!" Sora whined.

"Guess they have nothing better to do with their lives." Gajeel said, crossing his arms.

Unfortunately, Beth, who was dragged into it, Risley, who was skinny, and Arania jumped into the arena, with Risley and Arania saying, "Mermaid Heel is the ultimate girl power."

"Well, I didn't see this one coming! Mermaid Heel has joined the party!"

Before he could say anything else, Sherria and Sherry dropped in. "All these girls are missing the important thing: what good is scaping around in your swimsuits if you don't have the love? If you want love, then you gotta give love!" Sherry said as they hugged each other.

"And we're both busted at the seams with it!" Sherria said.

"And now Lamia Scale's joined in!" Chapati said, leaning towards the cement as he stood.

However, as Levy commented, Mavis asked, "Why are you ladies watching from the sidelines?"

"What do you mean by that?"

Pointing to herself, Lisanna said, "Do you think we should go tail her?"

"Are we supposed to just always have a swimsuit handy?" Cana asked.

"No silly! But you never know what might happen. So you should ready for anything." Standing in the air, she threw many swim suits in the air. "I have one for all of you!" Going towards Team A, she smiled towards them. "You shouldn't stand here like a bunch of party poopers! Let's all go down there together!"

"For real?!" Lucy said.

"There's no reason we should simply stand her." Erza concluded as she smiled, looking downwards. "Competitors are taking the spotlight."

With that said, Mavis went towards Team B. "You shouldn't stand there either, Sora!"

"Oh no! You ain't makin' me go out there!" Before Sora could react, she was in a bikini.

(The red one)

Blinking, upon noticing a breeze on her skin, she looked down. "Eeeehhh?!"

Smiling, Mavis pushed her down, "Now, get down there and show what Fairy Tail's made of!"

Landing, she shook her fist while glaring at Mavis. "Just you wait 1st! I'll get my revenge!" Noticing eyes on her, Sora started to feel self-conscience. 'Well, this is awkward...' Trying to cover herself up, she only saw many men drooling from looking at her body. Blushing, she looked down, fidgeting with the bottom as she heard whistles sent towards her and the other girls.

Turning towards Natsu, Erza merely said, "Try not to go down there."

Struggling out of Gray's hold, Natsu shouted, "Let go! Sora doesn't need to go through this! She shouldn't go through this!"

"I know, but think about what would happen if Erza saw you bring Sora out of there!" Gray said. After Natsu stopped, Gray hesitantly let him go.

Crossing his arms over his chest, Natsu looked away. "Fine. But if anyone puts their dirty hands on her, she's outta there!"

Sighing, Gray nodded. "Whatever..."

With Magi, Sin drooled over Sora's body while Muu, Kouen, who tried to calm down himself, and Alibaba, who kept taking glances at the girls, looked away as they blushed. Morg hoped that she would never have to do this if she joined Fairy Tail while Aladdin smiled innocently, eyes closed.

"I kinda feel bad for Sora..." Morg said.

"I don't! My dream came true!" Sin said.

"Of course you don't!" they exclaimed.

With Sting, he had no shame at checking out Sora's body. Licking his bottom lip, he kept his gaze towards her. Meanwhile, Rogue looked away, blushing, so Sora didn't think he was a pervert if she caught a glance of him.

Smiling, Mira kept her eyes closed. "The situation's gotten pretty out of hand, hasn't it?"

"Oh yeah. It's all in good fun, and the fans are totally eating it up." Jenny smirked.

"If your a giant fan of fanservice, then you've found yourself at the right time and place." Chapati said, blushing as he watched the girls pose.

"And, unless we want a riot on our hands, we have no choice but to let this madness continue." Yajima said, blushing.

"Why is this necessary?" Sora said.

"Oh, don't be such a downer! It's all in good fun!" Mavis joined them.

Narrowing her eyes, Sora pointed at her. "You better watch out, 1st!"

"Sora, you do know she's a ghost, right?" Lucy sweat dropped.

"Who cares! She deserves whatever pain I send her way!"

Sighing, Cana pinched the end of her nose. "Let's just hope whatever you have planned isn't too bad..."

"Wardrobe change: school girl swimsuits!" Chapati said.

Magically changing, Sora crossed her arms over her chest. "This is the most embarrassing moment of my life..." Stopping her foot on the ground, she looked towards the sky. "Ugh! Why is this a thing?!"

"And now, bikinis with thigh-highs!"

"This is a little better, I guess..." Wearing black thigh-highs, Sora looked at them. 'Why does this somehow make me feel more embarrassed...'

"Who likes girls in glasses?!"

"This is pretty much the look I go for, everyday." Rika said.

"Well, at least you fit in..." Sora said. As there were more themes, changing from each of them, she glared at Chapati. "I swear, if you don't hurry up with this, I will make you feel my embarrassment!"

Gulping, Chapati nodded frantically. "A-and now for the last one: a blushing bride challenge! Ladies, grab that lucky guy and squeeze into some wedding dresses!"

"Really, a dress?!"

Twirling around, Sora tried to see every side of her. "Well, I guess this theme does have some perks..." When she saw Lyon carrying Juvia, she sighed and smiled. 'Good thing he's not after me anymore.' However, when she saw Gray save Juvia, she smirked. 'I knew they would be a good couple!' Before she could react, Lyon swept her off her feet. "Lyon?"

"This is a good chance for us to marry, and spend the rest of our lives together!"

However, Natsu hit Lyon in the head, causing Sora to fall in his arms. "Don't you put your dirty hands on my sister!"

Blinking, Sora was put down. "Natsu, was that really necessary?"

"Yes!"

Sighing, Sora noticed Lisanna was running towards Natsu. "Hey, Natsu!"

Turning towards her, he blinked. "Wow. You look really nice."

"So do you."

Looking down, he noticed he was in a white suit. "Huh?! When did this happen?!"

"Bro, you're now noticin' this?!" Sora deadpanned.

Before he could say anything, Lyon and Lucy fell on top of him. As Lyon disappeared, Lucy whined.

"Why...did ya have to do that?" Natsu asked.

"Whoops. Sorry."

Chuckling, Lisanna and Sora looked at each other. However, Sin came up to her in a suit, bowing. "May I have the young lady's hand."

"Sin, what are you doing?" Sora asked.

"Sora, I think you should take his hand." Lisanna said, giggling.

"What for?"

"Because-"

"Oh no you don't!" Before he could react, Muu sent him flying. Turning towards Sora, he checked to see if she was hurt. "Sora, you okay?"

"Yep. But...Sin on the other hand..." Peeking to see him, Muu shook his head.

"He'll be fine."

"Whatever you say..."

Walking away, he dragged Sin back to their seats. As Sora watched them, she felt arms around her waist. "Hey Sora~"

Getting out of their grasp, Sora saw it was Sting with Rogue behind him. "Ugh. What do you guys want?"

"Just wanted to see my favorite girl. Don't I look nice in this suit?"

"Sure you do..." Glancing at Rogue, she kept her eyes back on Sting in case he tried anything.

"Aren't you gonna give me something better than that?" Getting closer to her, he was stopped by her hand on his chest.

"Yeah. A knuckle sandwich."

Grabbing her hand, he put it close to his lips. "I have something different in mind." Before she could react, he kissed her. Eyes widened, she froze on the spot. Snapping out of her thoughts, she saw Rogue pushed him off of her. Stumbling backwards, he glared at him. "What the heck, Rogue?!"

Standing in front of her, Rogue glanced towards a surprised Sora. Looking back at Sting, he said, "We don't want to do anything to anger her brother."

Sighing, he started walking away. "Yeah...whatever..." As Rogue passed him a little, he stopped, turned to Sora, and smirked. "You, me: a date."

"In your dreams!"

"Oh, my dreams will come true all right. See ya, Sora~"

As she watched them walk away, she touched her lips. 'Why...? Does he- Nope! Don't you dare think like that!...But if he does...' Shaking away her thoughts, she noticed everyone was leaving the arena, aside from Mira and Jenny. Catching up to Natsu, she tapped his shoulder. "What happened?"

"The old lady from Lamia messed it up from everyone." With that, everyone left to go back to their places.

As they continued with other themes, Chapati saw it was a tie. "Neither contestent can gain a clear lead!" Mira and Jenny both had 23p as Chapati said this. "We're not going to get anywhere this way, so we're going to decide this match on the very next round!"

Smirking, Jenny's idea popped into her head. 'There it is! I feel a little sorry for Mira, but no matter what the talk of the stadium is...I've got a trick that will let me win this for sure!' Smiling, she kept her gaze on Mira. "Mira, this next one is the last!"

"Yep! I won't be holding back!"

"Since all the previous battle have done this, why don't we place a wager on the contest?"

"Fine with me. What'll be the stakes?"

Jenny had her now. "The loser is featured in Weekly Sorcerer...doing their photo shoot completely nude! How about that?"

Cocking her head to the side, Mira smiled. "I'm fine with that."