Naval Battle

The Naval Battle is an event that takes place during the Grand Magic Games arc.

Prologue
With the events of both Pandemonium and MPF over, as well as the following battles, the third day of the Grand Magic Games comes to a settling conclusion.

The fourth day is introduced with a new guest judge: Labian. With just 7 teams remaining, as Raven Tail was recently disbanded for breaking rules, each team selects a person to participate in the fourth day's events, which will occur in a large, aquatic dome-like sphere inside the arena. The rules for the event are explained fairly simply: a participant automatically loses when they leave the sphere and the last person remaining will be the winner, unless there are still two people left during which a five-minute time limit will be given so that both can compete for victory. When this exception occurs, the loser of the match will be awarded the least points.

Each participant dresses in swimwear and proceeds to enter a underwater sphere in the arena.

Aquatic Battle
When the event begins, Lucy apologizes to the other participants and summons Aquarius inside the water. Knowing what Lucy is about to do, Juvia quickly attacks with her Water Cyclone, creating a powerful whirlpool-like effect in the water the surprises everyone, even Aquarius herself. All the females in the water then go on the offensive. Using Juvia's attack to her advantage, Jenny lands a kick to Rocker's face and manages to force him out of the water. Chelia tries to use her Magic against Risley but is unsuccessful. Even Juvia attempts to force Lucy out from the water but Lucy is able to save herself, summoning both Aries and Virgo for help. Finally, Juvia uses a powerful attack in the water that sends Chelia, Jenny, and Risley out of the sphere. While distracted, Juvia is suddenly pulled out of the water herself, leaving Lucy and Minerva the only ones remaining.

The five-minute rule takes affect in the water sphere. Inside, Minerva tells Lucy she can force the latter out immediately, but as she finds it boring, she'll see how long Lucy can last. She attacks Lucy who, despite being in water, receives a heat attack. Lucy endures further damage to her body before noticing that her keys are missing, having been somehow taken by Minerva. As Lucy takes more damage, she fiercely tells Minerva that she won't give up. Hearing this, Minerva attacks Lucy with even more power and gives a strong speech about Sabertooth. She continues brutally beating the Fairy Tail Mage to the point that the match had to be stopped. The match ends with Minerva being deemed the winner, smiling pridefully as she holds a heavily beaten Lucy from the neck up outside the sphere.

Aftermath
Because of Lucy's severe injuries, medics are quickly being called to the scene for an emergency.