User blog comment:Sargenttacos115/Why are Sting and Rouge so weak?/@comment-24016459-20131110061912

Well considering the fact that Natsu was supposed to win for the sake of the plot, Mashima made Natsu seem like the most powerful character in the series, I mean he defeated the twin dragon's without any power-up, seriously??.Sadly, Mashima has the power that every mangaka has on his own series: Plot Magic. The ultimate magic that can make the weakest character defeat anyone, and the best way to slack off and not think of a proper ending to a fight. Yet there are many other characters that are much more powerful whom were defeated in a bullshit way (EX: Laxus, Azuma, Ikaruga and the most disappointing fight ending: Hades). These characters are all much stronger than most FT members, yet they don't have the power of feeling nor does Mashima want them to win, thus they are defeated by people much weaker than them.

TL;DR: Plot Magic >>>>>>>> every other type of magic