[NARRATOR] The town of Magnolia, in the year seven-ninety-one.
[LUCY] After all the craziness on Tenrou Island had passed,
we learned that seven years had passed along with it.
I guess time flies when you're saving the world.
It's like something out of a book.
I never imagined I'd experience anything like it firsthand,
but I guess that's part of the job.
I've made some incredible memories since I joined
Fairy Tail but I don't think I will ever forget that night.
We jam packed seven years' worth of drinking,
dancing, and singing into one party.
It sure is good to be home again.
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I see you're rocking fire magic too, Romeo!
Watch out world, it's getting' hot up in here!
Look, I can even make cold flames!
[PANTHERLILY] That is quite 'cool'.
And what is this one?
It's a purple flame that can stick to anything
it's cast on.
And I got this funky yellow one that smells like dragon farts.
Pee-yew!
You have a strange gift.
If you ask me, you've already outclassed your old man.
Hold up, I've smelled that fire before.
Aye.
Don't tell my dad, but I've secretly been
taking magic lessons from Master Totomaru!
Get out!
I didn't know he was teaching!
[PANTHERLILY] This is rare.
It's nice to see a smile on his face.
[NATSU] Man, that sure takes me back.
I still need to taste the rest of his colored flames.
Sweet!
Fire buffet, here I come!
[ROMEO] Sorry, but I don't think he's
too keen on seeing you, Natsu.
Wow, shocker.
I gotta admit Macao, I certainly didn't expect
you'd be willing to wear the big shoes.
Well, they never quite fit me.
Let's just say that I was keepin' 'em warm for you.
Now that you're back I can enjoy a stiff drink.
Oh?
And here I was thinkin' about letting you keep the position.
Are you serious?
[NARRATOR] First Master: Mavis.
Second Master: Precht.
Third Master: Makarov.
And Fourth Master:
Macao Conbolt.
Maybe I could drink and be Master!
Dunno if this is the best decision
you've made but I think it's kinda funny.
Me too.
You're married?
Co-Congratulations!
Wh-When did this happen?
About six years ago.
Sure wish all you guys coulda' been there.
Poor thing nearly passed out when I proposed.
It was adorable.
[ALZACK] Did ya have to bring that up?
No!
How could you get married without me there!
Would someone stop her?
Looks like Erza blew a fuse.
I can't say I blame her,
I'm bummed I couldn't be there, too.
That's wonderful!
Do you have children?
We have a daughter.
Yeah, we named her Asca.
Reedus, is this what I think it is?
Oui!
I tried to imagine what you would've looked like
seven years older and that drawing was the end result!
[WENDY] My chest.
[REEDUS] Hmm? Is there a problem?
[CARLA] Oh, my, this is horrifying.
[PANTHERLILY] Why am I wearing a loincloth?
You know, we were gone for a really long time.
I wonder if the other Exceeds ever got worried about us.
[PANTHERLILY] Doubtful.
Exceeds have a different sense of time than humans.
I find it highly unlikely that our absence
was even noticed.
[HAPPY] Oh yeah?
[CARLA] I suppose that's comforting.
[WENDY] This isn't fair.
Why does reality keep crushing my dreams like this?
Huh?
Is there something wrong with the picture?
[REEDUS] I liked it.
I must say, Kinana, it looks like
the past seven years have treated you well.
That's so sweet of you.
Thank you, Master.
So, tell me, have any of your memories come back yet?
No, nothing so far.
I wonder why.
Although, there have been times when
I can hear somebody calling to me.
[KINANA] "Let me hear your voice," they say.
And sometimes,
I feel as if I know them.
They're so familiar and gentle.
[door opens]
[KINANA] Welcome!
May I help you?
[MAN] Wonderful.
It seems the rumors were true!
Who are these bozos?
I think I know.
Hello my lovelies!
I'm glad to hear your deaths were exaggerated.
You appear to be in great health!
The sentiment's a little redundant when they haven't aged
in seven years.
[LYON] You've barely been back two days and you've already
trashed the place.
No way.
Whoa, it's Lamia Scale!
Blue Pegasus and Lamia Scale helped us search
for Tenrou Island longer than anyone else would.
[ERZA] We appreciate it.
[GRAY] Well I guess we owe you one, man.
I'd love to take you up on that, but I've got
seven years on you now.
And I'm not the kinda guy who takes advantage of children.
Yeah, rub it in!
So you see, things haven't been completely bad
while you guys were taking your seven year siesta.
In that time, Lamia Scale climbed the ranks
to Fiore's second best guild!
No hard feelings.
Right, Lucy?
Second, huh?
[LUCY] Is Pegasus number one?
Oh yeah, real funny!
Those lame wads!
Here we go.
Toby.
You're embarrassing yourself again.
Now,
Toby's wild rant aside,
we're just glad to have you back with us.
That's right!
My god.
I never believed in true love until now.
[LUCY] Whoa!
I don't think he's playin' around!
[GRAY] He has no idea what he's gettin' himself into here!
No.
The love triangle has become a...
Love maze!
What a healthy imagination.
It's anything but "healthy."
So, anyway...
Guess which lucky guy just found out he's a daddy!
Hold up!
You're bein' too touchy-feely.
Come on, give Papa some kisses!
You're embarrassing me!
[arguing]
Do they seriously think they're fooling anyone
with that act?
Just go along with it;
I mean, it's awkward enough as it is.
[ALZACK] Here she is!
My precious baby girl!
She definitely takes after you two.
[PANTHERLILY] I agree!
She kind of reminds me of Wendy in a way.
Tiny and adorable.
[GAJEEL] Yeah.
--[WENDY] Stop picking on me! --[PANTHERLILY] Huh?
[PANTHERLILY] What'd I say?
[LUCY] The excitement never ends.
For those of us on Tenrou Island, only a week had passed.
But for our friends and family, a long and lonely
stretch of suffering had finally come to an end.
When I think about what they went through,
I can't help but feel a strange sense of guilt for their pain.
That's a long time to wait.
[HAPPY] The Seven Year Gap!
[LUCY] Oh man, I cannot wait to soak in my own bath again!
[MAN A] Is that Lucy?
[MAN B] Whoa, it couldn't be.
Crap.
It's the landlady.
[LANDLADY] I heard you were back, Miss Heartfilia.
I hope you and your pocket book are in good health
'cause you owe me seven years rent.
Five million, eight-hundred
and eighty-eight thousand jewel.
I'm not letting you inside your apartment
until I've been paid in full.
[LUCY] Five million, eight-hundred eighty-eight
thousand jewel.
How am I supposed to get that kind of cash?
I can't go to the guild for help.
That was all the money I had.
We'll just consider the rest of it a debt, okay?
[LUCY] The girls staying in Fairy Hills had to pay
seven years of back rent, too.
I guess we'll all be broke together.
Seven years.
We missed out on so many important things.
Romeo's grown into a handsome young wizard.
Jet and Droy have gotten older and wider.
Bisca and Alzack are raising the next generation
of the guild.
And on top of that, everyone else is recovering
from Gildart's and Cana's bombshell.
Makes me think about my dad.
Poor guy.
It's been seven years since he's heard anything from me.
He must be worried sick.
Maybe it's time I paid my old man a visit.
You know, Plue.
This might be the first time I've actually missed my dad.
Pretty silly, isn't it?
But don't think I'm going to see him to ask for money!
'Cause I'm not!
[LUCY] Still, those seven years we lost weighed heavily
on the hearts of the Tenrou Island team.
[BISCA] Erza.
I thought you'd like to know about
Jellal.
Hold on now.
[JURA] By the way, Makarov, the Wizard Saints will be holding
a meeting very soon.
You should come.
You need to be debriefed,
and there's a matter of importance to discuss.
You know Ultear and a girl named Meldy, don't you?
Yeah, but how do you know about those two?
[NATSU] Gone!
It's gone!
[HAPPY] It can't be!
Tear the place apart if you have to!
[NATSU] If we don't find it, we're screwed!
[MAKAROV] So you're still alive after all, Zeref.
Carriages are death traps.
I'm never riding one again.
You say that every time, Natsu.
Question...
Why did you guys have to tag along with me?
Cause our piggybanks are full of moths right now!
We thought Daddy Lucy might know
a 'get-fish-quick scheme' that'll save our tushies!
[LUCY] It's called a "get-rich-quick" scheme,
and I don't understand why you even need one.
Last time I checked you didn't rent a house!
Our stupid safe ran off while we were stuck
on Tenrou Island!
And it took all of our food funds with it!
How are we supposed to eat now!
[NARRATOR] The prosperous merchant guild, Love and Lucky.
[LUCY] Excuse me, may I ask you something?
Yes, ma'am?
Do you happen to know if Mr. Jude Heartfilia
will be coming in today?
He's still registered here, isn't he?
Would you be Jude's daughter by any chance?
[LUCY] Yep!
There a problem, lady?
Is he out sick today?
Do you have his home address?
[RECEPTIONIST] Um...
Actually...
I'm very sorry to have to tell you this, but...
Jude passed away a little over a month ago.
It was a shock to all of us.
[LUCY] The weight of those seven years keeps piling on.
[HAPPY] Lucy, I--
[NATSU] Happy.
[GIRL A] So, like, my old man
is like so freakin' annoying, right?
Yeah and my daddy's, like,
mega-irritating, y'know?
And he smells.
[GIRL A] He's totes stinky, like, whoa!
[GIRL B] Like whoa and half, right?
Wouldn't it be great if they just,
like, dropped dead?
[GIRL B] That would be totes brill, girlfriend!
What's the matter with you?
Are you loudmouths really that dense?
Read the mood!
[GIRL B] Wow, rude much?
[GIRL A] For real.
Like, who even cares about reading?
Shut up!
Just get lost, would ya?
Yeah scram!
We already were leaving.
By the way, your dog stinks.
[GIRL B] Talk about a total creepazoid.
[LUCY] Cut it out.
Uh...
Okay.
[LUCY] I'm sorry for putting you through all this trouble.
[HAPPY] Are you gonna be okay, Lucy?
[LUCY] Yeah.
I'm just shocked about my dad, is all.
I'll be just fine.
[LUCY] I know a few years have passed but it feels like
I saw him alive and healthy a couple months ago.
It's hard to accept that I'll never get to see or speak
to him again.
It's weird.
When I think back, I never really got along with my Dad
when I was growing up.
And the thing with Phantom certainly
didn't help matters.
But then,
after what happened in Acalypha,
I truly felt like my relationship with him
had been changed for the better.
[LUCY] It's just like him to work himself sick.
Guess it was too much this time.
What bothers me most is that even though I feel sad
and I miss him...
I can't cry.
The tears just aren't there.
Does that mean, in the end, he meant nothing to me?
[NATSU] No of course it doesn't.
I dunno how to explain it.
But I don't think whether you cry or not means you cared
any less about him.
[LUCY] Thanks, Natsu.
You're right.
I know that.
I already feel better.
[NARRATOR] The wizard guild, Twilight Ogre.
[BANABOSTER] I'm done playin' games, old man.
I ain't got nothin' else to say to you, mmkay?
There ain't no way I'm gonna back down
until you and your guild have paid the debt you owe me.
[NARRATOR] This is Twilight Ogre's master,
Banaboster.
I would like nothing more than to pay you.
But, I'm sure you're well aware of the financial rut
we've found ourselves in.
Your business records have a lot of holes in them.
It makes ya wonder if we're paying more than we really owe.
Would you care to explain that?
You tramp!
Are you accusin' me of fraud or somethin'?
[MAKAROV] Not at all!
You can be assured that we'll repay whatever we owe
with proper interest.
Someday.
You're startin' to try my patience,
you little piss-ant!
Forgive me, that came out wrong.
What I meant is that we should start by renegotiating
our interest rate.
What!
I don't negotiate with dead beats who rough up my boys
and don't pay their debts.
Capiche?
You think you're tough, little man,
but I'll make you pay for bein' disrespectful!
Me and my boys got a reputation to uphold!
Understood.
We only came here to discuss money,
but we can discuss your reputation as well.
I have no problem telling you what I think.
You wanna wear cement shoes, ya old geezer!
"Get payback for what's owed."
If memory serves, that's the Twilight Ogre creed.
Much like "an eye for an eye."
[ERZA] Indeed.
And when you think of it in those terms, you owe us
for seven years of property damage and abuse.
[MIRAJANE] So it seems you owe us.
It's only fair our guild be paid back for each
and every claim during that time.
[MAKAROV] The suffering my children endured at your hands,
all the years I wasn't there for them.
It brings tears to my eyes.
You hear me?
So if it's war you want, then it's war you're gonna get!
[MACAO] Good grief.
Well, I never really expected them to go
the diplomatic route in the first place.
I'm surprised that they held out this long.
You know.
Hearing them go to work in there makes the past seven years
seem like nothin' more than a bad dream.
I couldn't agree more.
[WAKABA] Natsu!
Happy!
What are you doin' here?
[MACAO] I thought you guys went to Acalypha with Lucy?
Are you gonna join the brawl?
[WAKABA] Don't!
The last thing we need is a fireball on our hands!
[WAKABA] What's up with them?
[MACAO] Beats me.
Tsoo-wee.
Tsoo-wee!
[FATHER] Hey pumpkin!
[LITTLE GIRL] Daddy!
[LUCY] The landlady?
[LUCY] Hey! What're you-
Help!
Someone!
I'm way too pretty to die!
[LUCY] My apartment.
But, it looks exactly the way I left it seven years ago.
[LANDLADY] I've been cleaning it every week.
Other than a few of your outfits,
everything held up pretty well over the years.
I even salvaged some of them.
I left all your mail on the table there.
Without fail, they would show up every year
on the same day.
[JUDE'S VOICE] To my dearest daughter, Lucy,
happy birthday.
From Papa.
[LUCY] He remembered?
[LANDLADY] Oh yeah.
The one on your bed arrived this morning.
[JUDE'S VOICE] My dearest Lucy,
happy birthday.
As I write this letter,
I find myself wondering when you'll get to read it.
A long time has passed since the news of
your disappearance reached me.
I'm very worried, but I have faith that you're safe.
You're so much like your mother:
Stubborn as a rock and blessed with luck.
I'm sure you're fine and that I'll see you again someday.
As for me, business is booming, and I'm about
to close a big deal with the western region.
It keeps me busy, but I'm still living a fulfilling life.
I think of you and Layla every single day.
Those memories keep me going.
I miss you terribly.
Wherever you are, I hope you're living life to the fullest
and following your own path.
Please,
never forget how proud I am of you.
[LUCY] I won't, Dad.
[JUDE'S VOICE] Lucy...
I love you.
That is one thing that will never change.
Bye Daddy.
I love you, too.
Wow.
You really let yourself go!
Did you eat an old lady and steal her looks
for good measure?!
You can quit your gawkin'.
I'm Lucy's landlady.
I knew that.
Sooo, can we come inside?
It'd be best if you left her alone for now.
[NATSU] But--
[HAPPY] We got a job we think she'd be interested in!
[LANDLADY] She doesn't need to worry about work.
A letter came this morning with seven years' worth of rent.
Honestly.
It's amazing what some parents will do
to support their children.
For real!?
That means we're the only ones who
still have to worry about missing money!
[NATSU] We don't have time to stand around!
Let's get to work!
[HAPPY] Aye, Sir!
[NATSU] Yo, Lucy!
Me and Happy are goin' on a job!
We'll pick up some white clover dumplings for you
on the way back, okay?
[LUCY] The past seven years may have left a painful mark
on every member of Fairy Tail...
[door opens]
[LUCY] Wait up!
I'll go with you!
[LUCY] ...but that's okay.
'Cause we're gonna keep living this life to the fullest.
♪
[NATSU] There's gonna be a magic ball?
I wonder what kind of fancy food they'll have!
[HAPPY] Like you'd ever get to go!
It's for mature, sophisticated grown-ups only.
[NATSU] I bet there'll be cheese balls, and cakes,
and venison, oh my!
Get in my belly!
[HAPPY] You're such a child.
I, on the other hand, am a mature gentleman who will dance
the night away with the lovely Carla.
[NATSU] In your dreams.
[NATSU and HAPPY] Next time: The Magic Ball!
[HAPPY] You should never underestimate
Lord Baron Von Happy!
[NATSU] Wow, you've never been that self-confident before.
[HAPPY] Yes, I have!
At least, I think so.