[WAKABA] What? Are you serious? The Legion Platoon?
So you're saying we were attacked by followers
of Zentopia?
[GILDARTS] Yeah. There's no doubt about it.
But why would the largest organized church
in Fiore do something like that?
I'm not entirely sure why.
But the man I fought mentioned something about a 'holy war.'
All that matters is they stole from Lucy!
I swear, we are gonna get back what rightfully belongs to you.
It's not your fault they were able to take it.
That creepy girl had you under her controlling spell.
I'm so sorry.
I wish I could have done something to help you.
You shouldn't be so hard on yourself, Michelle.
[LUCY] It's all on me. Because I'm too weak.
[sighs]
♪
[MAKAROV] A series of church attacks just before
the Zentopia Founding Festival.
A mysterious clock hand inscribed with
an ominous phrase.
Which also sought by The Legion Platoon.
And now there's talk of a holy war.
[NATSU] Well, I tell ya this much.
Those guys made a big mistake when they chose to mess
with a member of Fairy Tail.
This thing is just getting started,
that's for sure.
Was anybody able to follow 'em and figure out
where they were goin'?
Well, according to Warren, every single search team
lost sight of them. But I agree with Natsu.
It's not over. Not by far.
Oh yeah! So let's hunt 'em down and teach 'em
a lesson that they're never gonna forget!
Who's with me?
[HAPPY] Key of the Starry Heavens!
[ragged breaths]
[ERZA] We need to try to make sense of what we're facing.
The Legion Platoon attacks us to steal the clock hand,
and during the battle they mention a 'holy war.'
Why would they need that item?
Does it play a role in this impending war?
And to what is that strange inscription referring?
[ARCHBISHOP] "Time ticks forward on toward inevitable chaos."
[CARLA gasps]
Is something wrong?
[CARLA] Oh no, it's nothing.
[LUCY] This clock is real. It exists somewhere out there.
But I just can't imagine what its significance could be.
Do you think the 'chaos' the inscription talks about
and this 'holy war' are one and the same?
Uhhh...
[HAPPY] I don't think your brain can handle this.
You look like you're in pain.
Shut up, Happy.
Chaos also means no more rules.
Now, this guy is makin' sense!
Slow down!
The world needs rules to work like it's supposed to,
so we can't just start goin' nuts.
Rules like 'taking someone's stuff
makes you a thief'?
Or 'do unto others as you would
have them do unto you'?
Rules were created in order to protect
people's freedoms and safety.
Without them, there'd be strife and lawlessness.
Do they think if they win the war they can
change the rules?
I don't want those jerks deciding
what's right or wrong.
They definitely have some warped ideas on justice,
and stealing from Lucy doesn't strike me as "holy".
We need some more clues.
I had a thought.
If they wanted the hand maybe they're looking for other parts
of the clock as well.
[ERZA] If we can determine what their goal is,
then perhaps we can figure out the significance
of Lucy's keepsake.
I say we find out where they went,
and then we can just ask them ourselves.
Ya know? I'd like to try to make 'em talk.
Sounds like fun to me. I'm in!
[LUCY] I don't even know where we should start looking.
[CANA] I'll see what my fortunetelling brings up.
It's bound to give us a few ideas.
[GILDARTS] That's right!
Just leave it to my big baby girl!
[CANA] You're embarrassing me!
All clear so far.
Nothing unusual reported at the other two parishes, sir!
Very good.
But what if the next attack takes place
somewhere other than these three locations?
There is a slim chance.
But still, after investigating the prior incidents--
--and some expert divination--
--we've narrowed it down to the three
most likely targets. I have faith in our intel.
[RUNE KNIGHT A] Is anyone inside?
[RUNE KNIGHT B] At this late hour?
The priest assures us it's empty.
[door opens]
[evil laughter]
[MECHANICAL VOICE] Hot! Payoff time!
[MAN A] Stop right there!
If you think that I'll go down quietly, you're dead wrong!
[laughter]
[MECHANICAL VOICE] Please, go down as loudly as you want!
[scream]
You hear that?
Someone's screaming!
Now! Inside!
[RUNE KNIGHTS scream]
No.
[MECHANICAL VOICE] Well, looky here!
It's the Custody Enforcement Unit!
Does the council know you little boys
are staying up way past your bedtime?
[LAHARL] Are you the one behind these attacks?
Wouldn't you like to know?
--[RUNE KNIGHT C] What is that? --[RUNE KNIGHT D] Thing's huge!
[LAHARL] Tell me who you are this instant!
Okay, since you're asking so nicely,
the name is Jackpot! And I just love to play games!
Do you?
[JACKPOT] Now, what'll it be? Washtubs it is!
Would ya look at that? What a huge payoff!
Let's move on to what I call 'Sorcery Rush' mode!
Whoa! It's a lucky Lightning Bolt Bonus!
This is absurd. Complete and utter madness.
[JACKPOT] We've got another spin comin' up! Yes!
A devil's flush!
[JACKPOT laughs]
This is one hot payoff!
--[RUNE KNIGHT C] What the--? --[RUNE KNIGHT D] It's gone!
[RUNE KNIGHT E] What was it?
So that's what's behind the attacks?
That's been made quite clear.
It's all some sort of game to him,
which is even more frightening.
[MACAO] Well, I hate to ask you this,
but do you think you're up for it?
Yeah. What other choice do I really have?
[WAKABA] You're the only one in the guild
with the kind of power to pull this off.
But of course, we do have the perfect partner
picked out for you.
[CANA] Back to his old tricks again,
sneaking around late at night.
[MAKAROV] Go easy on him, would ya?
Cana sweetie. Were you listening to us?
A little bit.
You wanna tag along with your daddy?
We've never had a chance to go on a real father-daughter
mission before!
Nah, I think I'll pass.
[GILDARTS] Yep, sure heard her mother say that a lot.
Just go already!
[GILDARTS] See you later! Bye!
So is that what you'd call going easy
on your poor old man?
I don't need to cut him any slack.
Geez, that guy.
He's always been so cool and collected under pressure before.
[PRIEST A] He's had another one?
[PRIEST B] The nightmares are getting worse
with each passing day.
[PRIEST C] We've tried giving him sedatives,
but it doesn't seem to help.
[MEDIC] Are you feeling any better?
[PRIEST B] Were you able to sleep?
[ARCHBISHOP] Yes. But the dream has returned.
[MEDIC] You had it again tonight?
[ARCHBISHOP] I did. Such horrors.
How could they spring from my own mind?
However, I believe there must be some purpose
behind these visions.
The very thought of sleep terrifies me now.
[MEDIC] But sleep is crucial to maintaining
your good health, sir.
[ARCHBISHOP] The time for the Founding Festival draws near.
We must summon the cardinals in the event some misfortune
was to befall me.
[MEDIC] Please, you mustn't talk like that!
[ARCHBISHOP] I cannot take this lightly.
Facing unpleasant facts is part and parcel of leadership.
I am bound by my solemn duty
as the Archbishop of Zentopia.
Whoa. This place looks kinda familiar.
[ERZA] It's where Lucy grew up.
[GRAY] Does the family still own it?
[HAPPY] Well, it looks like someone's been taking
really good care of it.
[CARLA] I suppose they'd want to keep it clean
and well maintained until a buyer can be found.
Apparently, that hasn't been easy.
People have checked it out, but nobody's made an offer
to buy it.
Because nobody can afford it.
Such good memories.
Your house always reminded me of a beautiful palace
out of a storybook.
[MICHELLE] I had so much fun here!
[LUCY] Wait, you've been here before?
[MICHELLE sobs]
We-We used to play together all the time.
[LUCY] Uh. That's right! Of course we did.
[cries]
You remember all the pretty clothes you made for me?
[LUCY, nervously] Yeah, sure... I remember...
You made clothes?
I never imagined you were the handy type.
I bet you two must have been adorable.
She used to make the cutest outfits out of
colored paper and flowers.
Huh?!
Oh, wow.
How would ya be able to make clothes outta paper
and flowers?
Well, uh...
[LUCY] Don't be creepy!
[ERZA] Now, do you think you can finally get serious?
Is that too much to ask?
[HAPPY, GRAY, and NATSU] No, ma'am!
Okay. Where do you think we should get started?
Yes, and what type of clues should we be looking for?
[ERZA] The first order of business is splitting
into teams of two.
Each team will take a different area and scour
every room from top to bottom.
We're looking for old clocks.
Anything related to clocks. If something reminds you of
the inscription, take note of it.
Any literature written in ancient Potamelian.
Anything out of the ordinary.
Clues may present themselves in any form, so keep an open mind.
[MICHELLE] Oh my. There's certainly a lot
of furniture up here.
[LUCY] Yeah. There's a lot of stuff in general.
Some of it priceless. And I'm sure some of it's
completely worthless.
[MICHELLE] When was this painted?
I remember posing for this.
It wasn't long before Mom passed away.
I had a heck of a time sitting still for this painting.
All I wanted to do was play.
It was really hard on me when I lost her.
Unfortunately, I took it out on everyone around me.
I think I was a little terror.
[LUCY] I probably just made the whole thing harder for them.
[MICHELLE] It's okay.
Someday I'm gonna make enough money to buy this place.
I'll put everything back how it used to be!
Or as close as I can.
Really? Do you mean it?
[LUCY] Yeah!
[gasps happily]
[LUCY] Is something wrong?
[MICHELLE] Oh, no. It's a wonderful idea.
That would make Uncle Jude very happy.
[LUCY] You just gave me another idea!
[MICHELLE] Wow! This is amazing!
This was Dad's library.
He's actually the reason that I grew up to be such
a bookworm myself.
There's so many!
And I'm willing to bet there's a book here
that'll give us a clue.
[LUCY] Oh man, looking through all these is gonna take forever.
Hmm?
[MICHELLE] "To My Daughter". What about this one?
It just seems kind of special.
[LUCY] All the pages are completely blank.
The book is called "To My Daughter"
but there's nothing inside.
Do you think maybe there's been some kind of
spell cast on it? And I wonder something else.
[MICHELLE] Is he asleep?
[LUCY] Uh-umm.
He's doing a search.
If anyone can figure this out, it's Grandpa Crux!
[pop sound, screams]
[traumitized giggles]
Any luck?
[CRUX] What we have here is nothing more than a stack
of incredibly old paper.
There are no spells, invisible inks,
or watermarks to be found inside.
And it would appear to be the case that
your late father himself bound the book by hand.
[LUCY] I see. Is there anything else worth mentioning?
[CRUX] I do have a suggestion for you.
It might serve you well to consider approaching this book
as a riddle of some sort.
Think of the title, "To My Daughter".
Perhaps it could be an anagram?
Yeah, you're right.
So we should rearrange the letters?
[whining]
How are we supposed to know what in the heck
to look for, huh?
Let's look for some food.
[NATSU] Oh!
[NATSU groans]
[NATSU] Are you guys just playing a game?
[WENDY] No, we're not.
[ERZA] Please, be quiet.
[GRAY] We're tryin' to concentrate.
[HAPPY] Is it some kinda puzzle?
We're figuring out anagrams.
Yeah, of course. I totally knew that!
It's basically just a word puzzle.
Sounds like more fun than what I was doin'!
Can I try?
[sneezes]
You just ruined our train of thought!
And we were all working so hard on it!
Whoops, my bad.
[steel rings]
[scared yelling]
I was on the verge of a huge breakthrough!
Erza looks pretty serious, doesn't she?
Yeah, no kiddin'.
Remind me never to break her concentration.
Well I suppose that we should start collecting
the letters again.
Wait. Do you see that?
[pop sound, screams]
[CRUX] The letters before you spell the word 'myth.'
[WENDY] Yeah.
[CRUX] Hmph. That could be important.
[GRAY] I think he might be on to something.
[ERZA] So what can we spell with the other letters?
Duo.
Great.
Myth.
Oh, I know! Check it out!
There is a pair of books known as "the two great myths"!
Both were written by Will Neville.
One is called "Life of the Clockwork" and it also
just so happens to be where the strange inscription came from!
You have that book in your apartment!
Isn't that right?
Yep! Talk about a coincidence!
And the other book should be right here!
[LUCY] Tadah! "Key of the Starry Heavens"!
[NATSU] Isn't that just a picture book?
It's not 'just a picture book'.
It's an amazing work of art!
Well, whatever it is, I bet ya the word 'key'
is pretty important.
[ERZA] It seems like the perfect place to begin
looking for a clue.
[CARLA gasps]
[LUCY] You guys think it could be another anagram?
No, probably not.
But maybe if we look at it differently
we'll figure something out.
[DEEP VOICE] Don't.
[CARLA gasps]
What's the matter?
I don't know if there will be anything to do
with the clock hand or not, but maybe my dad left
some kind of message for me to find inside this book.
[LUCY] Uh. Is there something you'd like to
share with the group, Happy?
This one of my very favorite stories!
Some say "The Tortoise and the Hare" is an
amazing work of art as well!
[MALE VOICE] Would you be so kind as to hand over the book?
I'm not givin' this to some random stranger!
[MALE VOICE] I don't find your joke to be very amusing. Sorry.
[NATSU] What's goin' on?
[GRAY] The door handle just blew up!
[MALE VOICE] What a rudimentary understanding.
What happened was the handle expanded to twice its size,
which in turn, broke down the door.
Whoa! That's crazy!
I don't believe it!
[HAPPY] He's an Exceed!
But he doesn't look like anyone I remember seeing in Extalia.
Hmph.
[CARLA] He wasn't there.
He must have hatched from one of the eggs that were sent
to Earth Land all those years ago! Just like us!
[NATSU] Tell us who you are!
The brains of the Legion Platoon.
The name's Samuel.
So you clowns came snoopin' around
for us after all?
Give back what you stole from us!
I'll pass.
Say what?
[SAMUEL] I consider this an amazing feat.
Really quite spectacularly played.
I mean, I was certain that you'd do exactly as I'd predicted
by coming here and finding a clue.
So, of course, you found one.
I amaze myself.
Can I turn him into a cat-sicle?
Only if I can barbeque him as soon as you're done!
You ready?
I am.
Then let's go!
Ice Make: Lance!
You'll get nothing more from us!
Fire Dragon Roar!
Hmph.
What the--?
[screaming] Don't ruin everything!
I just decided that my number one goal in life
is to buy this place back someday!
What just happened?
Some guy came outta nowhere and deflected our attack!
[MAN] Some guy? I'm the spearhead of the Legion Platoon.
My name is Dan Straight! So check me out!
Another personality disorder?
[DAN] You guys saw what I did with my shield, right?
It's called Ricochet!
Get it?
This baby takes any attack you can throw at it
and sends it right back atcha!
No. That's a powerful shield.
We gotta be careful about what we hit it with.
We don't wanna turn Lucy's childhood home
into a burned up pile of rubble.
Why do all of you guys gotta be such pains in the butt?
He'll attack.
Come at me, it'll be the same as before!
Not if I melt that thing first!
[LUCY] Can we please take this outside?
That girl.
She's the one who has the book we need.
Huh?
Lucy!
I'm being serious, I'm gonna lead him outside!
But it could be more dangerous out there!
Is this what you're after?
Come and get it, I double dare ya!
[DAN gasps]
Ka... pow!
[LUCY screams]
Such beauty! Kapow!
Such incredible beauty!
It's as if love's arrow's shot me straight through the heart!
But it just keeps beating stronger and stronger!
It's almost too much for me to handle,
but I can't get enough!
And what do they call this loveliness?
Uh, Lucy.
Lucy! I just can't take it!
Lucy.
Oh!
Stunning perfection has a name!
Mind if I call you Lulu?
Louie?
Loopy?
Cici?
[LUCY] I don't know.
I feared for this.
[yells excitedly]
[DAN] That voice!
Those eyes!
Those lips!
That hair!
That chest!
That waist!
Those legs!
The perfect Fibonacci sequence in human form!
Love on two legs! Beauty personified!
L! O! V! E! Spells love!
I just got super confused.
True love!
[ERZA] Lucy!
Stay back!
No one comes between me and my love!
You two make a break for it.
They must not get their hands on that book!
Right!
As for the rest of you, cover the girls
while they escape!
Uh. I just blanked out.
We got too overwhelmed by that craziness.
Well, your ego seems to be extremely healthy.
You shouldn't underestimate us.
Let me beat up this jerk!
Your job here is to keep Lucy safe.
So get moving, now!
Let's go!
Okay!
I wasn't finished talking to you!
[LUCY] Don't blow up the house!
Now, then.
Taking into consideration the layout of estates
such as this one. Yes.
[SAMUEL] Dan, I trust that you'll neutralize Titania?
[DAN] Yeah, I got it!
[ERZA] Engarde!
The same effect on physical attacks?
But how?
What kind of magic is this?
[DAN] Wow, that was kinda cute. You are quite attractive
in your own way.
But it's like a teacup compared to
the ocean of loveliness my Lulu possesses.
[ERZA] What's wrong with you?
[DAN] Stay right there for now. Until we meet again, Titania!
[chuckle]
[ERZA] Hey! Wait a minute!
[crash]
What was that?
I hope Erza's okay.
Me too.
[MICHELLE] Come on, we need to hurry!
[LUCY] When did you get there?
Just in time, I'd say. Your moves are quite
easy to calculate. I simply needed to factor how
someone in your panicked states would maneuver
through this floor plan.
Time for me to shut you up!
[GRAY] Natsu!
[WENDY] No!
[GRAY] That's it!
How dare you hurt our friend!
Precisely as arranged.
[NATSU high-pitched groan]
Where are you Natsu? Are you okay?
I'm right here!
[high-pitched scream]
Happy! Did you see where Natsu went?
Yeah, I kinda just accidentally stepped on him.
[LUCY] He's so tiny!
[SAMUEL] By now, even you should have figured out
that escape is impossible.
[LUCY] What the heck have you done to Natsu?
[DAN] Those gorgeous lips are asking the wrong person.
My weapon is Habaki. A spear that can change your size.
[SAMUEL] So kindly hand over the book and we can be done
with this unpleasantness.
Mary has such a heavy-handed approach
to these kinds of situations.
I much prefer a more intellectual solution.
Screw you pal!
Happy! Grab the book and get outta here!
[HAPPY] Aye, sir!
[DAN grunts]
[DAN] Hey! You can't just fly away like that!
Go! Go!
How simple-minded.
[MICHELLE gasps]
This is the one we want.
Aw, man!
[HAPPY] He didn't fall for it!
How did he know?
I've considered every possible outcome.
And I have made plans for each one of them.
Which means I will forever be
a countless number of steps ahead of you.
[explosion]
You can have the book back now.
I've memorized every single page.
[LUCY] Wait!
Bye-bye Lulu!
Next time we get together, let's have it be just you and me!
[SAMUEL] Tell me, have you been putting on weight again?
[WENDY] At least he left the book.
[CARLA] After making absolute fools of us.
[GRAY] I can't stand guys like that.
[ERZA] They will not be getting away with this.
[NATSU] Come back here and make me normal!
[LUCY] Dad.
What exactly are you trying to tell me?
♪
[NATSU] This sucks. I hate being this small!
[HAPPY] I guess this means you're gonna be
pretty useless for a while.
[NATSU] Say what?
[HAPPY] I mean, with they way you are now, the only thing
you'll be good for is lighting candles and stuff.
[NATSU] I can do whatever I want!
I can still make serious barbeque if I feel like it!
[HAPPY] That threat just sounds so tiny and cute.
[NATSU] Watch it, Happy!
[NATSU and HAPPY] Next time: Travel Companions!
[HAPPY] Why?
Are you starting to get angry, Natsu?
[NATSU] Isn't it obvious?
[HAPPY] Aw, you're so cute when you're angry!