[MATO] Let the Grand Magic Games'
preliminary round, Sky Labyrinth begin!
[GRAY] Well, if it's a race then we better get moving.
[NATSU] Let's go!
No, wait!
[NATSU] What's the problem?
[ERZA] The rules state that all five members
must reach the goal.
So we can't leave without Wendy.
[LUCY] You're right!
Wendy!
Crap! What're we gonna do now?
[ELFMAN] Why wait for a little girl,
when you've got a man who's ready to go?
♪
We've got a roster change!
He's so much stronger now!
What're you doing, bro?
[GRAY] He's doin' what needs to be done!
We don't have time to wait around for Wendy to show up!
[NATSU] Elfman to the rescue!
You guys just leave it to me!
[ERZA] Lisanna! Happy!
[HAPPY] Aye?
[LISANNA] Yeah? What is it?
[ERZA] I need you two to go look for Wendy and Carla!
I'm really worried that they might've run
into some kind of trouble.
Okay!
We'll go ask around town and see what we can find out!
Aye, sir!
Good luck to ya!
[HAPPY] Go team!
[ELFMAN] Manly!
[GRAY] We're getting close to the entrance!
[NATSU] Our first step to bein' number one in Fiore!
We're takin' that title! Right, Team Fairy Tail?
[ALL] Oh yeah!
[HAPPY] Sky Labyrinth!
[NARRATOR] Here's a quick reminder of the rules of the
preliminary round to refresh your memory.
[NARRATOR] There are one hundred and thirteen teams
participating in this year's Grand Magic Games.
[NARRATOR] The purpose of the preliminary round is to
narrow down the number of participating teams.
Only eight will be allowed to move on to the main competition.
[NARRATOR] Each team must head into the
Sky Labyrinth from their respective inn.
From there, they have to find their way
to the tournament's coliseum, Domus Flau.
The first eight teams to reach the goal
qualify to participate in the main events.
Additionally, participants are free to use magic
however they see fit within the labyrinth.
There are no restrictions whatsoever.
[MATO] Remember.
The Grand Magic Games' planning committee is not responsible
for any loss of life that may occur within the Sky Labyrinth!
Good luck, everyone!
[GRAY] Whoa, it's some kinda crazy, three-dimensional maze.
[NATSU] I really suck at stuff like this!
[LUCY] Don't give up already!
We have to finish in the top eight.
Otherwise, we can kiss the title
of "number one in Fiore" goodbye.
Yeah, you're right!
We gotta get through this if we wanna get
the chance to kick Sabertooth's butt!
Let's make sure we reach the goal before they do.
Real men never settle for anything less than first place!
When we were on the ground the coliseum was to the east.
I think we should head in that direction.
[LUCY] I've got just the thing to help us out!
Open! Gate of the Compass!
[LUCY] Pyxis!
[Pyxis emits gibberish]
We need your help, Pyxis!
Can you please show us which way is east?
East is thataway!
Yes, I'm well aware.
Because I brought along a regular compass.
[LUCY] Thanks for the help anyway, Pyxis.
[Pyxis emits gibberish]
[NATSU] Alright, east! Here we come!
[ELFMAN] A real man charges straight towards the goal!
[LUCY] Not to be a downer.
But with the way this place is laid out.
I don't think we're gonna be able to go straight east.
[GRAY] We're gonna have a hard enough time just
tryin' to figure out which way is up!
Natsu. You're not feeling sick?
Nuh-uh, you'd think I'd be pukin' my guts out
but I feel just fine.
[MATO] Allow me to explain!
A special magic was cast on the Sky Labyrinth allowing
participants with weaknesses such as motion sickness and
fear of heights to be able to compete on
equal terms in the preliminary round!
[ERZA] I see.
[NATSU] Guess it's like Troia magic.
I seriously doubt the other wizards
get motion sickness as easily as Natsu.
I know what ya mean. He's kind of a baby.
Hey I can hear ya, y'know!
[ERZA] Let's keep heading eastward!
[ALL] Right!
[GRAY] What the--?
[ELFMAN] Whoa, I'm gettin' dizzy just lookin' at it!
[LUCY] Yeah, I feel like I'm gonna fall right in.
[ERZA] We're wasting time!
Let's go!
Real men don't hesitate;
they always keep their eye on the prize!
[LUCY] Okay, I get it!
But how long is this creepy tunnel?
Does it really matter?
Our goal's at the end of it!
[ELFMAN] Don't worry, I got ya!
Thanks man! That was a close one!
You're lucky that I caught ya in time.
We could have lost you.
When he was talking about possible
"loss of life" he wasn't bluffing.
[GRAY] Watch your step, cause I don't think anybody would
survive fallin' headfirst into the city from this thing.
[ELFMAN We gotta be more careful about choosin'
our path from now on.
Guys, we're never gonna reach the goal
if we keep lookin' down!
C'mon, we need to keep headin' eastward!
[ERZA] I think it would be prudent for us to
take notes as we move along.
[LUCY] On what?
We should write down the path we've
taken from our starting point.
And the locations we've passed.
We need to know precisely where we
are in order to make progress.
That sure would help us stop running around in circles.
No joke.
Guess we better start mappin' stuff out.
Come on.
That ain't gonna work here.
How're we supposed to make a
map of this topsy-turvy place?
[GRAY] Quit whinin' and help.
Can't you sniff out the goal or somethin'?
[NATSU] Doncha think I woulda done that by now?
[LUCY] The magic they cast on the labyrinth
must've dulled your sense of smell.
[ERZA] The conditions are the same for every team.
Let's keep moving!
[cheers]
What do you mean Wendy's gone?
[NAB] Hang on.
Are you saying she's missing?
[HAPPY] We can't find her or Carla!
Don't the rules say each team's gotta have five members?
Don't tell me they've been disqualified.
No, luckily my brother stepped
in as a last-minute replacement.
Elfman's in the preliminary round too?
That's not fair!
If I'd been there they would've chosen me to
join the team not that big dummy!
Uh, yeah sure.
Happy and I are gonna start looking for them.
I need you two to go and tell the others.
We'll have a better chance of finding them if we
split into teams and use Warren's telepathy.
[HAPPY] This city is huge so we've got a
lot of ground to cover.
[ROMEO] Got it. I'm worried.
I hope they haven't run into any sorta trouble.
[NAB] Yeah, me too but try not to dwell on it.
Let's hurry and get back to the others so we can fill them in.
[ROMEO] Right.
[ERZA] East is that direction.
[LUCY] This maze is harder to map out than I thought it'd be.
Well, whaddya expect when everything
around you looks the same?
Hey, Erza.
[ERZA] Yes.
I heard it, too.
You're the one who told us to go this way, ya little runt!
[KOZARU] Don't try to blame this on me!
[NOPPO] I don't care whose fault it is!
All I know is we've been here before.
[REGENT] That's what I'm sayin'!
We're goin' around in circles!
[KOZARU] Just shut up and keep moving!
We're runnin' out of time!
I almost forgot.
It's been so quiet that it's easy to
forget there are other guilds in here.
Man, you gotta be kiddin' me.
You again.
It's the Fairy Tail guild!
[REGENT] This some kinda joke?
[NATSU] Aw, not those clowns!
[NARRATOR] As you may recall, this is Twilight Ogre.
The guild that harassed Fairy Tail while Natsu
and the others were stuck on Tenrou Island.
But all that changed when our heroes returned.
[NARRATOR] Fairy Tail turned the tables on Twilight Ogre
and gave them the punishment they deserved.
Well, I see your guild is just as shoddy as ever.
[KOZARU] You're lame!
[GRAY] I'm surprised to see you losers in the tournament.
[TEEBO] You got no right to call us losers.
You're the guild that always comes in last place!
Fairy Tail's takin' first place this year!
Just you watch!
We'll see about that.
[LUCY] Whoa, hold on a sec!
You wanna fight us right here?
[NOPPO] Why not?
We can use magic without restrictions!
I don't blame ya for bein' scared!
[TEEBO] You Fairy Tail punks are goin' down!
These guys'll never learn.
I'm fired up now!
We're really going through with this?
The fewer the rivals, the better our chances.
Yeah, you've got a good point, Erza.
You're gonna pay for makin' us look bad in front of the boss!
[REGENT] Let's pulverize 'em!
You're gonna be cryin' for mercy when we get done with ya!
We don't have time to mess with you.
'Cause we gotta take down Sabertooth.
To be number one in Fiore!
[TEEBO] No way!
[rival guild cry out]
[ERZA] What now?
[NATSU] Aw man, I don't like this!
[LUCY] What the heck's goin' on?
[GRAY] The ground's moving!
Well no, technically.
It seems the labyrinth itself has started to rotate!
[ALL] Seriously?
[ERZA] It seems the labyrinth itself has started to rotate!
[NATSU] No way!
For real?
[NATSU] Nobody warned us about this!
[Natsu and Lucy cry out]
Whoa, what's happening to it?
I dunno but it can't be good!
[HAPPY] Uh-oh! Lisanna, look!
[LISANNA] They're dropping like flies!
Oh no. If they fall they'll be disqualified!
Really?
I hope they're gonna be all right up there.
[ERZA] It's turning on its Z-axis!
[GRAY] Hear that?
We've gotta move to its sides, you guys!
[LUCY] Uh, we would but we're already falling!
[NATSU] If only Happy were here!
[ELFMAN] Who needs a flyin' cat...?
When you've got a man like me on your team.
[NATSU] Whoa. Nice catch.
Thanks Elfman, you're the best!
Nah, just lookin' out for my pals.
[GRAY] Are you okay over there?
[ALL] We're good!
It's stopped moving.
I dunno who came up with this contraption,
but they're pretty messed up in the head.
[ERZA] I'm not surprised by the intricacy of the labyrinth.
It's designed to narrow over one hundred teams down to eight.
[GRAY] It looks like that last move was enough
to get rid of a lot of 'em.
[crowd babbling]
[LUCY] What's that? Did those jerks make a map, too?
It appears they have.
Talk about a lucky break!
If we combine our notes with Twilight Ogre's then
we'll have an even better map of this place!
[TEEBO] Hey! What do you think you're doin'?
[ERZA] Oh, does this belong to you?
Yeah! Now give it back!
[ERZA] Not gonna happen.
[TEEBO] You're not gonna get away with this!
[MATO] Another one bites the dust.
How about that. I just figured out how we're
going to get ahead in the preliminaries.
Whoa, what's with the creepy look in your eyes?
[distant voices]
[MATO] The preliminary round is about to
take a very serious turn.
[MATO] A vast majority of the teams will
soon be eliminated, one right after the other!
This is so exciting I can barely contain myself!
[NATSU] May not be nice but you know what we gotta do!
We've gotta start stealin everyone else's maps!
You think this is a race but it's a battle!
Cause we're fightin' a manly map war like none other!
[NATSU] We're experts when it comes
to kickin' the butts of our rivals!
[ERZA] I'll take this.
Oh you can take whatever you want!
[NATSU] Way to go, team! We got six maps!
I don't wanna sound stupid, but I got no idea how
I'm supposed to read this damn thing.
[GRAY] This kinda stuff is Lucy's specialty.
Let's ask her.
Yeah! Sweet!
All we gotta do is gather as many maps
as we can and then let her figure 'em out.
[LUCY] Who, me?
Good luck.
[LUCY] Thanks.
Hand 'em over, chumps!
Give us all of your maps!
I've already got three of 'em so far!
Not too shabby, but I've got seven!
I'm so sorry.
No, you're not.
[GRAY] It's gonna move again!
[ELFMAN] Hurry and grab on to somethin'!
[ELFMAN] It stopped!
[NATSU] Awesome!
Alright team, let's get back to business!
[ALZACK] What's up, Max? Y'have any luck?
[MAX] I'm afraid not.
You'd think a little girl and her talking cat would be
conspicuous, but no one's seen 'em.
[WARREN] Yeah It's weird.
It's not like Wendy and Carla to just wander off like that.
[MAX] We need to hurry and find them
'cause I'm sure the team's concerned.
It's gotta be hard for them to focus on the race.
Hey did you find anything, Warren?
[WARREN] Nope, not even a single lead.
We've scoured every inch of Crocus
but haven't seen hide nor hair of them.
I suppose we could check Domus Flau
but I doubt we'll find them there.
[WARREN] The only place left is the royal palace!
[HAPPY] That reminds me!
[LISANNA] What is it?
Earlier today, Carla mentioned something about
going on a sightseeing tour of the city with Wendy.
Well, in that case...
Maybe they are at the palace.
[HAPPY] There's only one way to find out!
[LISANNA] Let's go!
[LUCY] I feel like there's no point in trying to head east
from the surface of the labyrinth.
We're just gonna end up running around in
circles because the stupid thing keeps rotating.
Is that why you decided to bring
us to the center of it instead?
Yeah, I thought it was gonna be easier to
find east from here but apparently I was wrong.
[ERZA] Who would've thought we'd find such a peaceful
landscape in the center of this monstrosity?
[GRAY] It'd be more peaceful if it wasn't upside down.
[ERZA] As if that wasn't strange enough.
It would appear there's no east or west anymore.
[GRAY] Geez, even our compass is dizzy.
[ELFMAN] Man, this sucks!
There's no tellin' which way we're supposed to go!
[ERZA] True but we can't afford to stop moving either.
[LUCY] Yes! I've been waiting for this moment!
What's gotten into you?
I bet this crazy place's got her brain all scrambled.
[LUCY] Nope, my brain's just fine!
Open, Gate of the Compass!
Pyxis!
Not that weird duck thing again.
[NATSU] Why does it look so scared?
Erza's compass must've traumatized him.
[ERZA] I didn't mean to upset him.
Okay pal!
Don't be scared--this is your time to shine!
Her compass is completely useless!
Observe. It keeps spinning.
[LUCY] See? I told ya!
We could really use your help right now.
[ERZA] I apologize for upsetting you.
Would you please assist us?
That's one simpleminded Spirit.
Yeah, but I bet he's still smarter than Erza.
[ERZA] What did you say?
[NATSU AND GRAY] Nothin'! Nothin' at all!
[LUCY] East is that way!
[GRAY] One small problem, "that way" is "up"!
[NATSU] You sure he's right about this?
[LUCY] I'm positive!
Trust me, Celestial Spirits are way stronger
than regular old compasses!
[ELFMAN] Any ideas on how we're gonna get up there?
[ERZA] Isn't it obvious?
Give it a sec.
[ALL] We fall? That's so not cool!
[ELFMAN] Would ya look at those birds.
[GRAY] This sure is peaceful, ain't it?
[LUCY] C'mon, we've worked too hard and fallen too far
to get knocked out of the preliminary round.
We've gotta get back at it.
This is no time to be relaxing.
We're still in the middle of a race.
[ERZA] Let's go!
We're taking first place in the preliminary round!
[ALL] Oh yeah!
[ELFMAN] How in the heck were they able
to squeeze an ocean into this thing?
[LUCY] Who cares about that, how long is this freakin' path?
[GRAY] Quit whinin' and look up!
[ERZA] The sky above us isn't real.
It's been painted on.
[NATSU] She's right!
Check it out!
If that's the case, then this must actually lead somewhere!
[ELFMAN] And that's gotta be the goal!
[NATSU] Okay. Team!
It's time for one final sprint!
[ALL] Let's go!
[LISANNA] So this is the king of Fiore's castle.
[HAPPY] The luminaria palace, Mercurius.
[LISANNA] This is the first time I've ever seen it!
[HAPPY] Yeah, me too.
Stop right there!
Where do you think you're going?
The grounds are closed.
[LISANNA] Sorry, we're just looking for our
guild members who've gone missing.
One of them was supposed to participate
in the Grand Magic Games preliminary round.
[HAPPY] We've searched all over Crocus,
so this is the only place left for us to check!
Hey. Let's just let 'em in.
What?
Well, I guess there's no harm.
His Majesty is looking forward to the games
so we certainly don't want anything to interfere with that.
But don't go any farther than the castle courtyard.
[HAPPY] We won't! Thanks, guys!
Are you kiddin' me? I can't believe it was so easy!
So what's the story man?
[WARREN] The guards let Happy and
Lisanna inside the palace gates!
[MAX] How come those jerks never let me in?
I'm kinda surprised they let us do this.
Well, the gardens have been open to
tourists in the past, just not this late at night.
[HAPPY] I think we should split up and search.
[LISANNA] Good idea!
We'll use Warren's telepathy to keep in touch, okay?
[HAPPY] Aye, Sir!
Got it!
We're on our way to Mercurius right now!
[ALZACK] I really hope that those two are okay!
[MAX] The games haven't even started yet
and there's already trouble?
We're really gettin' off on the wrong foot!
[MATO] Elfman Strauss.
[MATO] Erza Scarlet.
[MATO] Gray Fullbuster.
[MATO] Lucy Heartfilia.
[MATO] And Natsu Dragneel.
[MATO] Congratulations Team Fairy Tail!
You've cleared the preliminary round!
[NATSU] We did it!
Why do you sound so surprised?
I knew we were gonna make it.
I'm dying to know, did we come in first place?
[MATO] Uh. No.
More like eighth place.
[MATO] You just barely qualified.
[ALL] Eighth place?
[MATO] Attention everyone!
The eight teams have been determined!
[MATO] The Grand Magic Games' preliminary round,
Sky Labyrinth, is over!
[MAX] Did Fairy Tail make the cut?
[WARREN] Yeah, which guilds are moving on to the tournament?
[MATO] Oh, so you wanna know who's
participating in the main events?
Well, you'll just have to wait until the
opening ceremonies to find out!
[ALZACK] Aw c'mon! Why won't you just
tell us, ya killjoy?
Sounds like the preliminary round's over.
I wonder if our team made it through.
[LISANNA] Happy! Is there something wrong?
[HAPPY] Look. I found this.
[LISANNA] That purse! I've seen it before.
Yeah, I have too. That's Wendy's.
Now I'm worried! What happened to them?
Just stay calm.
They're probably not too far from here.
[HAPPY] You're right.
[LISANNA] Let's go!
[HAPPY] Aye!
Wait, you found 'em?
So they were at the palace.
Are they all right?
I think so.
It's hard to tell; they're unconscious!
Would you please send help as fast as possible?
Wake up, Carla!
It's me, Happy; you know, the one you call "tomcat"?
She doesn't seem to be injured.
That's good.
But I barely sense any magic power from her.
Yeah, same with Carla!
Isn't there anything we can do?
She's awake!
Maybe she'll be able to tell us what happened!
No!
Don't hurt me!
[LISANNA] It's okay. You're safe.
It's Lisanna; do you recognize me?
[HAPPY] I'm here with ya, too!
[WENDY] Happy. Lisanna.
What in the world happened?
[HAPPY] We were gonna ask you the same thing.
You don't remember?
[WENDY] No.
[NARRATOR] With Elfman filling in for Wendy, Team Fairy Tail
managed to pass the preliminary round to become one of the
eight teams that will compete in the tournament's main events.
At last the stage is set for the Grand Magic Games to begin!
[NARRATOR] Team Fairy Tail is determined to defeat Sabertooth
and become the number one guild in Fiore.
Can they rise from the ashes and come out on top?
♪
[HAPPY] You did it!
But I can't believe you came in last.
[NATSU] It must be some kinda mistake!
[HAPPY] Nope, last place.
[NATSU] Shut up!
All that matters is we cleared the prelims!
Now I just have to defeat everyone
from first to seventh place!
[HAPPY] I don't follow ya.
There are eight teams and each one has five members, right?
Then that means I gotta beat, let's see, forty people?
[NATSU AND HAPPY] Next time: New Guild!
[HAPPY] I gotta admit, I'm impressed you got the math right
but that means you'd have to fight yourself.
[NATSU] Thirty-nine people, then!
[HAPPY] But that includes your teammates!
Whatever.