- HEY GUYS, READY FOR SOME MORE FAIRY TAIL?
JUST MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU'RE WATCHING
YOU TURN THE LIGHTS ON IN THE ROOM.
AND DON'T SIT TOO CLOSE TO THE TV.
- Erza: PREVIOUSLY, ON FAIRY TAIL.
- WHERE IS ERZA?
- Gray: WE WERE ENJOYING A LITTLE GAMING AT THE CASINO
DURING OUR STAY AT THE AKANE RESORT,
WHEN SOME OLD FRIENDS OF ERZA'S SHOWED UP.
- SISTER, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
AND THAT'S WHEN THE TROUBLE BEGAN.
- ( theme song playing )
- ( singing in Japanese )
♪ TRY TO TAKE A CHANCE ♪
♪ MY WAY ♪
- Org: ARE YOU SAYING THAT IT STILL EXISTS? BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
- Leiji: ABOUT A DECADE AGO, CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON THE R-SYSTEM,
A STRUCTURE DESIGNED BY A CULT OF BLACK MAGIC USERS.
- Michello: BUT WE HAD ALL SEVEN OF THOSE TOWERS DESTROYED.
THERE SHOULDN'T EVEN BE ANY RUINS LEFT.
- EVIDENTLY THERE WAS AN EIGHTH TOWER
THAT WE MISSED IN THE WATERS NEAR KAH ELM.
- HOW DID WE MISS IT? IS THE STRUCTURE CLOSE TO COMPLETION?
- I'M AFRAID I DON'T KNOW. OUR TEAM MYSTERIOUSLY
WENT MISSING AFTER SENDING THESE IMAGES.
- WELL, IT LOOKS FINISHED TO ME.
- BUT WHY WOULD THEY REVIVE THE R-SYSTEM AFTER ALL THIS TIME?
- THE TOWER OF HEAVEN. IT'S NOT THE R-SYSTEM.
IT'S THE TOWER OF HEAVEN, TO BE CLEAR.
- IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHAT IT'S CALLED.
IT UTILIZES FORBIDDEN MAGIC.
THERE WOULD BE CHAOS IF WORD GOT OUT THAT IT EVEN EXISTED.
- WE'LL HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO SUBDUE THEM.
I SUGGEST WE DISPATCH THE MILITARY.
- THAT'S NOT AN OPTION. - WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
- WE'D BE PUTTING OUR SOLDIERS IN DANGER
BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHO WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE.
ACCORDING TO OUR LATEST INTELLIGENCE,
THE BLACK MAGIC CULT THOUGHT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE R-SYSTEM
IS NO LONGER OCCUPYING THE TOWER.
- Michello: THEY'RE NOT? JUST WHO IS THEN?
- IT'S A GROUP OF WIZARDS APPARENTLY LED BY A MAN NAMED JELLAL.
- JELLAL?
- BUT THAT'S THE NAME OF YOUR TWIN BROTHER. RIGHT, SIEGRAIN?
- YES. UNFORTUNATELY. THAT WOULD BE HIM.
- Happy: JELLAL.
- ( birds cawing )
- Lucy: I'M WORRIED ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE WHO WERE STUCK IN THE CARDS.
YOU THINK THEY'RE OKAY?
- Gray: WE LET THE MILITARY KNOW ABOUT THEM BEFORE WE LEFT
SO I'M SURE THEY'LL BE FINE.
- I HOPE SO.
- WAIT A MINUTE, WHERE IN THE HECK, ARE WE?
- Juvia: I DON'T KNOW. WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING SALAMANDER'S LEAD.
- NATSU, ARE YOU SURE WE'RE GOING THE RIGHT DIRECTION?
- ( retching )
- MAN, WE'RE RELYING ON YOUR SENSE OF SMELL. PULL IT TOGETHER.
- HOW DARE YOU DISAPPOINT MY LOVE WITH YOUR CHILDISH ACTIONS.
- GEEZ.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW EASILY THEY WERE ABLE TO KNOCK US OUT
AND KIDNAP ERZA AND HAPPY. WE'RE PATHETIC.
- IN OUR DEFENSE, THEY MUST'VE BEEN POWERFUL WIZARDS
TO BEAT ONE AS STRONG AS ERZA.
- WHAT? THEY DIDN'T BEAT HER. QUIT TALKING LIKE YOU KNOW HER 'CAUSE YOU DON'T.
- Juvia: ( sobbing ) UH, I'M SORRY.
- Lucy: CALM DOWN. WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
THOSE GOONS THAT ATTACKED US SAID THEY WERE OLD FRIENDS OF ERZA'S.
WHICH MAKES ME WONDER
IF WE KNOW HER ANY BETTER THAN JUVIA DOES.
- WHAT THE... I JUST GOT A WEIRD FEELING.
- ( cawing )
- THE BIRDS. - WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THEM?
NOT THE FISH TOO.
- Juvia: I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
- THAT'S WRECKAGE FROM A FIORE NAVAL SHIP.
- Lucy: OKAY, I'M CREEPED OUT.
- HEY, WHAT'S THAT?
- Lucy: IT MUST BE THE TOWER OF HEAVEN.
- I'LL PROTECT US.
MY WATER DOME WILL KEEP US FROM BEING SEEN.
- Lucy: NICE WORK, JUVIA.
- ( gasps )
THE TOWER OF HEAVEN. IT'S BEEN COMPLETED?
- Sho: I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE SO SURPRISED.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT SINCE YOU LEFT ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO.
- HAS IT BEEN THAT LONG? IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH YOU'VE ALL CHANGED.
- Natsu: I CAN'T TAKE IT. - Lucy: CHILL OUT, WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
- Gray: THAT'S IT. NEXT TIME WE GO SOMEWHERE, WE'RE KNOCKING HIM OUT FIRST.
- Sho: THE CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE LATER TONIGHT.
YOU'LL BE STAYING HERE UNTIL THEN.
- CEREMONY? THEY'RE GOING TO ACTIVATE THE R-SYSTEM?
- I'M SORRY, BUT THIS IS THE PRICE OF BETRAYAL.
AND ALTHOUGH YOU'VE HURT HIM,
JELLAL'S GIVEN YOU A SPECIAL HONOR.
HE'S CHOSEN YOU TO BE THE SACRIFICE FOR THE CEREMONY.
I'M SAD I WON'T EVER GET TO SEE YOU AGAIN,
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HELP US GET TO HEAVEN.
AW, YOU'RE TREMBLING. ARE YOU AFRAID OF BEING SACRIFICED?
OR DOES THIS CELL BRING BACK MEMORIES?
- ( growling )
- Budi: DID YOU BRATS REALLY THINK YOU COULD GET AWAY THAT EASILY?
YOU'RE ALL GOING TO BE PUNISHED BIG TIME
FOR TRYING TO PULL ONE OVER ON US.
- NOW, NOW. NORMALLY I'D AGREE WITH YOU
BUT WE CANNOT AFFORD ANY MORE CONSTRUCTION DELAYS ON THE R-SYSTEM.
IF YOU TELL US WHO CAME UP WITH YOUR ESCAPE PLAN,
WE'LL JUST TAKE THEM AND LEAVE THE REST OF YOU ALONE.
THAT'S PRETTY NICE OF US, DON'T YOU THINK?
- SPEAK UP. WHICH ONE OF YOU WAS IT?
- ( sobbing )
- I WAS... - IT WAS ME.
I CAME UP WITH OUR ESCAPE PLAN. IT WAS ALL ME.
- OH?
- WELL, AREN'T YOU BRAVE. BUT I KNOW IT WASN'T YOU.
IT WAS THE REDHEAD.
- Budi: TAKE HER AWAY.
- NO, IT WASN'T HER. I SWEAR IT WAS MY IDEA. SHE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
- YEAH, LET HER GO. - THAT'S ENOUGH.
- ( both screams )
- PLEASE DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME 'CAUSE I'LL BE OKAY.
- ERZA.
- IT'S JUST LIKE YOU SAID, JELLAL.
THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF.
- ERZA.
THEY WON'T GET AWAY WITH THIS.
- YOU'RE THE ONE WHO ENDED UP BEING PUNISHED
EVEN THOUGH I CAME UP WITH THE PLAN,
BUT I WAS TOO SCARED TO SAY ANYTHING.
I'M SORRY. IT WAS MY FAULT.
- THAT'S IN THE PAST, SHO. RIGHT NOW, I'M WORRIED THAT NONE OF YOU REALIZE
HOW DANGEROUS IT IS TO RESURRECT SOMEONE USING THE R-SYSTEM.
- WOW. I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO KNOW WHAT IT'S PURPOSE WAS. THAT'S QUITE A SURPRISE.
- THE "REVIVE SYSTEM".
IN EXCHANGE FOR COUNTLESS SACRIFICES,
BRINGS A SINGLE PERSON BACK FROM THE DEAD.
IT IS INHUMANE, FORBIDDEN, BLACK MAGIC.
- SURE IT'S FORBIDDEN BUT WHOEVER SAID MAGIC HAD TO BE HUMANE?
I HAPPEN TO BELIEVE MAGIC WEARS AWAY AT ONE'S HUMANITY.
- THAT'S A BLACK MAGIC PHILOSOPHY. ARE YOU ONE OF THEM NOW?
- ARE YOU SERIOUSLY COMPARING US TO THOSE IDIOTS?
THEY THOUGHT THIS TOWER WAS ONLY GOOD FOR RESURRECTION MAGIC.
WE KNOW BETTER 'CAUSE WE'VE BEEN ENLIGHTENED.
JELLAL TOLD US THAT HE CAN USE THE TOWER TO GET US INTO HEAVEN.
- TO HEAVEN?
- YOU SEE, ONCE WE USE THE R-SYSTEM TO REVIVE HIM,
THE WORLD WILL BE REBORN. AND WE WILL BECOME IT'S RULERS.
THE CULT MEMBERS WHO KEPT US PRISONER FOR ALL THOSE YEARS,
THE LOVED ONES OF THE SISTER WHO BETRAYED US,
THE CITIZENS WHO LIVE THEIR ENTIRE LIVES BLISSFULLY IGNORANT,
THOSE FOOLS ON THE MAGIC COUNCIL,
WE'RE GOING TO PUT FEAR AND SORROW
IN THE HEARTS OF EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM.
THEY'LL BE STRIPPED OF THEIR FREEDOM AND DENIED ANY RIGHTS
ONCE WE'RE IN CONTROL.
THEY'LL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BOW DOWN BEFORE US.
( laughs )
- SHO.
- ( chuckling )
- WHAT COULD'VE POSSIBLY CAUSED YOU TO CHANGE SO DRASTICALLY?
JELLAL. WHAT HAS HE DONE TO THEM?
- ( exclaims )
I'M TOTALLY SURROUNDED BY KITTY CATS.
WHOA, WHERE AM I? CREEPY.
- MEOW. - A CREEPY CAT GIRL.
- SO, HOW'RE YOU FEELING?
- WELL, I'VE BEEN BETTER.
- ( exclaims ) I'VE GOT A TALKING KITTY.
- MILLI, DOLL. BETTER LET GO BEFORE YOU KNOCK OFF THAT CAT.
- MEOW. - IT'S YOU.
- SURE, A TALKING CAT IS DANDY. KNOW WHAT'S DANDIER?
- A CAT THAT CAN TALK. - OH, YEAH.
- BUT THAT'S THE SAME THING. HOW'D I END UP IN THIS PLACE?
AND WHAT HAPPENED TO NATSU?
- DON'T GET MOUTHY,
OR YOU'LL END UP SIX FEET UNDER JUST LIKE YOUR LITTLE PINK FRIEND.
- THERE'S NO WAY THIS GUY COULD HAVE TAKEN DOWN NATSU.
- WE GOT BAD NEWS.
- ERZA SCARLET HAS ESCAPED HER CELL.
- SHE DID? THAT'S ERZY FOR YOU.
- WELL, THERE IS NO WAY THE BROAD'S BUSTING OUT OF THIS TOWER AGAIN.
- PLEASE, FOLLOW US.
- ERZA'S HERE. THEY GOT HER, TOO.
- ( Jellal laughing )
- MASTER JELLAL?
- LITTLE ERZA'S GROWN INTO AN AMAZING WOMAN. I MUST SAY, I'M IMPRESSED.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW THIS ALL PLAYS OUT. WILL I PREVAIL?
OR WILL IT BE HER?
WE'LL HAVE A GAME THAT INTERWEAVES PAST AND FUTURE,
LIFE AND DEATH.
- Michello: WE MUST DO SOMETHING TO STOP JELLAL.
- Leiji: WE SHOULD GATHER INFORMATION, - Belno: DISPATCH THE MILITARY.
- YOU IGNORANT FOOLS.
- Leiji: SIEGRAIN. - Belno: HOW DARE YOU?
- ONLY FOOLS WOULD SEND IN THE MILITARY
AND RISK THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF INNOCENT SOLDIERS.
I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S FAR TOO DANGEROUS.
WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE WE DO?
- THIS IS A PRECARIOUS SITUATION. IF WE WANT TO STOP HIM,
WE'LL HAVE TO COMPLETELY DESTROY THE TOWER OF HEAVEN.
AND THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO DO THAT.
ETHERION.
- ARE YOU INSANE? - THAT'S CROSS-DIMENSIONAL DESTRUCTION MAGIC.
- WE CAN'T.
- DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH DEVASTATION IT WOULD CAUSE?
THAT WEAPON HAS THE POWER TO OBLITERATE AN ENTIRE NATION.
- Belno: ETHERION IS AN ABSOLUTE LAST RESORT.
IT IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE R-SYSTEM ITSELF.
- Siegrain: JUST HEAR ME OUT.
THE SATELLITE SQUARE CAN PINPOINT A TARGET ANYWHERE IN THE REGION.
IF WE FOCUS IT DIRECTLY ON THE TOWER, WE CAN CAUSE LESS COLLATERAL DAMAGE
AND DESTROY THE STRUCTURE.
- I VOTE TO FIRE.
- NOT YOU TOO. HAVE YOU GONE MAD?
- THREE MORE IN FAVOR WILL GIVE US THE MAJORITY.
BUT WE CAN'T LET DELIBERATIONS DELAY US, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.
I URGE YOU TO VOTE WITH ME.
WE CANNOT ALLOW JELLAL TO ACTIVATE THE TOWER OF HEAVEN.
- BUT ALONG WITH DESTROYING THE TOWER,
AN ETHERION BLAST WILL NO DOUBT KILL YOUR BROTHER.
- I REALIZE THAT.
HOWEVER, IT'S A SACRIFICE THAT MUST BE MADE.
- TALK. TELL ME WHERE I CAN FIND JELLAL.
-THEY GOT A TON OF LOOKOUTS. - LET'S CHARGE THEM.
- Lucy: DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. REMEMBER, THEY HAVE ERZA AND HAPPY.
IF WE SCREW THIS UP, WE COULD BE PUTTING THEM IN DANGER.
- MAN, THIS IS GOING TO BE TRICKY.
- I FOUND AN UNDERWATER PASSAGEWAY INTO THE TOWER.
- SERIOUSLY? WAY TO GO.
- YOU HEAR THAT, LUCY? I WAS JUST PRAISED BY GRAY, NOT YOU.
- YEAH, YEAH.
- Juvia: WE CAN SWIM THERE IN TEN MINUTES.
- Natsu: WE CAN HOLD OUR BREATH THAT LONG, RIGHT? - Gray: PROBABLY.
- THAT'S NOT HUMANLY POSSIBLE, YOU DOPES.
- IN THAT CASE, I SUGGEST YOU WEAR THESE.
IT'S A WATER SHELL CONTAINING OXYGEN.
THIS WAY YOU CAN BREATHE WHILE UNDERWATER.
- WOW, YOU'RE AWESOME. AND WHO ARE YOU AGAIN?
- Gray: SO, WE'RE BENEATH THE TOWER NOW, HUH?
- I WONDER WHERE THEY'RE KEEPING ERZA AND HAPPY.
- THEY MAY LOOK SILLY BUT THEY SURE DO WORK.
- I'M IMPRESSED YOU MADE IT HERE BECAUSE I PURPOSELY MADE YOUR SHELL SMALLER
SO YOU'D HAVE TROUBLE BREATHING.
- GEE, THANKS.
- ( growls )
- INTRUDERS.
- Lucy: UH, OH.
- IDENTIFY YOURSELVES.
- GUESS WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. WE'RE HAVE TO FIGHT THEM.
- YES.
- YOU LOSERS WANT TO KNOW WHO WE ARE?
WE'RE THE WIZARDS WHO'RE GOING TO POUND YOUR FACES IN.
- WHAT THE...
- WE'RE FROM FAIRY TAIL.
- OW, SO HOT. - OKAY, ICE MAKE LANCE.
- SO COLD.
- OH, WOW. SHE'S FIGHTING IN HER BIKINI.
- OPEN GATE OF THE MAIDEN.
VIRGO.
- DID YOU SUMMON ME, PRINCESS?
- ( laughing ) IT'S A MAID. SHE'S WAY HOTTER THAN BIKINI GIRL.
- THESE PERVS NEED TO BE PUNISHED. - AS YOU WISH.
- IT'S LIKE SHE'S MADE OF WATER. - CAREFUL MEN, BLADES WON'T AFFECT HER.
- BUT I BET OUR GUNS WILL.
- WHOA. WHAT'S WITH THIS CHICK?
- DRIP, DRIP, DROP.
WATER SLICER.
THAT SEEMS TO HAVE DONE THE JOB.
- Gary: GOOD WORK, TEAM.
- I HOPE WE'RE NOT CALLING ATTENTION TO, AW, WHO AM I KIDDING?
- Virgo: I'M AFRAID SO, MISS.
- SO WHERE'S THE BLOCKHEAD, BUDDY?
- Natsu: WHAT'S THAT? - I THINK IT'S THEIR WAY OF SAYING, COME ON IN.
- MASTER, WHY ARE YOU INVITING THEM INTO THE TOWER?
- AS I SAID BEFORE, THIS IS ALL ONE BIG GAME.
THEY WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE FIRST STAGE,
BUT THEY STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO.
I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE THINGS INTERESTING.
- BUT SHOULDN'T WE CONCENTRATE ON THE CEREMONY?
IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE COUNCIL CATCHES ON TO OUR PLANS.
- NOW VIDALDUS, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THEM?
- I VOTE YES.
- LEIJI, NOT YOU TOO?
- THERE'S NO OTHER CHOICE.
- TWO MORE VOTES ARE NEEDED. PLEASE, TRUST ME ON THIS.
- THE MAGIC COUNCIL ONLY WISHES THEY HAD THE POWER TO STOP ME.
- Natsu: HEY BLOCKHEAD.
- Lucy: GEEZ. WOULD YOU KEEP IT DOWN?
- Gary: I DON'T SEE THE POINT IN SNEAKING AROUND ANYMORE.
NOT AFTER ALL THAT RUCKUS THAT WENT ON DOWNSTAIRS.
- WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU GUYS EATING?
- I SUGGEST YOU JOIN THEM BEFORE THERE'S NOTHING LEFT. - NO THANKS.
- Juvia: THE DOOR THAT WELCOMED US IN WAS CONTROLLED BY A MAGIC USER.
- Lucy: THEN THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF OUR PRESENCE.
WHY WOULD THEY LET US IN?
- Gary: YOU THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO PROVOKE US?
- I DON'T KNOW.
- NOT TO BE RUDE BUT YOUR BIKINI LEAVES LITTLE TO THE IMAGINATION.
- SHOULD I CHANGE? - YES. I'LL HELP YOU.
- WAIT? YOU MEAN, RIGHT HERE?
- HOLY...
- PLEASE STOP LOOKING AT HER, GRAY.
- I BROUGHT THIS OVER FOR YOU FROM THE CELESTIAL WORLD.
- SO BOYS, DO I LOOK SUPER CUTE IN THIS OUTFIT OR WHAT?
- OH, YEAH. YOU LOOK GREAT.
- DON'T COMPLIMENT HER. - HE LOVES HER.
- DON'T YOU START DOING THAT, TOO.
- AND JUST WHEN WERE YOU HANGING OUT WITH HAPPY, BIRDO?
- ( sneezes )
- I THINK I'M GOING TO GO CRAZY IF I HAVE TO STAY IN THIS PLACE MUCH LONGER.
- I WISH YOU LUCK, PRINCESS.
- THANKS FOR THE HELP, VIRGO.
OH, DID YOU GUYS WANT ME TO ASK HER TO BRING YOU A DRY CHANGE OF CLOTHES, TOO?
- NAH, THIS DOES THE TRICK JUST FINE. - HE'S NOT A DRYER, YOU KNOW.
- THE INTRUDERS. - WE FOUND THEM.
- ERZA. - THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE OKAY.
- WOW. SHE'S SO COOL.
- IT'S YOU. WHAT ARE YOU DOING INSIDE THE TOWER? - LOOKING FOR YOU.
- WE HAVEN'T MET, MY NAME IS JUVIA AND...
- GO HOME. THIS PLACE IS FAR TOO DANGEROUS.
- YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SCARE ME INTO LEAVING.
I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE TILL THAT BLOCKHEAD GETS A GOOD TASTE OF MY FIST.
I'M GOING TO MAKE HIM PAY FOR SHOOTIN' ME IN THE MOUTH.
- YOU HAVE TO GO. - BUT WHY?
- YOUR FRIENDS KIDNAPPED HAPPY. I CAN'T LEAVE HERE WITHOUT HIM.
- THEY GOT HIM TOO? IT MUST HAVE BEEN MILLIANNA.
- I WONDER WHERE THIS PLACE IS.
- WHERE CAN I FIND HIM?
- IN THE OCEAN? - Erza: I'M NOT SURE.
- THIS MEANS WAR. - WHO'RE YOU DECLARING WAR AGAINST?
- THE JERKS THAT KIDNAPPED MY LITTLE BUDDY. - WAIT. NATSU.
- WHAT A MORON. - POOR NATSU.
- LET'S GO AND HELP HIM. - NO.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HAPPY.
MILLIANNA IS A CAT LOVER, SHE'D NEVER DO ANYTHING TO HURT HIM.
I PROMISE I'LL BRING THEM BOTH BACK TO THE GUILD WITH ME
BUT YOU THREE NEED TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY.
- DON'T BE RIDICULOUS. WE CAN HELP YOU.
- I DON'T WANT YOUR HELP. THIS IS MY PROBLEM, IT DOESN'T INVOLVE YOU.
- HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT? YOU SAW NATSU. I'D SAY WE'RE PLENTY INVOLVED.
- ERZA, WHAT'S UP WITH THIS TOWER? AND WHO IS THIS JELLAL GUY?
I CAN UNDERSTAND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TELL US.
YOU SAID THE CREEPS WHO KIDNAPPED YOU USED TO BE FRIENDS OF YOURS, RIGHT?
WELL, WE'RE YOUR FRIENDS NOW AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU.
AND NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE YOUR BACK.
- YEAH, SHE'S RIGHT.
- LEAVE. - COME ON.
- YOU'RE FREAKING ME OUT 'CAUSE THIS ISN'T LIKE YOU AT ALL.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WOMAN WHO'D TELL US TO SHUT UP
AND COME ALONG WHETHER WE WANTED TO OR NOT?
WE WANNA STAY HERE AND HELP YOU OUT.
MASTER TAUGHT US THAT EVEN THE STRONGEST WARRIORS
NEED A LITTLE BACKUP EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
- I'M SORRY. BUT YOU CAN'T HELP ME NOW,
THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST ME.
WIN OR LOSE THIS BATTLE, I'M STARING DEATH IN THE FACE.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
- THERE'S NO POINT IN FIGHTING WHAT'S INEVITABLE. I CAN'T.
BUT WHAT I CAN DO IS SHARE MY STORY WITH YOU WHILE I'M STILL HERE.
THIS BUILDING IS THE TOWER OF HEAVEN. IT'S ALSO CALLED THE R-SYSTEM.
OVER A DECADE AGO, A CULT DEDICATED TO BLACK MAGIC BEGAN IT'S CONSTRUCTION.
IT WOULD BE USED TO CAST A FORBIDDEN SPELL
THAT BRINGS THE DEAD BACK TO LIFE.
THE SPELL REQUIRED MULTIPLE HUMAN SACRIFICES
SO THE CULT ABDUCTED CITIZENS OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS
AND FORCED THEM TO BUILD THE TOWER AS THEIR SLAVES.
THE ONLY REASON I KNOW THIS IS BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.
- ( all gasp )
- ANYONE WHO DARED TO RESIST THE CULT OR TRIED TO ESCAPE THE TOWER
WOULD MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEAR.
WE NEVER HAD ANY PEACE OF MIND. WE LIVED IN CONSTANT FEAR.
BUT WE BONDED AND MADE FRIENDS WE COULD TRUST DESPITE THAT,
EVEN THOUGH WE KNEW WE WOULDN'T BE TOGETHER LONG.
ONE OF MY FRIENDS IN THE TOWER WAS A BOY NAMED JELLAL.
- ( fighting noises )
- ERZA. HOLD ON.
DON'T WORRY, I'LL GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
YOUR EYE.
THEY'VE GONE TOO FAR. WHAT DID SHE DO TO DESERVE THIS?
WHAT DID ANY OF US DO?
( cries ) NO.
- JELLAL.
- THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S ME. YOU'LL BE SAFE NOW. I'M HERE WITH YOU.
- HOW'LL WE GET OUT?
- WELL, THERE'S NO TURNING BACK NOW.
WE ARE GOING TO FIGHT.
- WE HAVE TO FIGHT.
- OH, NO. MAGIC SOLDIERS.
- Sho: I HOPE SISTER'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
GRANDPA ROB, YOU CAME BACK FROM PUNISHMENT ALIVE.
YOU THINK SHE'LL BE OKAY?
- I'M SURE SHE'S GOING TO BE FINE.
THEY CAN TORTURE HER ALL DAY AND NIGHT
BUT THEY'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO TAKE HER SOUL AWAY FROM HER.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
- Guard: GET IN.
- Sho: SISTER.
- Simon: ERZA. WAIT A MINUTE, WHERE'S JELLAL?
- Guard: ALL RIGHT KIDS, IT'S TIME TO GET TO WORK.
- Grandpa Rob: DON'T UPSET HER ANY MORE.
WE SHOULD JUST BE HAPPY SHE'S COME BACK TO US ALIVE.
- BUT GRANDPA...
- I CAN ONLY ASSUME THEY'VE CHOSEN TO KEEP HIM IN HER PLACE.
- ( sobs ) I CAN'T TAKE IT. I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
- QUIT YOUR CRYING, KID. - CALM DOWN, SHO.
THERE'S NO NEED TO CRY. EVERYTHING'S GOING TO WORK OUT JUST FINE.
- Guard: SHUT IT, YOU LITTLE BRAT.
- Sho: LEAVE ME ALONE.
- Jellal: WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT.
- Simon: WHAT'RE YOU DOING?
- Guard: WHAT THE...
- NO WAY. - COULD IT BE?
- MUTINY.
- WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO YOU?
- FIND A WEAPON. WE CAN'T ESCAPE AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SET US FREE.
SO IF WE WANT OUT OF HERE, WE HAVE TO FIGHT.
FOR OUR LIVES, FOR OUR FREEDOM.
- ( cheering )
SO WE TOOK A STAND FOR OUR FREEDOM.
WE HOPED TO SAVE OUR DEAR FRIEND JELLAL.
HE WAS LIKE THE LEADER OF OUR GROUP BACK THEN.
HE HAD A STRONG SENSE OF JUSTICE THAT I TRULY ADMIRED.
HOWEVER,
SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HIM.
IT'S ALMOST AS IF HE BECAME AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PERSON.
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY I COULD DESCRIBE JELLAL'S NEW PERSONA,
PURE, UNADULTERATED EVIL.
- ( theme song playing )
- HEY NATSU, I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU'VE HEARD A REALLY WEIRD
SOUND THE LAST FEW NIGHTS.
- NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WHAT'S IT SOUND LIKE?
- IT'S CREEPY. IT SOUNDS LIKE A GIRL CRYING,
AND I HEAR IT EVERY NIGHT BEFORE I GO TO BED.
- REALLY? MAN, THAT SOUNDS TOTALLY COOL.
- WELL, I DON'T THINK IT'S COOL 'CAUSE I CAN'T SLEEP.
- Natsu and Happy: NEXT TIME, VOICE OF DARKNESS.
- Natsu: SO DOES THIS GHOST OF YOURS SAY ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR?
- Happy: "THE RENT. MUST PAY THE RENT."
- Natsu: UH, I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S JUST LUCY.