- ( theme song playing )
- 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!
( he laughs )
- OH MAN, HAPPY'S GONNA FREAK WHEN HE SEES ME!
MAYBE I CAN SCARE ERZA WHILE I'M AT IT!
WAIT. I KNOW LUCY'S TOTALLY GONNA JUMP OUT OF HER SKIN,
IT'LL BE HILARIOUS!
- END OF THE ROAD FOR YOU, BOY.
- ( r.p.g. rockin' playing game theme plays )
- SOMETHING'S INTERFERING WITH MY COMMUNICATION WITH WALLY AND MILLIANA!
-I CAN'T EVEN TELL WHERE THEY ARE NOW.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
- HE'S TALKING ABOUT TELEPATHIC COMMUNICATION.
- IS SOMETHING THE MATTER, SHO?
- I'M FINE. EVERYTHING'S FINE NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE.
- HEAVEN'S GAME!
- JUVIA, ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT WE CAN TRUST THIS GUY?
I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT HE WASN'T ACTUALLY
TRYIN' TO KILL US BACK AT THE RESORT, BUT STILL.
- I WON'T MAKE EXCUSES FOR MY ACTIONS.
- I DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD HEAR ME.
- ANY WIZARD WHO WAS INCAPABLE OF SURVIVING THAT
WOULD NEVER HAVE A PRAYER AGAINST JELLAL.
I NEVER DOUBTED THAT NATSU COULD HANDLE THE ATTACK.
I WAS CONFIDENT HE WOULD SURVIVE.
- OH YEAH, WELL WHAT ABOUT ME?
- NONE OF YOU CAN COMPREHEND THE FULL EXTENT OF NATSU'S ABILITY.
ONCE HE AWAKENS THE TRUE DRAGON'S POWER WITHIN,
EVIL WILL FALL IN HIS WAKE!
- ( he sneezes )
- UGH! I CAN'T WIPE MY FACE! GROSS!
I SHOULD PROBABLY TAKE THIS OFF FOR A SEC. COME ON YOU STUPID MASK!
- LET ME GIVE YA A HAND, PAL.
- WHAT THE--? - NO!
- HEY, CUT IT OUT, WOULD YA, MILLIANNA!
- IT'S THE BLOCKHEAD!
- WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?
- YOU BIG OL MEANIE! YOU WERE TRYING TO HURT THE ITTY-BITTY-KITTY-WITTY!
- WAIT A SEC, THAT'S NOT EVEN A REAL CAT, YOU CRAZY BROAD!
- MEOW!
- HE IS JUST THE CUTEST WITTLE KITTY EVER! - A WISE GUY, EH?
- I'M TELLIN' YA DOLL, THIS CAT IS A RAT, SEE?
- WHOA!
CAT MAKE BARRIER!
- NO, DON'T HURT THE POOR KITTY!
- FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD, DOLLFACE, THIS DIRTY RAT IS OUR ENEMY.
MEOW!
- DIRTY RAT? IT LOOKS LIKE A KITTY TO ME.
- IT'S A GUY IN A CAT COSTUME, YA DIMWIT!
- MEOW!
- CAT FIRE!
DRAT! I GUESS JELLAL WASN'T PULLING MY LEG WHEN HE TOLD ME
THIS CAT'S GOT SOME REAL CLAWS. ALRIGHT, TOOTS. IT'S GO TIME!
- PRETENDING TO BE A CAT WHEN YOU'RE REALLY JUST A PERSON
IS A LOUSY THING TO DO.
- OH YEAH? YOU'RE ONE TO TALK!
- BAD KITTY RESTRAINT TUBE!
- THAT'S GIVING HIM THE BRACELETS THERE, DOLL!
- IT'S TIME TO PUT THE BAD LITTLE KITTY TO SLEEP!
- HE'S IN THE BAG!
- CAT FIRE! HEY!
HOW COME I CAN'T USE MY MAGIC? IS IT 'CAUSE OF THIS THING?
- FAKE KITTIES MAKE ME MAD!
- I HOPE YOU'RE HUNGRY, SALAMANDER,
CAUSE YOU'RE ABOUT TA EAT LEAD.
- OH MAN, THIS IS NOT GOOD!
- EARS UP! I GOT A REAL DANDY CATCHPHRASE I'VE BEEN DYIN' TO TRY OUT.
TOO BAD THINGS HADDA END DIS WAY. BUT FROM THE MOMENT YOU MET ME--
- THAT YOU, HAPPY?
- YOU BETCHA! I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE SAFE!
BUT WHAT'S UP WITH THE CAT COSTUME?
- JUST GET THIS THING OFFA ME!
- AYE, SIR!
- LOOK PAL, NO ONE INTERRUPTS WALLY AND LIVES TA TELL DA TALE!
- NO! I WON'T LET YOU HURT THE WITTLE KITTY WITTY!
- CAT'S AIN'T NO FLYERS! AND THEY AIN'T NO STINKIN GUM FLAPPERS NEITHER!
- C'MON LIL BUDDY, UNTIE ME!
- AYE, SIR!
- EAT THIS! - DON'T DO IT, WALLY!
- LEMME GO, YOU LOONY TOON!
- HURRY IT UP! WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME!
- I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THIS STUPID THING LOOSE!
- CRAP! WELL, THEN I GUESS I GOT NO OTHER CHOICE!
SPECIAL ATTACK!
SAD KITTY FACE! MEOW!
MEOW.
- WHOA! IT REALLY WORKED?
- WHY IN THE HELL D'YA LET HIM GO YA DINGBAT?
- THE POOR WITTLE KITTY LOOKED SO SAD.
- AW, FOR CRYIN OUT LOUD!
- I'M A FREE MAN!
- YEAH! GET 'EM NATSU!
- FIRE DRAGON WING ATTACK!
YOU MESS WITH THE KITTY! YOU GET THE CLAWS!
- SO HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA WEAR THAT THING?
- 'TIL I CAN GET IT OFF.
( he chuckles )
- SHO AND SIMON HAVE CHOSEN TO BETRAY ME.
AND IT APPEARS THAT WALLY AND MILLIANNA HAVE FALLEN
AT THE HANDS OF SALAMANDER.
THIS IS HOW THE GAME SHOULD BE PLAYED. ONE-SIDED MATCHES ARE ALWAYS SO DREADFULLY BORING.
- BUT MASTER, ERZA MUST BE CAPTURED AT ONCE SO WE CAN BEGIN THE CEREMONY.
I'M AFRAID THE TIME FOR PLAYING GAMES IS OVER NOW.
- PRUDENT AS ALWAYS, VIDALDUS. FETCH HER.
- YOU'LL ALLOW ME?
- IT IS OUR TURN, AFTER ALL.
ASSASSINS FROM THE DEATH'S HEAD ORDER.
VIDALDUS TAKA.
- GO TO HELL! YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT!
THEY CAN SAY THEIR PRAYERS IF THEY WANNA,
BUT THEY'RE ALL GONNA BE BURNIN' IN HELL TONIGHT!
- FUKURO.
- ( hoots )
- AND THEIR LEADER, IKARUGA.
- LIFE IS A FLOWER. FATED TO BE CUT DOWN AND SCATTERED ON THE GROUND BELOW.
SO TONIGHT, WE MAKE MERRY.
WE ARE ASSASSINS HAILING FROM THE DEATH'S HEAD ORDER GUILD.
THE SPECIAL FORCES SQUAD, KNOWN AS TRINITY RAVEN, IS AT YOUR SERVICE, SIR.
- IT'S TIME YOU ENTERED THE FRAY. NOW, GO!
- HEY, HAPPY?
- YEAH, WHAT?
- YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PULL HARDER THAN THAT!
- I'M PULLIN' AS HARD AS I CAN BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO GET THE STUPID THING TO BUDGE!
- IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE GONNA RIP MY HEAD OFF!
SWEET FREEDOM!
HEY LOOK, NOW IT'S STUCK ON OL' BOXY!
- I'M AMAZED THAT MASK WAS ABLE TO FIT OVER HIS GIANT, SQUARE HEAD!
- THIS DANCE AIN'T OVER YET, SALAMANDER!
- WELL, I ALREADY GOT MY PAYBACK, AND SINCE ERZA AND HAPPY ARE SAFE,
THERE'S NO REASON FOR ME TO KEEP WASTIN' MY TIME WITH YOU, PAL.
- AYE, YOU TELL 'EM!
- TALK ALL YA WANT BUT WE'RE STILL GONNA GET TA HEAVEN!
JELLAL TOLD US WE'D FINALLY HAVE REAL FREEDOM--
--IN A WORLD WHERE PALOOKAS LIKE US ARE CALLIN' THE SHOTS.
- I WELCOME YOU TO THE TOWER OF HEAVEN.
AND THERE HE IS!
- MY NAME IS JELLAL AND I AM THE RULER OF THIS TOWER.
I SEE THE PLAYERS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED.
- SAY WHAT?
- SO HE KNOWS WE'RE HERE. HE COULD BE LURKING ANYWHERE IN THE TOWER, WAITING FOR US.
- I'M DELIGHTED YOU'VE COME ALL THIS WAY TO SEE ME.
SHALL WE PLAY A ROUND OF HEAVEN'S GAME?
- I DON'T WANNA PLAY YOUR GAMES!
- WHADDAYA MEAN, JELLAL?
- THE RULES ARE REALLY QUITE SIMPLE. I WISH TO USE ERZA AS A SACRIFICE
IN MY CEREMONY TO RESURRECT LORD ZEREF.
- NO, I WON'T LET YOU.
- IF I SUCCEED, THE GATES OF HEAVEN WILL OPEN, CROWNING MY VICTORY.
- HOWEVER, IF YOU CAN MANAGE TO FIND A WAY TO STOP ME,
YOU'LL BE THE WINNERS OF THE GAME.
TO MAKE THINGS A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING,
I'VE ENLISTED THREE KNIGHTS TO BATTLE ON MY BEHALF.
- THREE KNIGHTS? WHO COULD THEY BE?
- THE ONLY WAY YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET TO ME IS IF YOU CAN DEFEAT THEM.
IN OTHER WORDS, A THREE-ON-EIGHT BATTLE ROYALE.
AND THERE'S ONE MORE SURPRISE.
THE MAGIC COUNCIL HAS THE SATELLITE SQUARE FOCUSED DIRECTLY ON THIS TOWER
AND IT'S HIGHLY LIKELY THEY WILL ATTACK.
AT THIS VERY MOMENT,
THEY'RE IN THE MIDST OF VOTING ON WHETHER THEY SHOULD FIRE AN ETHERION BLAST.
- HEY, THAT WASN'T IN THE DEAL, YOU HOODED FREAK!
IF THAT THING HITS US, WE'LL ALL BE GOIN' TO HELL!
- NOW, NOW, VIDALDUS. YOU WOULDN'T BE HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS?
- NOT ON YOUR LIFE, BOSS! FINALLY. HA! THIS IS THE RUSH I'VE BEEN LOOKIN' FOR!
A REAL DANGEROUS THRILL RIDE TO GET MY BLOOD PUMPIN'!
- THERE'S NO TELLING HOW MUCH TIME IS LEFT.
SHOULD THE ETHERION STRIKE, COMPLETE ANNIHILATION IS IMMINENT.
NO PLAYERS LEFT TO WIN; GAME OVER.
- WHAT KINDA MESSED UP GAME IS THIS?
- BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME.
WHY WOULD THE MAGIC COUNCIL RESORT TO SUCH DRASTIC MEASURES?
- ERZA!
- WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?
- NOW, THEN. LET THE GAME BEGIN.
- I WON'T LET HIM LAY A FINGER ON HER!
- LET ME OUT OF HERE!
- I'LL BEAT JELLAL ALL BY MYSELF IF I HAVE TO!
- NO! YOU CAN'T DO IT ALONE!
- ALL RIGHT, NOW I'M ALL FIRED UP!
- WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO TO THE VERY TOP OF THE TOWER TO FIND THIS JELLAL GUY, AREN'T WE?
- BUT WHY WOULD HE WANNA DO THIS TO US?
IF THEY REALLY FIRE THAT THING, IT'S GONNA BE CURTAINS FOR EVERYBODY.
WE WERE ALL JUST A BUNCH OF STUPID KIDS LOOKING FOR OUR OWN LITTLE TASTE OF FREEDOM.
- I DUNNO WHAT KIND OF FREEDOM YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN LOOKIN FOR--
--BUT WHAT WE'VE GOT AT FAIRY TAIL IS PRETTY AWESOME.
HEY HAPPY! I'M NOT FEELIN' THIS GAME SO HOW ABOUT WE BEND THE RULES?
- AYE, SIR!
- LET'S SKIP AHEAD AND GO STRAIGHT TO THE FINISH LINE, BUDDY!
- AYE SIR!
- HE'S A STAND-UP GUY.
AND THAT'S A DANDY LOOKIN' SCARF!
SOMETHIN'S COMIN' THIS WAY.
WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS THAT?
- SALAMANDER IT'S YOU!
- HUH? WHO THE HECK'S YELLIN' AT ME NOW?
- YOU'D BETTER WATCH OUT FOR THIS GUY! HE'S ONE OF THAT BLOCKHEAD'S BUDDIES!
- OH YEAH? THAT MEANS HE'S WITH THAT CREEP JELLAL!
- I'M NOT! TRUST ME I'M ON YOUR SIDE!
THIS WHOLE TIME I'VE JUST BEEN PRETENDING TO BE UNDER THAT LUNATIC'S SPELL!
IT WAS THE ONLY WAY I'D BE ABLE TO STOP HIM!
- WE DON'T BELIEVE YOU!
- HOLD ON. IS THAT REALLY THE TRUTH?
- YES.
- SO WHO IS THIS JELLAL GUY ANYWAY?
AND WHY'S HE MAKIN' US PLAY THIS RIDICULOUS GAME IN THE FIRST PLACE?
- HE'S GOT A TWISTED SENSE OF HUMOR. HE'S THE TWIN BROTHER OF SIEGRAIN,
A MEMBER OF THE MAGIC COUNCIL.
I ASSUME THAT'S HOW HE KNOWS THEY'RE PLANNING TO FIRE THE ETHERION.
- SO THIS IS ALL JUST A FIGHT BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS?
- IT'S POSSIBLE.
I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP OR WHETHER THEY ARE AT ODDS.
NO, IT CAN'T BE!
- I WILL NOT TOLERATE THE BREAKING OF RULES!
NOW PREPARE YOURSELVES TO BE PUNISHED IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE!
FUKURO, THE KNIGHT OF TRUE JUSTICE, HAS ARRIVED!
- A BIRD?
- YEAH, SOME KINDA WEIRD JUSTICE BIRD!
- OH NO! DARK MOMENT!
- OH GREAT, NOW I CAN'T EVEN SEE!
- I KNEW WE NEVER SHOULD HAVE TRUSTED THAT GUY!
- LET'S GET OUT OF HERE. WE DON'T STAND A CHANCE AGAINST THE OWL!
- HA!
- EVEN IN THE DARKNESS, THE LIGHT OF JUSTICE SHINES THROUGH!
HOO HO HOO!
YOU SEE?
- HEY MAN, ARE YOU DOIN' OKAY?
- THESE GUYS MEAN BUSINESS. THEY'RE ASSASSINS FROM THE DEATH'S HEAD ORDER!
- ASSASSINS HAVE GUILDS, TOO?
- THEY BELONG TO ONE OF THE DARK GUILDS.
THEY REFUSE TO TAKE ON REGULAR JOBS.
THEY MAKE THEIR LIVING BY ACCEPTING REQUESTS THAT INVOLVE
USING THEIR MAGIC TO TAKE LIVES FOR MONEY.
THE WIZARDS WE'RE UP AGAINST ARE KNOWN AS TRINITY RAVEN.
THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING EVERY SINGLE OFFICER IN THE WESTERN ARMY
DURING THE CABRIA WAR. THEIR POWER IS LEGENDARY.
- SO YOU'RE TELLING US THAT BIRDBRAIN HERE IS ACTUALLY SOME KIND OF SUPER KILLER?
- HOO HOO HOO! AND IF YOU'RE EVIL, WE'LL KILL YOU!
- THEY ARE PROFESSIONAL ASSASSINS! YOU CANNOT DEFEAT THEM!
- NOW SALAMANDER. WORD BACK AT OUR GUILD IS THAT YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY EVIL DEEDS.
IT'S MY DUTY AS A KNIGHT OF JUSTICE TO SEE THAT YOU ARE PUNISHED!
- MAGIC GUILDS ARE SUPPOSED TO BRING LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE TOGETHER
SO THEY CAN SHARE THEIR DREAMS. THEY'RE NOT PLACES FOR KILLERS LIKE YOU TO TEAM UP!
- DON'T DO IT, SALAMANDER! I'M TELLING YOU, THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN BEAT HIM!
- I HATE IT THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO WILL PAY SOMEONE TO COMMIT MURDER!
I HATE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WILL KILL FOR MONEY.
AND I HATE THAT YOU'RE TALKING LIKE YOU'RE IN A REAL GUILD.
SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO TAKE YOU DOWN A NOTCH! HEAR ME BIRDBRAIN? LET'S DANCE!
- OH LITTLE SALAMANDER, YOU ARE STILL SO NAIVE.
I'M DOING THIS WORLD A GREAT SERVICE BY DESTROYING THOSE WHO COMMIT EVIL DEEDS. THRUSTERS!
AND SINCE YOU ARE AN EVILDOER! YOU MUST BE DESTROYED! JET! HOO!
- NATSU!
- YOU THINK YOU CAN FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE? AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN, YA DODO BIRD!
- HOO HOO! ONCE MORE! THRUSTERS!
THROW!
- NATSU!
- NOW THAT HURT.
- IMPRESSIVE. YOU'RE A LOT STRONGER THAN I EXPECTED YOU TO BE!
THIS JOB MAY ACTUALLY PROVE TO BE REAL CHALLENGE FOR ONCE!
- I KNEW THEY'D BE TOUGH TO BE BEAT BUT I HAD NO IDEA.
AND THERE ARE STILL TWO MORE MEMBERS.
- SHAME ON YOU, SIMON. DEFEATED SO EASILY AT THE START OF THE GAME.
OUR NEXT MATCH IS FUKURO VERSUS NATSU DRAGNEEL.
I WAS VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO FACING HIM MYSELF.
BUT THE ODDS DO NOT LOOK PROMISING.
- NATSU?
- SALAMANDER!
- NATSU? AW MAN. HE'S GOT EARS LIKE A DOG,
SO HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR US CALLING NO MATTER WHERE HE IS.
- AH, THEN HE'S JUST LIKE GAJEY. DOES HE HAVE A KEEN NOSE AS WELL?
- GAJEY, HUH?
- I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY I WAS CHOSEN TO SEARCH ALONGSIDE THIS BLONDE BIMBO IN THE FIRST PLACE.
- GIMME A BREAK. IT'S NOT LIKE I WANNA WORK WITH YOU EITHER.
- I'M GONNA RESCUE ERZA FROM SHO. I'M COUNTING ON YOU LADIES TO FIND NATSU.
PLEASE DON'T LET ME DOWN, MY DEAREST JUVIA.
- I'LL GLADLY DO ANYTHING MY BELOVED GRAY ASKS OF ME,
BUT DOESN'T HE REALIZE THAT LEAVING TWO ROMANTIC RIVALS ALONE TOGETHER
IS A RECIPE FOR A BLOODBATH?
- I'VE TOLD YOU A HUNDRED TIMES, I HAVE NO INTEREST IN HIM--
NOW CAN WE DROP THIS AND START LOOKIN' FOR NATSU?
( loud and shrill sound )
WHAT IS MAKING THAT AWFUL NOISE? IS IT A GUITAR?
IT'S SO LOUD!
- I ACTUALLY THINK IT SOUNDS PRETTY COOL.
- YOU HAVE GOT SOME MAJOR ISSUES, GIRL.
- YOU BABES DIG MY DESTRUCTION SOLO?
CHECK OUT THE HAIR!
- I'M AN ASSASSIN WITH THE DEATH'S HEAD ORDER!
PRETTY ROCKIN' NAME, HUH? A "DEATH HEAD" IS LIKE A SKULL, GET IT?
- I TAKE IT YOU'RE ONE OF THE THREE KNIGHTS JELLAL SPOKE OF?
- I'M A WING OF THE TRINITY RAVEN! WHEN THEY SCREAM "VIDALDUS TAKA"
THEY'RE TALKIN' ABOUT ME! ROCK YOU!
WHOA, THAT'S ONE CRAZY BODY YOU GOT THERE!
- IT'S MADE ENTIRELY OF WATER. DRIP, DRIP, DROP.
- ALRIGHT JUVIA! IT'S UP TO YOU!
- YOUR ATTACKS WILL HAVE NO EFFECT ON ME WHATSOEVER. WATER LOCK!
- WHAT'S THAT? DID YOU JUST SAY YOU WANNA ROCK?
- IS THAT ALL YOU'VE GOT?
- YOU ELEMENT FOUR PEOPLE ARE SCARY-- I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE ON OUR SIDE NOW!
- I DON'T UNDERSTAND-- MY WATER LOCK JUST DISAPPEARED!
- WHERE'D ALL THAT WATER GO?
- SOMETIMES IT'S BEST TO JUST GIVE YOUR LOCKS A GOOD RINSE.
SHAMPOOING EVERYDAY CAN REALLY DRY OUT YOUR HAIR.
- BUT HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO BREAK FREE FROM MY WATER LOCK?
- IT WAS EASY 'CAUSE MY ROCK STAR HAIR ABSORBS LIQUIDS.
JUST AS LONG AS IT AIN'T OIL OR ALCOHOL, YA KNOW?
THAT STUFF'LL REALLY MESS UP YOUR 'DO.
- WATER HAS NO EFFECT ON HIM? THAT'S NOT GOOD.
- MAN I GOTTA TELL YA, BOTH OF YOU LADIES ARE HOTTER THAN HELL.
- OH HERE WE GO AGAIN!
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
- I SWEAR, BEING THIS CUTE CAN BE A REAL CURSE SOMETIMES.
- EENY, MEENY, MINEEY, MOE, OH NO!
I JUST GOT TO CATCH ONE OF THESE HOT CHICKS BY THE TOE!
YOU'RE IT, BABE! I'M GONNA MAKE YOU MY SUCCUBUS!
- YOUR SUCCUBUS?
- ROCK OF SUCCUBUS! OH YEAH!
- WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?
OH, YEAH!
- NO! LEAVE ME ALONE!
- JUVIA! WHAT'S GOING ON?
- STAY BACK! HE'S TOO DANGEROUS!
- AND SO FALLS THE RAIN WOMAN. I WONDER WHAT'LL HAPPEN NEXT.
- HEY JUVIA?
- SHE'S MY SLAVE NOW, BABE.
- I'M GONNA TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE STRAIGHT TO HELL, BLONDIE!
SAY YOUR PRAYERS IF YOU WANNA, BUT YOU'LL STILL BURN IN HELL TONIGHT!
- WHAT DID THAT GUY DO TO HER?
- LOOKS LIKE THIS IS THE END FOR THE CELESTIAL WIZARD.
( singing in Japanese )
- I HEARD THAT WHEN ERZA WAS A LITTLE KID, SHE WAS REALLY SHY,
AND WOULDN'T EVEN LET ANYONE COME NEAR HER.
- THAT'S KINDA HARD TO IMAGINE NOW.
- I BETCHA SHE JUST ACTS TOUGH 'CAUSE SHE'S TRYIN' TO PROTECT HERSELF
FROM THE PAINFUL STUFF SHE WENT THROUGH WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG.
- SHE HAS ALL THAT ARMOR TO PROTECT HER, THOUGH.
- NO, I MEAN SHE KEEPS HER HEART CLOSED SO SHE DOESN'T GET HURT AGAIN.
Both together: NEXT TIME: ARMOR OF THE HEART!
- UH, SORRY PAL, BUT I THINK YOU'RE GETTIN' A LITTLE TOO DEEP FOR ME.
- BUT YOU'RE ALWAYS WIDE OPEN, NATSU!
- DID YOU SAY "OVEN"? I'M STARVING RIGHT NOW!