- Natsu: PREVIOUSLY, ON FAIRY TAIL.
- Happy: IS IT JUST ME? OR DOES OUR GUILD THROW A WHOLE LOT OF EVENTS?
- Natsu: NOT THAT MANY! I MEAN, THERE'S THE BIG FANTASIA PARADE
AND THE FLOWER VIEWING BINGO TOURNAMENT.
- Lucy: HEY FIRE-BREATH! YOU'RE FORGETTING THE MISS FAIRY TAIL CONTEST!
- Happy: OH, YEAH! DIDN'T YOU TAKE THE TITLE LAST YEAR, LUCY?
- ( Lucy chuckles nervously ) HOW ABOUT WE PRETEND I NEVER BROUGHT THIS UP? FOR REAL
- ( theme song playing )
- ( singing in Japanese )
- ( bagpipes playing )
- Jason: SO COOL! GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO TODAY'S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EVENT!
- FAIRY TAIL'S MANDATORY-FOR-ALL-WIZARDS 24-HOUR ENDURANCE ROAD RACE
HAS ARRIVED AND WE'RE BRINGING YOU EVERY HEART-POUNDING SECOND!
I'M EVERYONE'S FAVORITE SORCERER WEEKLY REPORTER, JASON,
AND I'LL BE YOUR GUIDE TO ALL OF TODAY'S SWEET ACTION!
IT'S FILLING UP FAST OUT HERE SO YA BETTER HURRY IF YOU WANT TO WITNESS WHAT'S SURE TO BE
THE COOLEST RACE IN FAIRY TAIL HISTORY!
- ( Happy reading )
- ( Jason gasps ) THERE HE IS, FOLKS!
THE REIGNING AND UNDEFEATED CHAMPION! LIGHTNING FAST JET!
RUMOR HAS IT HE DOES THIS TO COMPENSATE FOR BEING LACKLUSTER ON QUESTS!
SCANDALOUS!
- HEY! - COOL IT, SPEED DEMON IT'S ONLY A RUMOR!
- JET'S STILL THE FAN-FAVORITE EVERYBODY PUT THEIR MONEY ON HIM AGAIN.
- HA! WELL I HOPE THEY'RE READY TO LOSE IT.
THIS YEAR'S CHAMPION IS GOING TO BE SALAMANDER!
- BIG TALKING MORONS ARE SURE TO END UP IN A DITCH
BEFORE THEY GET CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE
- BUT THOSE MORONS DON'T HAVE A SECRET WEAPON LIKE I DO!
- THE FIRE-BREATHER'S BLOWING SMOKE. GEEZ, YOU'RE SUCH A CHILD
- ( exclaims ) YEAH! NOW I'M READY!
- YOU DOWNED IT? HOW THE HECK ARE YOU GOING TO COMPETE?
- YOU DON'T HONESTLY EXPECT ME TO RUN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH, DO YOU?
- NO. JUST DO YOUR THING.
I'VE NEVER SEEN HER GET SO RILED UP ABOUT AN EVENT!
- THAT'S BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE TO PLAY THE PUNISHMENT GAME!
THE ONE LAST YEAR GAVE ME NIGHTMARES!
- ( exclaims ) I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR A PUNISHMENT GAME!
- Makarov: EVERYONE QUIET DOWN!
FAIRY TAIL WIZARDS KNOW, WITHOUT THE PROPER BALANCE
OF INTELLIGENCE AND PHYSICAL ENDURANCE, THEY ARE DOOMED TO FAILURE!
OVER THE NEXT TWENTY-FOUR HOURS, YOU'LL USE THOSE ATTRIBUTES AGAINST EACH OTHER.
- A REAL MAN NEVER USES HIS BRAIN!
- YEAH, PHYSICAL STRENGTH IS ALL THAT MATTERS IN A RACE LIKE THIS!
- THE RULES ARE VERY SIMPLE. FROM THE STARTING LINE, EACH OF YOU WILL MAKE
YOUR WAY ALONG A PREDETERMINED COURSE, ENDING AT MOUNT IBOR.
THE SUMMIT'S BEEN PEPPERED WITH HEAVY WYVERN SCALES
YOU ARE TO GRAB ONE AND BRING IT BACK!
ONCE IT'S ACROSS THE FINISH LINE, YOU'VE COMPLETED
THE RACE AND PROVEN YOURSELF A WORTHY MEMBER OF FAIRY TAIL!
NEVER FORGET, FORFEITING IS NOT AN OPTION FOR ANY OF YOU.
FAIRY TAIL WIZARDS PRIDE THEMSELVES ON OUR WILLINGNESS TO GO THAT EXTRA MILE.
I'VE DECIDED TO PUT A NEW RESTRICTION IN PLACE FOR THIS YEAR'S EVENT.
AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, I'VE DECIDED, THE USE OF FLYING MAGIC IS NOW FORBIDDEN!
- ( all groaning )
- Makarov: ALL OTHER FORMS OF MAGIC ARE STILL PERMITTED.
- GUESS I WON'T BE DRAWING ANY HOT AIR BALLOONS.
- THE OLD MAN'S NOT PULLING ANY PUNCHES THIS YEAR.
- AND WHOEVER'S UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO COME IN LAST,
WILL FACE THE MOST HORRIFIC PUNISHMENT GAME I'VE EVER DEVISED!
- ( all gasping )
- IS IT JUST ME? OR DOES HE ONLY PUT ON THIS EVENT FOR THE PUNISHMENT GAME?
- LAST YEAR'S WAS BEYOND SADISTIC!
- QUIT COMPLAINING, YA SISSIES, IT'S EMBARRASSING!
IF ONLY ONE PERSON'S PUNISHED, DON'T COME IN DEAD LAST!
- ALTHOUGH THERE IS A KERNEL OF WISDOM IN YOUR WORDS, GAJEEL
YOUR PHRASING COULD USE A LITTLE BIT OF WORK.
- YOU MAKING FUN OF ME?
- I'D SAY IF YOU'RE COMPETING, DO IT WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH
THIS IS CUSTOM-MADE EQUIPMENT. IT KEEPS MUSCLE FATIGUE AT BAY, THUS INCREASING MY ENDURANCE.
- IF I DIDN'T KNOW BETTER, I'D SAY SHE WAS SHOWING OFF.
- IT'S ON! I'M NOT HOLDING BACK THIS TIME. TODAY YOU AND ME ARE RIVALS!
- I WON'T HOLD BACK EITHER, OKAY. BUT THIS NEW 'NO FLYING' RULE SUCKS KITTY LITTER.
- WOW! POOR HAPPY!
- WITH THE OPENING SPEECH NOW CONCLUDED, IT'S TIME FOR THE MAIN EVENT!
LET'S HAVE ALL THE CONTESTANTS ON THE STARTING LINE!
- WATCH MY START, LEVY! IT'S GOING TO BLOW YOUR MIND!
- AND I CAN'T PROMISE ANYTHING.
- ( chuckles ) COME ON, HE JUST WANTS TO SHOW OFF FOR YOU!
- OH, I'M NOT PLAYING HARD TO GET OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO WATCH HIM WHEN HE GOES ALL OUT.
- READY. BANG!
- ( gun fires )
- ALRIGHT LET'S START THIS OFF BIG. HIGH SPEED!
- Jason: ONCE AGAIN, JET STARTS THE RACE OFF WITH AN OVERWHELMING LEAD! SO COOL!
- SEE? NOW YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
- YEAH, I SURE DO
- ( explosion )
- ( both gasp )
- YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING.
- TOLD YOU GUYS I HAD A SECRET WEAPON THIS YEAR! THIS IS MY FIRE DRAGON
IRON FIST BOOSTER!
- YOU BETTER HOPE I DON'T CATCH UP TO YOU, CHEATER! DO YOU HEAR ME?
- GOOD LUCK, LUCY AND LEVY! DO YOUR BEST.
- THERE'S NO NEED TO BE NICE TO THEM, WENDY.
EVERY PERSON IN THIS RACE TODAY IS AN ENEMY!
- THIS IS BAD! - IT JUST STARTED AND WE'RE ALREADY DEAD LAST!
- NOW, I WONDER WHO'LL PLAY THIS YEAR'S PUNISHMENT GAME!
I CAN HARDLY CONTAIN MYSELF!
- SORRY, HAPPY! - SEE YOU LATER!
- ( panting )
- Jason: JET, THE REIGNING CHAMPION, MAINTAINS AN IMPRESSIVE LEAD!
BUT NATSU ISN'T VERY FAR BEHIND HIM!
ROCKETING INTO SECOND PLACE WITH HIS FIRE DRAGON IRON FIST BOOSTER!
BEHIND THEM, ERZA, GAJEEL, GRAY, AND MANY MORE ARE COMPETING
FOR THIRD IN A HEART POUNDING FREE-FOR-ALL.
WHICH ONE OF THEM WILL BREAK OUT OF THE PACK AND CLAIM IT?
AND NOW JOINING ME LIVE TO SHARE HER THOUGHTS ON THIS EXCITING RACE
IS THE RAVISHING MISS MIRA JANE!
- WELL, JET IS APPARENTLY SO FAST WE CAN'T SEE HIM.
- ( Jet laughing )
- PICTO MAGIC!
- ( screaming )
- THIS'LL BE EASY! I'LL DROP EVERY ONE OF THEM!
- OH, NO!
- ( scoffs ) NOT EVERYDAY YOU SEE HUMPTY-DUMPTY TAKE HIS FALL.
- ICE MAKE. FLOOR!
- ( exclaiming )
- SORRY, EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF.
- BETTER HOPE I DON'T CATCH UP WITH YOU, GRAY!
- EYES IN FRONT, ICE BOY!
- ( grunting )
- WRONG WAY, MY DARLING!
- I NEED A DRINK!
- THAT'S THE LAST THING YOU NEED RIGHT NOW!
- FUNNY, COMING FROM THE GUY WHO CAN'T PUT DOWN HIS PIPE!
- I'M NOT KNOCKING YOUR VICE, I'M SAYING IT'S NOT GOING TO HELP YOU!
- IT'S NOT ABOUT NEEDING HELP, IT'S ABOUT EASING MY STRESS!
- YOU GUYS ARE OUT OF SHAPE. IF YOU TWO WORKED OUT INSTEAD
OF DRINKING AND SMOKING YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD A CHANCE.
- ( grunts )
- ( gasps ) WHAT THE HECK IS THIS? AN ENCHANTMENT?
- IT'S FRIED'S.
- HAS HE BOOBY-TRAPPED THE COURSE?
- THAT'S CORRECT
- YOU WEREN'T GOING TO LEAVE US HERE, ARE YOU?
I KNOW MASTER MAKAROV SAID EVERYTHING BUT FLYING GOES, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS!
- I DON'T PLAN TO KEEP YOU TRAPPED FOR GOOD.
- WHAT THE HECK IS THIS? "THE MAGIC-MOBILE DRIVING LICENSE EXAM QUESTION BOOKLET?"
- "THE ELEMENTAL MAGIC WORKBOOK. LEVEL THREE, FOR ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS"?
- WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE, YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!
- BEFORE YOU CAN DO THAT, YOU MUST FIRST COMPLETE EVERY WORKBOOK IN FRONT OF YOU.
IF YOU ANSWER THEM ALL CORRECTLY, YOU'LL BE SET FREE.
- All: WE'RE SCREWED!
- WHY ARE YOU SURPRISED? THE MASTER CHALLENGED US TO USE OUR STRENGTH AND INTELLECT.
ALL FAIRY TAIL MEMBERS SHOULD POSSES BOTH OF THESE ATTRIBUTES IN ABUNDANCE.
IF YOU MUST CAST BLAME, LOOK TO THE ONE WHO LEADS.
- GET BACK HERE, YOU CAD!
- WHAT DID HE MEAN BY THAT LAST PART?
- HE'S SAYING THE PERSON IN FRONT OF US TRIPPED THE TRAP.
YOU AND I GOT DRAGGED INTO THIS MESS.
- SO, DO EITHER OF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO QUESTION ONE?
- Both: YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, YOU OLD HAG!
- I HOPE THAT YOU'LL FORGIVE ME. - WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?
- SEEMS ERZA ISN'T RELYING ON HER MAGIC AT ALL.
- SOMEBODY'S PLAYING DIRTY.
- IMPRESSIVE. YOUR INTUITION HAS SERVED YOU WELL.
YOU MAY HAVE AVOIDED THAT TRAP. BUT NOW, I...
- I DOUBT THAT YOU'LL BREAK MY CONCENTRATION AGAIN AFTER THIS.
NOW, I HAVE TO GET MY RUNNING RHYTHM BACK.
- WAIT. DON'T LEAVE! ERZA!
- IT'S AN ALL MAGIC BATTLE AND ERZA SCARLET IS MAKING IT LOOK SO COOL!
FAIRY TAIL'S WIZARDS ARE PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS FOR THIS YEAR'S RACE!
- NO ONE WANTS TO PLAY THE PUNISHMENT GAME!
- OH! THERE'S MOVEMENT ON THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT IBOR!
- ( gasping ) IS THAT HIM?
IT'S JET! LOOKS LIKE THE OVER-UNDER WAS ON THE MONEY!
HE'S THE FIRST TO THE SUMMIT! SO COOL!
THE FIRST WYVERN SCALE HAS BEEN RETRIEVED!
NOW HE JUST HAS TO BRING IT BACK.
JET'S SPEED IS OUT OF THIS WORLD!
THINGS ARE HEATING UP AND THAT'S SO COOL!
- ( sighing ) I'M EXHAUSTED. GO ON WITHOUT ME, LEVY. I'M ONLY GOING TO SLOW YOU DOWN.
- ON YOUR FEET, LU! YOU CAN DO THIS!
- I'M NOT GETTING VERY FAR WHEN MY LEGS FEEL LIKE JELLY.
I JUST NEED TO REST A BIT, OKAY? DON'T WORRY, I'LL CATCH UP.
- ALRIGHT, IF YOU'RE SURE. DON'T STAY HERE TOO LONG, OKAY?
- THIS SUCKS! I WAS SURE THAT I'D LAST WAY LONGER THAN THIS.
WELL, I GUESS IT'S TIME TO BRING OUT THE BIG GUNS.
OPEN! GATE OF THE MAIDEN! VIRGO!
- HOW MAY I SERVE YOU TODAY, PRINCESS?
- CARRY ME TO THE TOP OF THIS MOUNTAIN, ASAP!
- SUPER-EXPRESS-SPEED! - IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE!
- OH, YEAH. MUCH BETTER. NOW LET'S GET BACK IN THE RACE!
- HOLD ON TIGHTLY.
- ( screaming )
- WHOA! WAS THAT LUCY?
- STOP! VIRGO, HIT THE BRAKES. IF YOU DON'T, I'M GOING TO SOIL MYSELF!
- SUCH A LOVELY SPRING. THANKS FOR SHARING, I NEEDED THE REFRESHMENT.
( sighing ) OH, MY DARLING GRAY. WILL YOU EVER FORGIVE ME FOR WHAT I DID?
I WAS SO AFRAID OF THIS PUNISHMENT GAME EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT,
THAT I ABANDONED YOU WHEN YOU NEEDED ME THE MOST.
IF ONLY I COULD GO BACK IN TIME, I WOULD HAVE DONE THINGS DIFFERENTLY, MY LOVE.
I WILL WAIT FOR YOU BESIDE THIS GENTLE SPRING, MY DEAR. AND WHEN YOU ARRIVE,
I WILL SOOTHE YOUR TROUBLES WITH ITS PRISTINE WATERS.
JUST LIKE THIS.
OH, NO! WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?
- HEY, CARLA, LOOK. ISN'T THAT JUVIA?
- IT APPEARS SHE'S MERGED WITH THE RIVER. SHE MUST HAVE BECOME OVERLY STIMULATED BY THE STRESS
OF THE RACE AND FELL INTO THE WATER, WHICH WAS A CARELESS MISTAKE ON HER PART.
- HEY, EITHER OF YOU SEEN JUVIA AROUND? - MMM-HMM.
- WHAT THE? - HELP ME, GRAY!
- ( laughing ) AH! COME ON, BURN. KEEP IT HOT!
MAN, DON'T GO OUT ON ME NOW!
WELL, YOU DID LAST OVER HALF A DAY.
- GUESS I OVERDID IT A LITTLE BIT BACK THERE.
- GAJEEL? - ( growling ) OUT OF THE WAY!
- THAT WAS A CHEAP SHOT!
EXCUSE ME, CAN I HAVE A BITE OF YOUR FIRE?
- Jason: THE TWELVE-HOUR MARK HAS COME AND GONE AND THE COOL NIGHT
ATMOSPHERE HAS FALLEN OVER THE TRACK!
MANY OF THE RUNNERS HAVE ALREADY REACHED THE SUMMIT AND ARE SNATCHING UP WYVERN
SCALES AS FAST AS THEY CAN BEFORE HEADING BACK!
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IS ANYONE'S GUESS!
- ( panting )
- ( sighs ) FINALLY.
HUH!
( grunting )
( exclaims )
( sighs )
( grunting )
- WHOA! YOU OKAY, BUDDY? - BEEN BETTER.
- THANKS FOR HELPING ME, OLD PAL.
- ( chuckles ) WELL, SEE YOU AROUND.
- BE SURE NOT TO PUSH YOURSELF TOO HARD.
- YEAH, I KNOW. FIRE DRAGON IRON FIST BOOSTER.
- ( exhales )
- ONLY TWELVE HOURS LEFT IN THIS CRAZY RACE OF ENDURANCE!
IF YOU'RE JUST JOINING US, YOU ARE IN FOR ONE SUPER COOL SHOW!
THE WIZARDS AND THEIR WYVERN SCALES ARE SPEEDING TOWARD MAGNOLIA SOUTH GATE PARK
WHERE A CROWD IS WAITING IN SWEET ANTICIPATION!
IT'S SO COOL I CAN'T TAKE IT!
JET'S STILL MAINTAINING HIS LEAD BUT NOT FAR BEHIND HIM IS THE LOVELY ERZA,
WHO'S JUST AS CALM AS SHE WAS AT THE START OF THE RACE!
AND BATTLING FOR THIRD ARE GAJEEL, LUCY, AND GRAY.
THEY'VE FOUGHT HARD FOR THEIR SPOT ON THE TRACK, BUT CAN THEY PULL AHEAD?
THE REST OF THE GUILD IS BRINGING UP THE REAR IN A TENSE, DOG-EAT-DOG
SHOWDOWN THAT WON'T LET UP!
EVERYONE'S GIVING IT ALL THEY CAN!
HOPING TO AVOID THE HORRIFIC PUNISHMENT THE MASTER HAS IN STORE.
DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT LOOKING AWAY!
- LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER CLEAN VICTORY.
I THINK I'VE EARNED MYSELF A LITTLE BIT OF A BREATHER.
- Jason: COOL-A-DOODLE-DOO! THE RACE IS NOW IN ITS FINAL STAGE,
AND THE SUPER-SPEEDY JET HAS COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED FROM THE TRACK! WHAT AN UPSET!
- ( grunting )
- Jason: ERZA'S IN THE LEAD! FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY NATSU, GAJEEL, GRAY AND LUCY!
THIS IS GOING TO BE A CLOSE ONE!
- AW! I'M SO PROUD OF EVERYBODY.
- AND YOU SHOULD BE. WHAT DO YOU SAY WE MOVE THIS THING OUTSIDE?
I WANT TO BE THERE FOR THE BIG FINISH.
WE'RE WITNESSING HISTORY IN THE MAKING, FOLKS!
THIS IS THE VERY DEFINITION OF "COOL"!
- WHAT'S THAT?
IT'S JET! HEY, YOU NEED TO WAKEUP! RISE AND SHINE.
JET IT'S MORNING ALREADY. COME ON
- HUH? - UH. HEY HAPPY, WHAT'S UP?
- ARE YOU SURE THIS IS THE BEST TIME TO TAKE A NAP?
- ( screaming ) IS IT OVER?
- NOT YET, BUT EVERYONE'S AHEAD OF YOU!
- THAT MEANS THERE'S STILL TIME LEFT. THANKS MAN, I OWE YOU BIG TIME FOR THIS ONE!
- ( screams )
- Jason: WE'RE MINUTES AWAY FROM THE FINISH LINE, WITH FOUR RUNNERS TIED FOR FIRST PLACE!
- COOL! - Natsu: ALRIGHT! I CAN FINALLY SEE MAGNOLIA!
- WHOA! WHAT IS THAT? - IT'S JET!
- THAT'S A SURPRISE. HE'S NOT IN THE LEAD?
- WHAT THE HECK? I THOUGHT JET WOULD HAVE MADE IT OVER THE FINISH LINE BY NOW.
- IF HE'S BEHIND US, THAT MEANS WE'VE BEEN COMPETING FOR FIRST PLACE THIS ENTIRE TIME!
- IT LOOKS LIKE JET IS PLAYING CATCH-UP AFTER HIS LITTLE VANISHING ACT!
TOO COOL! HE LEFT HIS GUILD MATES IN THE DUST!
- YOU'RE NOT PULLING AHEAD OF ME. REQUIP!
- WOW! - WHY IS SHE DRESSED LIKE A BUNNY?
- WHO CARES ABOUT THAT? SHE'S ABOUT TO BEAT US!
- NOT WHILE I'M HERE!
- SOMETHING'S OFF! - WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
- DOESN'T SHE SEEM A LITTLE SLOW FOR A BUNNY?
- MAYBE SHE JUST LIKES THE WAY IT LOOKS.
- THAT'S FUNNY, SHE CERTAINLY DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SOMEONE WHO CARES ABOUT HER APPEARANCE.
- IF YOU THINK YOU'RE BEATING ME YOU'RE IN FOR A WORLD OF DISAPPOINTMENT!
- Jason: JET CLOSES THE DISTANCE JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOME STRETCH.
A FIVE WAY TIE FOR FIRST PLACE! THIS IS SO COOL I MIGHT EXPLODE!
- FIRE DRAGON IRON FIST!
- REQUIP!
- Jason: UH-OH!
NATSU'S IRON FIST BOOSTER IS OUT OF FUEL ONCE AGAIN!
HE'S OUT OF THE RUNNING FOR FIRST PLACE.
- IF YOU THINK I'M LETTING IT END LIKE THIS, YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER THING COMING!
- Jason: INCREDIBLE! HE'S STILL WITH THE PACK! EVEN WHEN HE'S FIRED UP, HE'S STILL SO COOL!
- COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON!
- ( grunting )
- ( panting )
- ( roaring )
- All: THIS YEAR'S TITLE IS GOING TO BE MINE!
- ALL OF THEM WIPE OUT A MERE FEET FROM THE GOAL!
- WHAT'S THIS? I THINK I SEE AN UNDERDOG APPROACHING!
OR AN UNDER-CAT! IT'S HAPPY! HE'S CLOSING IN!
- YOU'RE KIDDING ME!
- COOL! WE MAY HAVE A NEW CHAMPION!
- ( exclaims excitedly )
I DID IT! I ACTUALLY WON!
- CONGRATULATIONS! I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!
- YEP. YOU RAN A HECK OF A RACE, MY BOY!
- AYE, SIR!
- Jason: GOAL! THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR'S 24-HOUR ENDURANCE ROAD RACE IS HAPPY!
I TOLD YOU THIS WOULD BE A HISTORIC EVENT BUT NOBODY COULD HAVE PREDICTED THIS.
DON'T FORGET THAT SORCERER WEEKLY WAS HERE, BRINGING YOU ALL OF THE SUPER COOL ACTION.
- I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER FELT SO ALIVE!
- HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? - WE LOST THIS RACE TO...
- THAT FREAKING CAT?
- YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT TAKING THIS AS HARD AS I THOUGHT YOU WOULD, CHAMP.
- WELL, THE LITTLE GUY DID WAKE ME UP FROM MY NAP EARLIER.
I'LL LET HIM WIN THIS YEAR. BUT NEXT TIME, I WON'T BE AS CARELESS.
- ( panting )
- WHAT ARE WE DOING? - THEY'RE GOING TO CROSS!
- NEWCOMERS WENDY AND CARLA TAKE SECOND AND THIRD!
IT'S THE YEAR OF THE UNDERDOGS! LET'S HEAR IT FOR OUR TRIO OF ADORABLE WINNERS.
THEY'VE DONE THE FAIRY TAIL GUILD PROUD!
- OH! - WHAT'S GOING ON?
- ISN'T IT OBVIOUS?
- IF WE DON'T CROSS THE FINISH LINE BEFORE THEY DO, WE'LL HAVE TO PLAY THE PUNISHMENT GAME.
- OH! - GET YOUR BOOTS OFF OF MY BACK!
- THE BULK OF FAIRY TAIL JUST STEAMROLLED OVER THE FINISH LINE LIKE AN
UNSTOPPABLE ARMY, LEAVING ONLY FIVE CONTESTANTS LEFT IN THE RACE!
MAKE THAT FOUR! ERZA SNUCK ACROSS THE LINE WITH THE REST OF THEM!
- HURRY, MY LOVE! GET UP!
- COME ON, NATSU! - YOU'RE THE LAST ONES LEFT.
- THIS IS BAD. - YOU THINK?
- I CAN BARELY STAND, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE?
- ENJOY YOUR PUNISHMENT GAME, LOSERS! HIGH SPEED!
- WOW, YOU GUYS ARE SO PETTY!
- All: SHUT UP! - LET GO OF ME!
- AND THE RACE COMES TO A SHOCKING CONCLUSION.
WE HAVE OUR FIRST FOUR-WAY-TIE FOR LAST PLACE!
- All: SAY WHAT?
- NO ONE IN A MILLION YEARS WOULD'VE EVER PREDICTED SUCH A DRAMATIC OUTCOME
LIKE THE ONE WE SAW HERE TODAY. TIED IN LAST PLACE ARE NATSU, GAJEEL, GRAY AND THE
PREVIOUS CHAMPION, JET. BUT IT'S NOT OVER FOR THEM.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE PUNISHMENT GAME.
- ( evil chuckle ) THIS TURNED OUT BETTER THAN I'D HOPED!
- WE ALL GET PUNISHED? - AW, COME ON!
WHY CAN'T WE JUST RUN ANOTHER RACE AS A TIE-BREAKER?
- QUIT COMPLAINING! I EXPECTED BETTER FROM YOU!
JUST LIKE REAL WORK, WIZARDS DON'T GET ANY DO-OVERS WHEN THEY MUCK UP.
YOU GOTTA LEARN TO DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES!
PAINFUL CONSEQUENCES FOR YOU AND FUN FOR ME! YEAH. FOUR TIMES THE FUN!
- FINE. BRING IT ON. I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOUR PUNISHMENT GAME.
I CAN TAKE WHATEVER YOU DISH OUT.
- THAT'S IT. KEEP THAT RESOLVE, LAD. BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED IT FOR WHAT I'VE GOT IN STORE!
BEHOLD! YOUR PUNISHMENT.
- I CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE WHO'S CONFUSED RIGHT NOW.
- ARE WE SUPPOSED TO READ THE THING?
- NO, IT'S SOMETHING MUCH WORSE. SORCERER WEEKLY WILL PRINT AN ISSUE OF
NOTHING BUT GLAMOUR SHOTS. AND THE MODELS FOR THESE PIN UPS
WILL BE YOU BONEHEADS!
- All: WHOA!
- A DELUXE TWENTY-PAGE SPREAD, COMPLETE WITH UP-CLOSE AND PERSONAL INTERVIEWS!
- All: WHAT?
- IF I'D COME IN LAST, I'D BE IN SORCERER WEEKLY?
- OH, MY DARLING. I CAN'T WAIT TO READ YOUR INTERVIEWS AND HANG YOUR PIN-UPS OVER MY BED.
- I'LL DESTROY EVERY COPY!
- OH, THIS IS THE COOLEST OUTCOME EVER. NOW, THEN, IF YOU GENTLEMEN WILL FOLLOW ME,
WE'LL GET YOUR OUTFITS PICKED OUT.
( exclaims )
WAIT. I STILL NEED TO MEASURE YOU.
- NOT HAPPENING! - YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK SO COOL.
- I'M SURPRISED THEY CAN STILL RUN AFTER THE RACE.
- IT APPEARS THEY WEREN'T GIVING IT THEIR ALL, EITHER. COLOR ME IMPRESSED.
- WAIT. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY "EITHER"?
- DOES THIS MEAN NO GRAY CENTERFOLD?
- MASTER, NOW THAT THAT'S OVER - HMM?
- BEING CHAMP IS GREAT AND ALL BUT I WAS HOPING TO TAKE HOME A BUNCH OF FISH AS A PRIZE.
- YOU'VE ALREADY GOT A PRIZE. - HUH?
- ( chuckles ) YOU'VE GOTTEN ACCOLADES AND THE HONOR OF WINNING.
THAT'S FAR GREATER THAN ANY MATERIAL PRIZE.
- YOU'RE SAYING I GET DIDDLY SQUAT. THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.
NO FAIR! WHAT A RIP-OFF!
- ( theme song playing )
- ( singing in Japanese )
- Natsu: WHOA, NO KIDDING? GILDARTS IS FINALLY BACK?
- Happy: IT TOOK HIM FOREVER TO FINISH THAT JOB, BUT HE SHOULD BE HERE REAL SOON.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM AGAIN!
- Natsu: YEAH, NEITHER CAN I. I'M GOING TO CHALLENGE HIM THE MINUTE HE GETS BACK.
- Happy: EVEN THOUGH YOU'LL OBVIOUSLY LOSE?
- Natsu: NUH-UH. HE'S GOING DOWN THIS TIME. JUST YOU WATCH.
- Happy: YOU ALWAYS SAY THAT BUT YOU NEVER WIN.
- ( Natsu and Happy reading )
- Natsu: HAPPY! GET THINGS READY FOR MY FIRST VICTORY PARTY.
- Happy: AYE! ONE PITY PARTY, COMIN' RIGHT UP.
- Natsu: THANKS FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE, PAL.