- I'M GONNA CLAIM THE TITLE
OF S-CLASS WIZARD
AND I'LL HAVE A BALL KICKING ERZA'S TEETH IN
WHILE I DO IT.
I THINK I SEE SOMEBODY.
- IS IT ERZA?
- ( gasps )
- ( screams ) - NO FRICKIN' WAY!
- SORRY, DEAD END.
LUCK JUST AIN'T ON YOUR SIDE.
- WE'RE DEAD.
- ( theme music playing )
- ( singing in Japanese )
- Natsu: PREVIOUSLY ON "FAIRY TAIL..."
- ( bells ring )
- Townspeople: WHOA. ( chattering )
- ( ringing continues )
- WHAT'S UP? - Both: SOUNDS LIKE BELLS.
- I BET I KNOW WHY THEY'RE RINGING. - AYE.
- OLD GILDARTS IS COMING BACK HOME.
- OH, YEAH!
- WELL, IT'S GOOD HE'S BACK, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY EVERYONE'S GOING TOTALLY NUTS.
- LOOK HOW HAPPY THEY ALL ARE.
- Carla: THEY'RE CERTAINLY MORE OUT OF CONTROL THAN USUAL.
- IT'S ONLY NATURAL EVERYONE'S EXCITED.
HE'S BEEN GONE QUITE A WHILE.
THREE YEARS IN FACT.
- Lucy: WHOA, NO WAY!
YOU MODIFIED THE TOWN JUST 'CAUSE HE'S CLUMSY?!
- Wendy: HE SOUNDS AMAZING!
- Carla: YES, AMAZINGLY STUPID.
- Natsu: HERE HE COMES. - Happy: AYE.
- COME ON, YOU OLD GEEZER. LET'S THROW DOWN.
- THAT'S NO WAY TO TREAT A MAN.
- GOOD TO SEE YOU!
NOW LET'S PARTY!
UGH! OY-OY-OY, AH!
( weak chuckles )
OH, YEAH. HE STILL SO AWESOME.
- ( clears throat ) IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE FAIRY TAIL GUILD'S TIME-HONORED TRADITION,
I WILL NOW ANNOUNCE THIS YEAR'S ENTRANCE
FOR THE S-CLASS WIZARD-PROMOTION TRIAL.
THE STRENGTH THAT YOU POSSESS INSIDE,
YOUR CHARACTER, AND YOUR HEARTS,
THESE ARE WHAT I CONSIDERED WHILE MAKING MY SELECTION.
AND I HAVE CHOSEN EIGHT PARTICIPANTS.
NATSU DRAGNEEL.
- THANK YOU, SIR.
- GRAY FULLBUSTER.
- IT'S FINALLY MY TIME TO MOVE UP.
- JUVIA LOXAR. - REALLY?
THE MASTER CHOSE ME?
- ELFMAN.
- S-CLASS DESERVES A REAL MAN LIKE ME.
- CANA ALBERONA.
FRIED JUSTINE.
LEVY MCGARDEN.
AND MEST GRYDER.
- ( Happy speaking )
- Narrator: WE JOIN OUR HEROES HERE
ON TENROU ISLAND
FOR THE FIRST ROUND OF THE S-CLASS
WIZARD-PROMOTION TRIAL IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.
THIS IS ONE OF THE EIGHT PATHS
CONTESTANTS HAD TO CHOOSE FROM.
ROUTE "D."
- ( rumbling ) - ( girls screaming )
- SO STRONG. HAS SHE ALWAYS BEEN THIS POWERFUL?
- PRETTY MUCH.
- Erza: YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO
BETTER THAN THAT, JUVIA.
YOU'LL NEVER BECOME AN S-CLASS WIZARD AT THIS RATE.
- Lisanna: HER SEA EMPRESS ARMOR.
YOUR ATTACKS AREN'T GONNA HAVE ANY EFFECT ON HER NOW.
- ( gasping )
I CAN DO THIS.
I WILL DEFEAT YOU.
WATER SLICER!
SHE DEFLECTED MY ATTACK LIKE IT WAS NOTHING.
- I'VE GOT YOU NOW, ERZA.
- ( both gasp ) - ( thudding )
- ( screams )
I'M JUST GETTING STARTED.
TAKE OVER!
YOU'VE IMPROVED A LOT. I'M QUITE IMPRESSED.
BUT YOU CAN STILL USE SOME WORK ON YOUR TIMING
AS WELL AS THE FORMS YOU CHOOSE.
- WHAT'S WRONG WITH A BUNNY?
- THAT'S IT.
ERZA'S VULNERABLE WHEN SHE COUNTERS
LISANNA'S ATTACKS.
IF I STRIKE AT THE RIGHT MOMENT,
I SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE HER DOWN.
IT'S MY ONLY HOPE.
- FINE, IS THIS BETTER?
( screams )
- WATER WHIP!
I TOLD YOU I'D DEFEAT YOU!
- ( screams )
- ( ragged scream )
- THAT HURT.
- I'M DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, JUVIA.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE MORE CREATIVE.
ATTACKING YOUR OPPONENT WHILE THEY'RE FIGHTING YOUR TEAMMATE
IS THE MOST OBVIOUS TWO-ON-ONE STRATEGY
YOU COULD HAVE CHOSEN.
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT AS YOU'VE WITNESSED,
IT'S AN ATTEMPT THAT'S EASILY THWARTED.
I EXPECTED MUCH MORE.
WHEN WE FIRST MET AT THE TOWER OF HEAVEN,
YOU WERE FULL OF DETERMINATION AND SPIRIT.
THERE WAS A FIRE IN YOUR EYES.
WHERE IS THAT FIRE NOW?
TELL ME!
- ( screams )
- ( screams, gasps )
- ( screams echo )
- Narrator: MEANWHILE, LUCY AND CANA TAKE A BREAK
AFTER SUCCESSFULLY CLEARING THE FIRST ROUND.
- ( Lucy sighs in pleasure )
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED.
FEELS GREAT.
- I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE GET OVERHEATED SO EASILY.
- IT'S NOT LIKE I CAN HELP IT
WHEN IT'S SO FREAKIN' HOT OUT HERE.
- ( sighs )
HEY, WE SHOULD GET GOING.
- CAN WE STAY A LITTLE LONGER?
WE'RE NOT IN A RUSH OR ANYTHING.
- WHAT'S WITH THIS "I DON'T GIVE A CRAP" ATTITUDE?
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
- I'M WORRIED NATSU'S STUPIDITY MIGHT BE RUBBING OFF ON YOU.
- DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
I'M JUST BEING HARDHEADED
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GET OUT RIGHT NOW.
COME ON, CANA. WE'RE DRENCHED IN SWEAT.
AND THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO WASH IT AWAY.
- GIVE ME A BREAK.
- Narrator: MEANWHILE, SOMEWHERE ALONG ROUTE "A..."
- GREAT. WE'RE SO SCREWED.
- OF ALL THE PEOPLE TO RUN INTO.
- ( growling )
- ( both whimper )
- ( deep demonic pitch ) I'M NOT HOLDING BACK
JUST CAUSE YOU'RE MY LITTLE BROTHER.
UNDERSTOOD?
- ( whimpers ) - HELLO! I'M HERE.
YOU GOT TO FIGHT ME TOO, YOU KNOW?
- ( gasping )
SO THIS IS THE POWER...
OF AN S-CLASS WIZARD?
- I SHOULD WARN YOU.
I'VE NEVER BEEN GOOD AT HOLDING BACK IN A FIGHT.
SO THIS'LL BE QUICK. - I'M FIRED UP NOW.
UH, HAPPY, WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING?
- FIGURED WE MIGHT AS WELL HEAD HOME.
- HAVE SOME FAITH IN ME, LITTLE BUDDY.
IF YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT IT,
GILDARTS SHOULD BE SCARED OF ME.
I'M GONNA KICK HIS BUTT AND I WON'T LET UP
UNTIL I HEAR HIM SAY "MERCY."
- FINE, MERCY.
- YOU CAN'T SAY THAT YET!
I HAVEN'T EVEN LAID A HAND ON YOU.
I'M COMING FOR YOU, GILDARTS!
I GOT A HECK OF A LOT STRONGER OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW YOU.
- NO, WAIT ONE MINUTE, NATSU.
- ( growling ) - TRY TO CALM DOWN, WOULD YOU?
I'M NOT READY TO BEGIN OUR FIGHT JUST YET.
STAY BACK.
- YOU SHOULDN'T RUSH AT HIM LIKE THAT, NATSU.
HE CAN PULVERIZE HIS OPPONENTS.
- ( grunts )
( Natsu screams )
- I WARNED YOU.
- GEEZ, KID, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU?
HOLDING BACK IN BATTLE ISN'T EXACTLY MY THING.
- OH, NO.
HOW COULD YOU?
POOR GUY'S BEEN BLOWN TO SMITHEREENS.
- Natsu: YEAH, RIGHT! HE WISHES!
- WHOA, HE SHATTERED THE GROUND TO CUSHION THE BLOW.
- THERE'S MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM!
( grunting )
( groaning )
YEARGH!
- HE'S BEATING HIM SILLY!
NATSU'S SERIOUS.
YOU CAN TELL BY THE LOOK ON HIS FACE.
- ( screams )
( chuckles ) - Happy: BUT HE'S STILL SMILING.
FIRE DRAGON...
ROAR!
- YEAH, YOU HAVE GOTTEN STRONGER.
I'M PROUD OF YOU, NATSU...
THE DRAGON'S SON.
- ( gasping )
( screams )
- ( gasps )
- UH-OH.
- ( groans )
- NATSU?
- CRAP, I OVERDID IT.
- YOU JERK.
I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU.
THIS WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE A TEST.
YOU KILLED HIM! - RELAX.
I SERIOUSLY DOUBT HE'S DEAD.
IT WASN'T THAT KIND OF MAGIC.
LOOK UP.
- ( Natsus groaning )
- DISASSEMBLY MAGIC
BREAKS ITS TARGET DOWN INTO LITTLE PIECES.
- THERE'S A TON OF NATSUS!
- ( chattering ) - AAH!
- DON'T WORRY. HE'LL GO BACK TO NORMAL IN A BIT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS MEANS YOUR TEST IS OVER, NATSU.
SORRY, BUT I CAN'T PASS YOU.
- Natsus: NOT SO FAST, YOU OLD GEEZER!
YOU GOT ANOTHER THING COMING IF YOU THINK
I'M GONNA GIVE UP THAT EASILY.
DON'T UNDERESTIMATE ME JUST 'CAUSE I'M TINY.
I'LL CHAR YOUR FACE OFF! ( chatter )
- PLEASE STOP!
- HEY, I JUST CAME UP WITH A BRILLIANT IDEA.
I DID TOO. WE SHOULD ALL GANG UP GILDARTS!
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY? GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE.
YOU THINK YOU CAN BEAT AN ARMY OF NATSUS?!
( high-pitch battle cries )
- ( laughing )
WELL, THIS IS A FIRST.
I'VE NEVER BEEN CHALLENGED BY A MINI ARMY BEFORE.
- ( water laps )
- ( bones crack ) OH, MAN.
IT FEELS GOOD TO BE HOME.
- HERE I COME! - AYE, SIR!
- FIRE DRAGON SWORD HORN!
- NEVER SAW IT COMING.
- OH, IT'S JUST YOU. - OF COURSE!
WANT SOME MORE OR ARE YOU GONNA SAY MERCY?
- SAY IT.
- OH, COME ON, KID. I JUST GOT BACK INTO TOWN.
DON'T YOU THINK I DESERVE SOME TIME TO RELAX?
- NO WAY! I'M ABOUT TO BEAT YOUR BRAINS OUT RIGHT NOW!
- ARE YOU SCARED?
- FIRE DRAGON...
IRON FIST!
- AH! NATSU!
- ( chuckles )
- MAN, THAT HURTS.
I SWEAR, THAT GUY'S GOT TO BE SOME KIND OF MONSTER.
- YOU GONNA BE OKAY?
- DON'T YOU WORRY!
I'M NOT LETTING THAT JERK BEAT ME AGAIN!
- AYE!
- Young Natsu: GILDARTS!
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU!
- YO. - HEY, HOW'S YOUR DAY GOING, NATSU?
- ( screams, grunts ) - Both: INSTANT K.O.
- AT LEAST HAVE THE DECENCY TO SAY HELLO
WHEN SOMEONE GREETS YOU.
WHERE'RE YOUR MANNERS, KID?
- SORRY. HELLO.
- LOOKS LIKE HE'S AT IT AGAIN.
YOU'D THINK HE WOULD'VE LEARNED BY NOW.
- GIVE ME A BREAK. THAT BONEHEAD'LL NEVER LEARN.
- MIRA, HE MAY NOT BE THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED,
BUT I THINK HIS COURAGE IS COMMENDABLE.
- WOW, LOOK AT YOU PULLING OUT THE BIG WORDS TODAY.
YOU'RE SO LAME.
YOU PROBABLY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT COMMENDABLE MEANS.
- IF YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY,
THEN GO AHEAD AND SAY IT,
YOU SIMPLEMINDED STRUMPET!
- QUIT TRYING TO ACT LIKE YOU'RE SO MUCH BETTER ME
OR I'M GONNA KNOCK YOUR TEETH IN, GOT IT?!
- KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AFTER HELLO?!
- OOH! I KNOW!
- FIRE DRAGON TALON TO THE HEAD!
- CHEAP SHOT. - ( laughs )
- Both: SCARY!
- ( screams )
- YOU'RE ON, NATSU.
LET'S TAKE THIS OUTSIDE. - THAT WORKS.
HE'S ALREADY OUTSIDE.
- I THINK WE SHOULD CALL A TRUCE THIS ONCE.
THEIR FIGHT'S GONNA BE WAY MORE BRUTAL THAN OURS.
- GOOD POINT, LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT.
- EVERYBODY'S SURE GETTING THEIR PANTIES IN A WAD OVER THIS.
- Young Elfman: SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA GO WATCH WITH THEM?
- I NEVER SAID THAT.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, CANA?
ARE YOU GONNA GO WATCH THE FIGHT?
- ME? UH...
NO, I'LL STAY HERE. - ( unsure ) OKAY.
- ( screaming )
( grunting )
- ( thumping ) - ( groaning )
- YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN A SINGLE HIT IN YET, NATSU.
- SHUT UP. I KNOW.
- WHAT'S THE MATTER? DON'T TELL ME THAT'S ALL YOU GOT?
- LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, GILDARTS.
- YEAH? - I KNOW YOU'RE POWERFUL.
YOU'RE THE STRONGEST GUY IN THE WHOLE GUILD.
- YOU'RE LOOKING PRETTY WOBBLY THERE.
- Young Natsu: THAT'S WHY I GOT TO BEAT YOU.
IT'LL HAPPEN SOMEDAY. - ( thudding )
- YOU KNOW IT'S KIND OF HARD TO TAKE
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING SERIOUSLY
WHEN YOU JUST KEEL OVER LIKE THAT, NATSU.
- WE'RE GONNA FIGHT. IT'LL HAPPEN...
SOMEDAY.
- OKAY, BUT I'M WARNING YOU NOW,
I WON'T HOLD BACK...
OR LOSE. - ( Natsus growl )
READY OR NOT, HERE I COME!
- IT'S A HOARD OF MINI NATSUS!
- HERE WE GO AGAIN.
- ( battle cries )
( screaming )
( groans, chatter )
( battle screams )
HA!
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO!
FIRE DRAGON ROAR!
- THEY'RE SO CREEPY.
- YOU'RE ANNOYING ME.
- YOU THOUGHT THIS WAS GONNA BE EASY, DIDN'T YOU?
- TIME TO GO BACK TO NORMAL, NATSU.
- ( high-pitched screams )
( chuckles )
HERE I COME!
DRAGON SLAYER SECRET ART! - UH-OH!
- FLAME LOTUS: EXPLODING FLAME BLADE!
- DID HE GET HIM?
- ( pants )
( gasps )
- THAT'S CRAZY. YOU ATTACKED AT FULL POWER
AND HE DIDN'T EVEN FLINCH.
LOOKS LIKE IT DIDN'T FAZE HIM AT ALL.
- YEAH, IT DID. YOU GOT TO TAKE
A CLOSER LOOK, HAPPY.
THE OLD MAN TRIED TO STAND FIRM,
BUT MY BLAST MOVED HIM BACK A FEW FEET.
( laughs )
NOT TO MENTION HIS CAPE'S ALL MESSED UP.
- DID HE REALLY MOVE HIM?
NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, HE'S RIGHT.
GILDARTS DIDN'T TAKE A SINGLE STEP.
( screams )
WAIT, THAT'S BAD NEWS FOR NATSU
'CAUSE GILDARTS BARELY MOVED
AND HE STILL BEAT HIM.
- ( chuckles )
( weakly groans )
- YOU'RE WOBBLING LIKE THE LAST TIME YOU GUYS FOUGHT.
- I'VE GOT THIS. - YEAH, SURE YOU DO.
NOT!
- VERY IMPRESSIVE WORK, NATSU.
THIS GAVE ME A GOOD FEEL FOR YOUR SKILL LEVEL.
YOU MAY NOT HAVE DEFEATED ME IN BATTLE,
BUT AS YOUR EXAMINER, I THINK YOU DESERVE
TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ROUND.
- THERE'S NO WAY I'M GIVING UP NOW.
I'LL BEAT YOU, GILDARTS!
WHAT'S THE POINT OF MOVING UP TO S-CLASS
IF I CAN'T EVEN DO THAT?!
- I HAD A FEELING YOU WERE GONNA SAY THAT.
- ( rumbling )
- ( wind rushes ) - BUT I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU'LL WANT TO KEEP THIS UP
ONCE I'VE FINALLY UNLEASHED MY FULL POWER.
- ( gasps )
- THERE'S SOME KIND OF PRESSURE
BUILDING UP IN HERE.
- IN ORDER TO WALK THE PATH OF MAGIC
AND EVENTUALLY REACH ITS PEAK,
THERE IS ONE THING YOU STILL LACK.
- ( wind rushes faster )
- LET ME SHOW YOU.
- ( gasping )
- WHOA, WHAT IS THAT? - IT'S MAGIC POWER.
AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT.
- ( frightened gasping )
- HMM.
- ( whimpers )
( harsh breathing )
( growls )
( screams )
( yelps )
( panting )
( growls )
( whimpers )
( frightened gasps )
( shaky gasps )
I...
ACCEPT DEFEAT.
- NATSU.
- A WISE CHOICE.
I APPLAUD ANYONE WHO HAS THE COURAGE
TO STAND UP AND FACE THEIR ENEMIES.
HOWEVER, THE WIZARDS WHO ARE THE MOST COURAGEOUS
ARE THOSE EXCEPTIONAL FEW
WHO KNOW WHEN TO STAND DOWN.
REMEMBER, NATSU.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH FEELING FEAR.
AFTER ALL, HOW ELSE WOULD WE COME TO KNOW OUR OWN WEAKNESSES?
YOU NEED TO KNOW THEM
IN ORDER TO BECOME A STRONGER AND GENTLER PERSON,
A NECESSITY FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO BE S-CLASS.
NOW THAT I'VE SHARED THIS KNOWLEDGE WITH YOU...
YOU PASS, KID. - ( gasps )
BUT I DIDN'T BEAT YOU.
- DON'T ARGUE WITH ME.
I'M YOUR EXAMINER AND I SAY YOU'VE PASSED.
YOU'VE MADE IT THROUGH THE FIRST ROUND,
BUT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
YOU KNOW HOW MASTER CAN BE.
I'M SURE THIS WAS NOTHING COMPARED
TO WHAT HE'S GOT IN STORE FOR YOU.
HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF.
I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT.
NOW, THAT WE'VE FINISHED UP YOUR TEST,
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING AS A FRIEND.
POSSESSING POWERFUL MAGIC ISN'T THE BE-ALL END-ALL.
ONE THING I CAN TRULY APPRECIATE
IS YOUR HUNGER TO WIN,
YOUR BURNING DESIRE FOR VICTORY.
I SAY THAT 'CAUSE I HAVE IT TOO.
LIKE YOU, I DON'T WANT TO LOSE.
I'LL TAKE YOU ON AGAIN ANYTIME.
NOW GO BECOME AN S-CLASS WIZARD.
YOU HEAR ME?
- ( cries )
- ( theme music playing )
- ( singing in Japanese )
- Happy: YOU KNOW, NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT,
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I SAW THAT MEST GUY.
WHAT'S HIS DEAL AGAIN? - THEY SAY HE WAS MYSTOGAN'S PUPIL.
SO, I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS THEY TRAVELLED AROUND TOGETHER.
- HOW COME HE DIDN'T SHOW UP DURING THE EDOLAS STUFF?
- YOU'RE RIGHT, HE DIDN'T POP UP ONCE.
WAIT, I'M NOT EVEN SURE I'VE MET HIM BEFORE.
- OF COURSE YOU HAVE. HE'S A MEMBER OF OUR GUILD.
- ( Happy and Natsu speaking )
DON'T YOU REMEMBER THAT ONE TIME?
HE DID THAT THING. UH...
- MAYBE HE USES SOME KIND OF MAGIC
THAT MAKES US OVERLOOK HIM. - THAT MUST BE IT.