[NARRATOR]
The colossal residents
of the Village of the Sun
stand frozen in place
by some unknown magic.
Our heroes came
hoping to save them,
but faced resistance
from Sylph Labyrinth,
a treasure-hunting guild,
that seeks to take the village's
Eternal Flame for itself.
[LUCY]
You're up, Wendy!
[NARRATOR]
Split off from their allies,
both Natsu and Erza have been
transformed into children
by Doriate's Art of Regression.
[NATSU]
Why do I feel bite-sized?
[NARRATOR]
Erza then found herself
face-to-face with Minerva,
an old foe from the
Grand Magic Games.
[MINERVA]
This has been a good chat, Erza.
Now how about a rematch?
Though I doubt you can do much
more than cry in your state.
This sudden change. You're the
one who caused it, aren't you?
[MINERVA]
Oh, no.
You can thank my partner
in crime for that one.
I have to admit, the underworld
has some intriguing magic.
So your little band
of thieves've got
a wizard after all, huh?
[DORIATE] I already told
you, I'm not a thief.
What's wrong, are you too afraid
to face me in a fair fight?
You'll recall that I was
never much for fairness.
But the underworld has
really expanded my horizons.
Prepare yourself.
And this isn't some
trivial competition, Erza,
it's a fight to the death.
Nothing can save you.
I will have revenge.
[grunts]
Ya got some cheap moves!
But, so do I!
[gasps]
[grunts]
[NATSU screaming]
[NATSU grunts]
[gasps]
[yelps]
Aw, man! Things
just got way worse!
[DORIATE]
Uh?
[DORIATE]
What's worse?
Uh.
Blast! He got away!
[NARRATOR] Natsu made his escape
and now races through the forest
in search of a familiar voice.
[NATSU]
Got a voice to find!
I'll deal with you
when I'm big again!
--[g*n sh*ts]
--[LUCY gasps]
[DRAKE] Sorry, that
was just my little way
of letting you know
you're outnumbered.
Care to beg for your lives?
[WENDY grunts]
[WENDY yelps, grunts]
[WENDY gasps]
Wendy, no!
[DRAKE]
Gotcha!
[WENDY yelps]
[LUCY gasps]
[NARRATOR] Wendy and Lucy were
ambushed by Sylph Labyrinth,
and might have perished but for
Flare's timely intervention.
Why has Succubus Eye
sent Minerva
to the Village of the Sun?
The mysterious voice
that Natsu searches for,
to whom does it belong?
A friend in need?
Or a foe in waiting?
The people of that village
are in dire need of help.
They must be restored.
That is why I called on you.
Break the curse of ice.
That is your task.
No problem! I'll just
melt the stuff!
Those folks are gonna be
nice and toasty real soon!
If that's all you needed, then
why did ya ask for both of us?
Because, this ice
is far from ordinary.
It will take more than
fire alone to melt it.
Huh.
[NATSU panting]
Where, was, that voice?
I know I heard it
somewhere near here,
but it's too quiet
to narrow down!
[NATSU yelps]
[NATSU grunts]
[NATSU yells]
I feel like I've completely
forgotten how to run, dang it.
This sucks.
Wonder how long it'll be
before the spell wears off.
What if it won't end
until I beat him?
This is such a hassle.
[NATSU] Ahh! I don't
have time for his crap!
I'm goin' after that voice!
It's gotta be important somehow.
[BOTH yelping]
[DRAKE]
Uh.
[BOTH gasp]
[BOTH grunt]
[giggles]
You saved us!
Yeah, uh, thanks.
Don't remember this redhead.
Guess they called for backup.
I gotta say, your
timing is incredible!
We're glad for the help
and all but why are you here?
Well, obviously,
I'm following you.
Wha--?
Didn't you know?
I'm always following you.
[screaming]
[FLARE]
Joking.
[LUCY growls]
Honestly...
I've been feeling
so lost lately.
Homesick. So, I came back here.
Are you saying you lived here?
[FLARE]
Yes. This is where I grew up.
The giants took me in.
Raised me. Let me bear
the symbol of their village.
That's amazing. You were
raised by giants, seriously?
No way!
They found me by myself
in the forest when I was little.
They gave me a home
and protected me.
I couldn't do the same for them.
So I must avenge them.
Not that we care
what'cha think of us,
but we had nothin'
to do with it!
We're not here to screw
with any giants.
We just wanna nab that
Sacred Flame of theirs.
That's every bit as wrong!
The Eternal Flame isn't
some trinket you can steal,
it's the divine protector
of this village!
I won't let anyone defile it!
[FLARE yells]
She can stretch her hair?
Lemme trim it back!
[gasps]
Open. Gate of the Giant Crab!
--Cancer!
--[door bell rings]
I got all your hair
care on lock, baby!
You need my Scalp
Stimulating Shampoo!
Ohh.
What're you doing to me?
Just gettin' a rise
outta those follicles.
Thanks, Blondie.
We're here to save those giants!
So, why don't we work together?
Uh.
[screaming]
Now, I'm ready!
Wha--?
[yelling]
[HIROSHI grunts]
[yelling]
Sky Dragon Talon!
[RALA grunts]
Stupid wenches!
[LUCY grunting]
Not good!
Okay. Open, Gate of the Archer!
Sagittarius!
[door bell rings]
[horse whinnying]
I'm raring for battle!
[SAGITTARIUS grunts]
[SAGITTARIUS grunts]
Damnit! Why. Won't. You. Die?
[SAGITTARIUS grunts]
As long as he's keeping
that guy distracted,
I might as well.
--Open, Gate of the Maiden!
--[door bell rings]
Virgo!
How may I service you, Princess?
I need you to dig
behind that sn*per guy
and whack him while he's
focused on Sagittarius.
[VIRGO]
An inspiring stratagem.
Up, up and away!
--[thud]
--[VIRGO yelps]
Uh. You okay, Virgo?
I'm unscathed,
but so's the ground.
But why?
[VIRGO]
It would seem that this ice
is protected by some sort
of magic. I can't pierce it.
Care to spank me?
[SAGITTARIUS groaning]
Apologies, Lucy. Toodle loo!
Sagittarius, no!
You really shouldn't
underestimate
the power of technology.
When it comes to sh**ting fast,
a good r*fle just can't be beat.
[LUCY grunts]
Hair Shower Wolf Fang!
[HIROSHI]
Don't matter how ya style it.
Hair won't win against steel!
Told ya!
This hair's my pride!
It was bestowed upon me
by the Eternal Flame!
And it's never let me down!
Hair Shower Firefly Spark!
Firefly? What the heck
are you up to?
[HIROSHI grunting]
Hiroshi!
--[WENDY yells]
--[RALA groans]
[grunts] I'll make you cry
like a little girl, ya dig?
[gasps]
[groaning]
Go ahead, squirm away! Only a
super man could break that grip!
[groaning]
Wendy, I'm coming!
No, you're not!
[LUCY yelps]
I've gotta help her!
Uh! What's with my hair?
[HIROSHI laughing]
Gotcha where I want ya, now!
On a nice, tight leash!
Ya like that?
I think tied up is a pretty
fitting look for you, myself.
Seems like we're startin'
to wrap this up.
[WENDY grunting]
[LUCY grunts]
[HIROSHI]
Sylph Labyrinth wins again!
You wizards were
always so cocky.
But, now you see where
the real power lies.
Maybe if you'd spent another
ten years on training,
you'd have stood a chance,
but I have my doubts.
Girls just aren't
meant for fighting.
Ha. They aren't even meant to
leave the kitchen if you ask me.
[HIROSHI laughing]
Well? Squirm in pain
if you agree!
I think this one agrees!
Ya see how much she's squirming?
Watch her go!
[LUCY chuckles]
[BOTH]
Huh?
[chuckles] You guys're
just as dumb as you look.
I've no issue with kitchens,
or squirming for that matter.
[WENDY exhales]
[FLARE chuckles]
[LUCY] You'd need to train
another hundred years,
to stand a chance against us!
Grant the stalwart might
to cleave the heavens--Arms!
You know that tying up my hair
doesn't make it less powerful.
Wait, for real? I was
positive that would work!
[HIROSHI grunting]
I can't lose, I'm a--
[LOKE]
A sexist pig?
Awesome timing!
--[LOKE] Of course, gorgeous!
--[DRAKE screaming]
Sky Dragon Wing Attack!
[RALA yelling]
Hair Shower Thousand Birds!
[HIROSHI grunting]
[DRAKE screaming]
Now! Lucy Kick!
I'd like to offer
a Virgo kick as well.
--[DRAKE yelps]
--[LUCY, VIRGO yelling]
[GROUP]
Sayonara!
[VIRGO]
Sayonara!
Solved that problem!
Yeah.
[HAPPY]
Natsu!
Don't you find it a bit ironic
that you and I are the ones
stuck herding cats on this team?
Natsu would've never run off
if he didn't think
it was important.
Right, because some random voice
he heard through a puddle is--
Uh! Come, quickly!
[HAPPY yelping]
[HAPPY]
Uh. I'm ready, Carla,
but are you sure
this is the place?
[CARLA]
Shh! Look up.
[HAPPY]
Uh? Whoa!
[CARLA]
Shh!
[WINGED MONSTER squawking]
[ERZA] You said that this
would be a fight to the death.
Do you truly mean that?
When I take revenge,
I don't leave survivors.
That's how people end up
in the situation you're in.
It's not too late for you
to change your mind, Minerva.
Good people still
care about you!
You've kept me talking
for quite some time, Erza.
Too bad no one came to help you.
[ERZA gasps]
[grunts]
[ERZA yelps]
Well, look at that.
Six hits in and you're
already on your knees!
[ERZA screams]
[NATSU yelling]
[NATSU grunts]
[NATSU yelps]
I can do this, I can do
this, I can do this! Yes!
Why can't this stupid voice
just meet me halfway?
[NATSU yelling]
I'd thought, when I came back,
I would be happier.
Wait, so they took you in,
even though you were
just a tiny human?
[FLARE]
They did.
Giants have a bad reputation.
But to me, they were
always very kind.
In all my years with them,
they never treated
me as an outsider.
And yet,
no amount of kindness could hide
the fact that I was different.
It was too much
to bear, so I left.
[BOTH gasp]
[FLARE]
For the first time in my life,
I saw people who were as small
and insignificant as me.
This might not make
sense, but to me,
they were terrifying.
[LUCY] How did you end up
joining Raven Tail?
[FLARE] I didn't have any
skills except with my hair,
so I ended up broke
on the streets.
Ivan was the first person to
offer me a job, so I signed on.
In doing so, I became
a member of Raven Tail,
a guild practically built
around its hatred of yours.
[FLARE]
Still, I was grateful to them.
I figured their anger
had to be justified;
that we were the light
to Fairy Tail's darkness.
Took a long time
to learn the truth.
Don't worry about it.
None of that was your fault!
[FLARE]
It was though. I screwed up.
Hm, yeah, but you
also saved our lives.
So, I guess the village
was already frozen
when you got here, huh?
Have any idea what
might've happened?
[FLARE]
Yes, it was. And no, I don't.
All I know is that
whatever did this,
should've done it
somewhere else.
These people were too kind, this
is the last thing they deserve.
Why them?
It'll be okay. They're still
alive and we can help them!
[FLARE]
Right.
[FLARE] If there is a
way to thaw them out,
it might have to do
with the Eternal Flame.
It's over this way.
Just follow me.
[WINGED MONSTER squawks]
[HAPPY]
Uh, Carla? What is that thing?
Something big enough to eat us.
[WINGED MONSTER squawking]
This is a major problem.
How are we supposed to fly
with that thing on patrol?
Well, we can't. Hope we
find Natsu before it does.
[WINGED MONSTER squawks]
[NATSU yelling]
C'mon, brain!
Remember the voice!
And hey, while you're at it...
[grunts]
...figure out how to turn me
back into an adult already!
[NATSU grunting]
[ERZA screaming]
You used to be so strong!
The Great Titania, now a mere
child at my non-existent mercy.
[ERZA groaning]
Like a helpless lamb. The only
trait you lack is innocence.
[ERZA panting]
[ERZA screams]
I could k*ll you with ease, but
I'd much rather enjoy myself.
I have a lot of
stress to work off
from that time you beat me
in the street with a halberd.
[ERZA screams]
[ERZA] I don't stand a chance
against her in this body.
What do I have to do to lift
this magic? Defeat the caster?
I don't even know
where he is, though.
[ERZA yelping]
[MINERVA cackles]
I knew this would be fun, but I
never dreamed it'd be this fun!
Ha-ha. I mean just look
at you, so pathetic!
[GRAY]
Man, this sucks.
Natsu took off somewhere,
and I lost track of Lucy
and the others to boot.
--[footsteps]
--[gasps]
[GRAY]
Hey! You there!
[DORIATE grunts]
[gasps]
[DORIATE] Now they're
just bein' a nuisance.
Splittin' up, then
showin' one at a time.
What's with that mouth?
It's... gigantic.
[chuckles]
All the better to eat you
with, my boy. Oh, yeah!
[GRAY grunting]
No way. What happened to me?
[DORIATE grunting]
I'm a kid, but how?
--[heartbeat]
--[GRAY gasps]
--[heartbeat]
--[GRAY gasps]
[GRAY]
Deliora.
[DORIATE grunting]
--[heartbeat]
--[GRAY gasps]
[GRAY]
No.
[DORIATE yells]
[GRAY screaming]
[DORIATE]
Uh?
Relivin' old memories?
You aren't the first person
to have some flashbacks
after regression,
but you might just
be the loudest.
You're one messed up kid.
But, it'll all
be over, real soon!
No.
It's him. Deliora. Help me!
[GRAY grunts]
[DORIATE] I'm the last guy
you should ask for help.
But, I will tell you
somethin' before you die.
There's one place
here in this world
that people should
avoid at all costs.
[GRAY grunting]
And that place is the
gate to the netherworld.
You and your friends
came right to it.
We're nearly on top
of the thing.
[laughing]
Least you won't have far
to go once you're dead!
[laughing]
[GRAY grunting]
[ULTEAR]
Gray.
[ULTEAR]
Deliora's long gone.
[GRAY]
I know, but--
He k*lled my mom and dad!
And then he k*lled your mom.
I was so weak. I couldn't--
[ULTEAR]
You were never weak.
But, for the sake
of your friends,
you have to be brave now.
Forget the past.
Defeat the threat before you.
[GRAY grunts]
[GRAY]
My friends?
Defeat the threat before me.
[ULTEAR]
Yes.
You can do this.
I'll be watching.
[GRAY]
Okay.
[GRAY yells]
[DORIATE]
Uh! An ice wizard?
[grunts]
[GRAY]
Cages of ice...
[grunts]
[GRAY]
A demon.
Childhood...
Moon Drip.
[GRAY] Everything I wanna
forget, I've found here.
That was pathetic.
You made me lose
my head with one spell.
Won't happen again.
This curse of ice.
Was that you as well?
[DORIATE]
Ha. Mighta been.
So, what if it was?
Well, then first
of all, I'd tell you
that your ice smells
as terrible as it looks.
And, right after I did that,
I'd give you a taste
of the real deal.
Oh, yeah?
[chuckles]
Too weak. I need to requip
but I don't even have
enough strength to dodge her.
[ERZA yelps]
[MINERVA cackles]
That was great!
Now let's put an end to it
before it starts to drag.
[chuckles]
[yelps]
[gasps]
The look on your face.
Simply exquisite.
[FLARE] The Eternal Flame
isn't far from here!
Might be a good place to
try and find the others!
But, if we can't find
'em near there,
then where else
could they have gone?
Everyone hang in there.
I will turn you back to normal.
There's gotta be a way.
[WINGED MONSTER squawks]
So, could I take a nap
while we're waitin', or--?
If I have to watch this thing
fly in circles, then so do you.
[WINGED MONSTER squawking]
This beast. Could it
have something to do
with the village?
It seems doubtful.
That's it!
The voice definitely came from
somewhere on that mountain!
Let's find out who it is!
[NATSU yelling]
[LUCY] Erza, Gray, and Natsu
have all been turned
into children by
Doriate's Art of Regression.
This didn't just
repress their magic,
it weakened them, mind and body.
The group is split.
Erza's in big trouble,
Natsu's on his own, and Gray
faces Doriate by himself.
They're at a huge disadvantage,
but no one's giving up.
How can a child
take down a monster?
Next time: "Gray vs. Doriate."
The essence of maker
magic? It's freedom.
07x230 - The Demon Returns
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Lucy runs away from home to become a magician in the magical land of Fairy Tail; on her way there she meets all sorts of curious companions like a dragon and a flying blue cat.
Lucy runs away from home to become a magician in the magical land of Fairy Tail; on her way there she meets all sorts of curious companions like a dragon and a flying blue cat.