I can't claim to know
exactly what's happening.
But a situation such as this one
troubles me to say the least.
[MAKAROV] Hm. And the first
sign was them not answering
when you called?
[LUCY]
Yeah.
[YUKINO] A contract
between a celestial wizard
and their spirit is an
unbreakable, sacred bond.
So this sort of thing shouldn't
happen. It's unheard of.
I'm afraid this means something
extremely serious is going on.
With them ignoring you
and trying to hurt Lucy,
something major's gone down,
but what could it be?
I got no idea.
But when I see Loke again,
I'm gonna beat some
manners into him!
Why don't you take us back
to the beginning, Lucy.
Maybe we can figure out
where things went wrong.
[LUCY grunts]
[MAKAROV]
They want total freedom?
But you have such a good
relationship with them.
Loke's like the head honcho
of all the zodiac
spirits, isn't he?
Maybe he's just being
super rude and trying
to stir up some kind of trouble.
Exactly, that's why we
should go with my plan
and beat the snot
outta that jerk!
Beating someone up
isn't a plan, you idiot.
Well at least I
thought of something!
How are you gonna fix it?
Shut up.
I fear it's more than
defiance. It's a revolt.
But why would it just
happen so suddenly?
That's not it. I refuse
to believe they'd do that.
Yes, I don't want to
either. But still...
I know. I'll call
Grandpa Crux again!
[HAPPY] But when you
summoned him earlier,
Virgo beat him and then
forced his gate to close.
[LUCY]
I know he'll find a way.
Open.
Gate of the Southern Cross!
Crux!
[LUCY]
Wait. What?
I summoned Crux, not you!
[HOROLOGIUM] "Coming here
is extremely dangerous,
so I had this gentleman
bring me." He says,
through continuous snoring.
Well, the others may have
roughed him up a bit,
but at least he
gets to sleep it off!
[HAPPY]
Library Panic
We're back!
Please tell me
the kitchen's open.
I could definitely use a
bite to eat after that gig.
[JET]
Uh...
[DROY]
Hello?
[LEVY]
Is something wrong, you guys?
Shh!
[LUCY]
Grandpa Crux.
Can you please tell us what's
going on in the celestial world?
[CRUX] At first, everything
was so peaceful. And then,
all of a sudden, rebellion
began to spread like wildfire.
Contracts between Zodiac
spirits and their key holders
became null and void.
There was no warning for this,
much less any kind
of reason given.
[CRUX] They've been
running amok ever since.
Destroying the celestial world,
and sending us silver keys into
hiding, fearful for our lives.
Well what about
old mustache face?
Can't the Celestial Spirit King
restore order somehow?
[CRUX] Perhaps he could,
if anyone knew where he was.
He's disappeared without
any kind of trace.
You mean you haven't even
seen him since? That's bad.
Leo the Lion is
the official leader
of the Zodiac spirits,
so we can assume
they're acting
under his command.
And he had the nerve
to pretend like
he didn't even know who we were!
The only thing he
wanted to talk about
was how they were tryin'
to get "total freedom."
[CRUX]
Liberam.
What does that mean?
[YUKINO]
I brought this with me.
I had a feeling this book had
something to do with all this.
[HAPPY]
What is it?
Would you mind if I take a look?
Please.
Now, let me see here.
This seems to be a magic book
written in ancient Meridisian.
Quite a few entries on
"Liberam."Reading through this,
I think it's more like
an encyclopedia instead.
We can always count on you.
Let me ask you something.
How did you know to
find this specific book?
[YUKINO] Well, I did a little
research on my own,
and came across this title.
But that's about
as far as I got.
I thought someone here could
help me find out more.
[CRUX] I must admit, I wasn't
aware that such ancient writings
still existed in
the human world.
But I can tell you that
the word 'Liberam' refers
to a certain ritual the
celestial spirits can perform.
It's a ritual?
What all do you know about it?
[CRUX]
Hm.
All I know is speculation.
But the story goes
that a spirit can obtain
this freedom Leo spoke of
by performing the Liberam.
This part looks
important you guys.
It says here that "The Liberam
requires a celestial globe
to free the spirits
from their chains."
From their chains?
Is that really how
they feel about it?
It can't be.
They're our friends.
[NATSU] I guarantee pouting
about it won't solve anything.
[HAPPY] Yeah, you're just gonna
give yourself frown lines
if you keep that up.
[LUCY sighs]
[NATSU] I'm the only one
with a real plan here.
And that's kickin' Loke's
butt till he's back to normal.
At least you care. Thank you.
This celestial globe
that the ritual requires.
Do you know where
it can be found?
[CRUX] I'm afraid I do not.
Hopefully, it's not already
in the hands of those
rebellious spirits.
That could be tragic.
It seems like we would know
if it was in their possession.
Aye sir.
[DROY] If they had it, I don't
think that they would have
revealed themselves to Lucy.
Yeah, they probably
would've already
started the ritual by now.
That is a valid point.
There's no reason for them
to show up if they're
really independent.
[ERZA] Have you been able
to find much information
on the Liberam in there, Levy?
Actually, there are pages
and pages of stuff on it.
But the ink is way
too old and faded
to tell what most
of it even says.
[ERZA] I wonder if we
can find another book
that can tell us more about it.
Wait a sec.
I have an idea.
[LEVY]
Yeah!
We should check out
the Library of Sorcery
to see if we can
find something there!
Hm. Perhaps we may even
discover that these bizarre
weather phenomena
we've been experiencing,
and the disruption in the
spirit world are related.
But we need evidence.
[ERZA]
I volunteer.
We need as much
reliable intelligence
on the subject as
we can possibly
get our hands on, and quickly.
And then we can make our move.
I trust you can
handle that, Erza?
[ERZA] Right! We'll
split into teams of two.
[ERZA] Cana and I, Wendy
and Carla, Gray and Juvia,
Gajeel and Lily,
and Mira and Elfman.
If we spread out we
can cast a wide net
for any relevant information.
Once Warren returns,
we can use his telepathy
to relay what've found
amongst the teams.
[ERZA] Lucy, Natsu,
Yukino, Levy, and Happy will
head to the Library of Sorcery.
Aye, Sir!
I love being a bookworm!
Are you fired up, Natsu?
Hey!
[LEVY]
He's gone!
[HAPPY] So are the clock
and the sleepy old man.
No. He didn't!
That nitwit will
be the death of me!
[NATSU]
Hey listen. Thanks for the help!
You guys rule!
[HOROLOGIUM] "I'm more than
happy to be of service.
But I can't say that it's
very intelligent of you
to go against the
redhead's orders like this"
He grumbles disparagingly.
[NATSU] If you know me, you
know that I don't let anybody
get away with hurting
Lucy's feelings!
[HOROLOGIUM] "I admire your
loyalty, but information should
always come before action."
He advises contrarily.
Well, it's too
late for that now!
[NATSU growls]
[NATSU]
Alright, ya bunch of star jerks,
you've got some
'splainin' to do!
Whoa! You two should find
somewhere safe to hide.
[CRUX] We will,
but please be careful!
[TAURUS] Welcome to the
celestial spirit world, mortal.
[NATSU]
Taurus? What's with you?
I thought you were supposed
to be all wacky and pervy.
[TAURUS]
Then you would be wrong.
I may have once behaved
so boorishly, but no more.
[NATSU groans]
[TAURUS] I pride myself
on gentlemanly manners.
Even as I destroy you.
Is that so?
I'm gettin' kinda
worried about Natsu.
Don't forget that
time works differently
in the celestial world, so even
though it's been a while,
he's probably just
now arriving there.
Yeah, good point.
We're all a little worried.
But our team needs to
focus on finding clues
to help us stop the Liberam.
[HAPPY] There's gotta
be something promising
in all these stacks of books.
Have you guys found
anything that looks useful?
[LEVY] Not yet.
And we are gonna need
every single book on
that list I gave you.
[HAPPY]
Aye, Sir!
[LUCY]
Listen to this.
"There are stories
from long ago that tell
of the Liberam ritual
being performed.
But they're just legends,
and cannot be verified."
[LEVY] "The name
'Meridies' means 'south'
in the Meridisian language."
Duh, I know that already!
[YUKINO] According to this:
"The Liberam can only
be performed in a
specific location.
Known as the Astral Spiritus."
[LUCY] Does it happen
to say where that is?
Can we go there?
[YUKINO] It only says
what it is, not where it is.
Maybe there's an atlas
in here that can tell us.
[LUCY]
What about you?
Finding any info on
the celestial globe?
[LEVY]
No such luck.
And all these books are
worn and faded out, too.
But it's gotta be in
one of these old things.
[BOTH gasp]
[YUKINO]
What's happening?
[LUCY] Unfortunately. I think
I recognize this feeling.
[ALL gasp]
[LUCY]
Uh- oh!
[ALL scream]
[HAPPY]
Huh? What the heck was that?
Man, that hurts.
[YUKINO]
Are you doing okay, Levy?
Yeah. I guess so.
That was a major fall.
What do you think caused it?
What, do you see something?
Keep your guard up, everybody!
[ALL scream]
[LUCY]
It's you.
As soon as I felt that rumbling
I was sure you were behind it!
[LUCY]
What do you want, Virgo?
Who? Me?
To give you
punishment, of course.
[LEVY]
Oh my gosh!
Has Virgo gone totally
nuts or something?
[LUCY]
Yeah, but I don't know why!
[VIRGO] Aw. Can't a girl
have a little fun?
And what's more fun
than punishment?
Hope you're ready.
Because I really
wanna take my time
and enjoy every second of this.
Solid Script Magic...
Iron!
You deserve a good
spanking for that!
[LEVY gasps]
Virgo, stop this!
Not gonna happen.
And although you might
think you can thr*aten me
with your little
Fleuve d'étoiles.
It's a toy compared to mine!
[LUCY screams]
[HAPPY]
Hang on, I got ya!
Lucy!
[VIRGO]
You're not getting away from me!
[grunting]
[LUCY]
Whoa! Where'd that come from?
I've been doing combat training
ever since I
rejoined Sabertooth.
I'll hold her back while you
look for some more clues!
[LUCY]
That's on you Levy,
kick that beautiful
brain into high gear!
[LEVY]
Got it!
Yukino's gotten super scary.
Remind me to never get
into a fight with her.
[LUCY] Why would you fight
her in the first place?
[VIRGO] Although it's
true that I love pain,
I prefer inflicting it so
much more than receiving it.
Well, that's just
too bad for you.
This would be a lot
easier if I actually knew
what I was looking for!
Wait. What is that?
[LEVY]
Could prove to be helpful.
[grunting]
[VIRGO] And now! I get to
punish you for hurting me!
[YUKINO gasps]
[VIRGO]
That was close!
Virgo, I'm ordering you to stop!
Oh are you? This is exciting!
Hearing you bark
out orders like that
really gets my blood pumping.
Okay. I knew she was
into some weird stuff
but this is crazy!
[LUCY]
I don't get it Virgo!
I thought we were friends!
Why are you doing this?
[HAPPY]
Where are you going?
I just hope that
my hunch is right.
She's not running away is she?
There could be more
celestial spirits around here.
Make sure Levy doesn't
run into any by herself.
[YUKINO]
I will!
I know you're having
a lovely little chat.
But don't turn away from me!
Because I really wanna
see that beautiful
face of yours,
all twisted with pain.
[NATSU]
Man, that hurt.
[TAURUS] It seems as though
that hit wasn't quite enough.
Alright, I know you
owed me one for when
I thought you were a monster
and kicked your butt.
[NATSU]
So, I suppose we're even now.
[TAURUS]
I don't recall such a moment.
[NATSU] Maybe you just need
me to give you a reminder
of what that felt like!
So come on!
[TAURUS] That would
prove udderly pointless,
in my opinion.
This new smarmy
attitude of yours
is really gettin' on my nerves!
Fire Dragon...
Roar!
Major owie.
[HAPPY] Your big ol' fat butt
is gonna squeeze my insides
right outta me.
That is so rude.
[HAPPY]
Think about how I feel.
[LUCY]
Where'd Virgo go?
[HAPPY]
Oh no!
I bet she ran off
to try and find Levy!
Where are we going? Did you
find some sort of clue?
Yeah, a list of donations.
And what we're
looking for is on it!
Are they donations that
were made to this library?
[LEVY]
Most definitely!
Which means the celestial globe
is somewhere in this building!
[YUKINO]
That's great news!
[LEVY] Apparently it was
discovered at an archaeological
dig site. I don't
think they realized
its true importance,
so they donated it here.
Besides magic books, this
library houses many artifacts
discovered in Fiore.
It's gotta be here!
[YUKINO] But, this place is
huge, do you know where it is?
[LEVY] Not yet, but
I bet we can find it!
There's bound to be a place
they keep those kinda things!
[LUCY]
Virgo, wait!
[VIRGO] Do I look like
the type of person
who waits for anything?
Get outta my way!
[HAPPY] This is way
worse than Lucy's butt!
[LUCY]
Please, Virgo, stop!
Oh yes.
Keep begging.
The more you plead,
the more excited I get!
So let's make it really tight.
She's gonna rip
my head right off!
Whatever I may have done
to make you mad, I'm sorry!
[VIRGO]
I'm not mad at all!
I can't remember ever
feeling this happy!
Well, Happy's
feeling really bad!
[LUCY screaming]
Ow!
[HAPPY]
Oh my gosh!
I don't think you can bend
Lucy like that for much longer.
You're gonna
snap her in half!
Let's talk about this!
Please Virgo!
[VIRGO giggling]
[NATSU yelling]
[NATSU]
Listen, cow!
You've been Lucy's celestial
spirit for years now!
Whenever she's in trouble,
she turns to you for help!
You helped her
take down Nirvana!
Don't you remember her at all?
How could you forget her?
[TAURUS] I have no idea
what you're talking about.
[NATSU]
Then I'll remind ya!
[LEVY]
So...
I don't see anything
that resembles a globe.
[LEVY] Maybe it's not
in this warehouse.
But I'm afraid that checking
all of them would take days
or maybe even
weeks to get through.
Hm. There's gotta be some
kind of clue hidden around here
that I'm just not seeing yet.
This is the most amazing
punishment I've been
lucky enough to be a part of!
I don't know if I can take it!
[BOTH screaming]
[HAPPY] Tell me when
the room stops spinning.
[LEVY] I just have to
stay calm and think.
I can find it!
[YUKINO] I'm worried
Virgo's not far behind.
[LEVY]
Huh?
[YUKINO] Whenever you found
the list she looked your way.
She was watching you.
[LEVY] If that's the case,
why didn't she follow us
down here earlier? She
could've caught us by now!
That's true, but I'm
wondering if she's just
waiting on you to
find the globe first
so she can take it from you!
[LEVY] You may be right.
We should hurry!
[BOTH gasp]
You'd better pump those legs
of yours faster than that
if you really wanna
get away from me!
This is not really a good
time to pass out, Happy!
[HAPPY] So many yummy
kinds of fish to choose from.
Are you actually dreaming?
[VIRGO laughing]
Yes, that's it!
Makes perfect sense!
Where're you going?
[LEVY] Sorry. Just
checking something out.
This one's the
East Warehouse.
[YUKINO] Okay. What's
the importance of that?
[LEVY] Well, if there's an
east, then there's probably
a west, north,
and south one too.
[YUKINO]
Right. Any of them significant?
The book you brought
was in ancient Meridisian.
And Meridies
translates to south!
So we should check
the south one.
Are you sure?
Yeah. But...
[LEVY] It would help if we
knew what floor it was on.
[YUKINO] I guess we'll have to
check them all until we find it.
[LUCY, HAPPY scream]
[BOTH]
Oh no are you okay?
No more falling today, please.
[HAPPY]
Death by fat butt.
Did you guys have any luck
in finding some clues in here?
Yeah, I think
I know where it is!
Hm?
I think we may have finally
lost the crazy maid.
[LUCY] If you wanna find
the south warehouse,
I've got just the
thing for that!
Now open,
Gate of the Silver Compass!
Pyxis!
[PYXIS squeaks]
Good to see you again.
Do you happen to know where we
might find the south warehouse?
[PYXIS squeaking]
[LUCY]
Alright!
Looks like we're
heading that way.
Thanks, Pyxis!
[PYXIS squeaks]
[YUKINO] It seems that we're
closer than we thought.
[LUCY]
Let's hurry!
[HAPPY shrieks]
She was watching us!
That's so creepy!
Go on and see if
you can find it, Levy.
Don't worry, she
won't get past us!
Thanks, ladies. I'm off.
[LEVY]
Please be careful!
[VIRGO]
There goes little Levy McGarden.
On her way to find the
celestial globe, I'm sure.
[LUCY]
Are you ready, Yukino?
[YUKINO]
I am.
[VIRGO]
I'd love to stay and hand out
more delicious punishment.
But that's not really why
I came all the way out here.
[VIRGO]
Hmph.
Gonna be feelin' that one.
[TAURUS] I must say, for
a human, you seem to have
an especially tough hide.
[NATSU]
And you got a thick skull!
And I'll keep
beatin' sense into it
until you remember everything!
[TAURUS]
Moo.
Now that you mention it
further, I do seem to recall
having contracts with humans.
As absurd as that sounds to me.
[NATSU]
You do?
[TAURUS]
But those relationships mean
absolutely nothing to
me now. I've mooved on.
What'd you say?
[NATSU] Think about how
horrible Lucy would feel
if she heard that!
[TAURUS] I have no idea
whoo you are talking about.
[NATSU]
Oh yeah?
Well, maybe this will
jog your memory!
Fire Dragon Sword Horn!
[TAURUS]
Moove.
[NATSU screaming]
Aw man!
[TAURUS]
Thanks for the visit.
[LEVY]
Holy crap! That's gotta be it!
[LUCY]
Levy, are you here?
Yeah, and I've got
the globe with me!
Nice work!
Now we should be able to stop
the ceremony from happening!
We need to back
to the guild ASAP!
I knew that you'd
eventually find it for me.
[LEVY] Let go!
[LUCY] Levy!
[VIRGO] No thanks!
[YUKINO] Hang in there!
[LEVY screams]
Feels so good, I may
have to punish myself.
[LUCY]
Virgo!
Please, you can't
go through with this!
[VIRGO] Sorry, but it's
mine. And as thanks,
I'll fill Magnolia full
of holes, just for you.
Listen. Before you guys go
through with the ceremony--
[VIRGO] Right, before that I'll
fill the Library full of holes!
[HAPPY] I don't think
she's gonna listen.
[NATSU screaming]
[BOTH]
Natsu!
[NATSU groans]
That was the longest fall ever.
What are you guys doin' here?
And where is "here"?
[HAPPY] We're in the
normal world, Natsu!
In a library!
But I bet you've never even
heard of one of those, have ya?
[YUKINO]
She's gone!
[HAPPY]
And she took the globe!
It's gone for real.
How in the heck are
we gonna get it back?
[NATSU]
Get what back?
[LEVY] So. What I was
gonna tell her...
There's a catch
with the ceremony.
I was trying to tell
her what it was.
[LEVY] I saw a note in the
catalog that listed the globe.
Celestial spirits can use
the Liberam to gain freedom,
but it comes at a heavy price.
Their lives will only last
days once it is done.
[ALL gasp]
Are you serious?
[YUKINO]
It's going to k*ll them?
[HAPPY] It's not really freedom
if you're not alive to enjoy it.
[HAPPY] Oh man, this
fish smell is amazing!
It's making me so hungry!
[NATSU] But it's the magic
ghost fish, not the kind ya eat!
[HAPPY]
So what?
[NATSU] So, is it
really a fish if it talks
and does other stuff?
[HAPPY]
Sure why not?
Show me one rule that says
fish aren't allowed to talk!
[NATSU]
I see your point, but--
[HAPPY] If they can talk,
it's even better!
They can tell me how
delicious they are!
[NATSU]
Now that's advertising!
[NATSU, HAPPY]
Next Time: Hisui Rises!
[HAPPY] Maybe they'll have
some great slogans like,
"Eat me!" or "Fish is love!"
[NATSU] Yeah, those
are totally awesome.
07x206 - Library Panic
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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.