[NARRATOR] At the end of last
year's Grand Magic Games,
Rogue traveled from the future
to unleash a swarm of
dragons and terrorize Fiore.
It was revealed that Frosch's
death had been the catalyst
for the change in Rogue,
filling his heart
with an evil shadow,
and sending him on his
quest for vengeance.
Before fading away,
he told Natsu who was
responsible for the m*rder,
and that this tragic event would
occur in one year's time.
He implored the Dragon
Slayer to protect Frosch
at that crucial moment.
A promise that Natsu
intends to keep.
It looks like the rain is
concentrated on that village.
That must be it, huh?
[HAPPY gasps]
It's rainy over here!
But sunny over here.
And I'm back in the rain!
I guess.
But I see things just
a little differently.
Why not stand here and
get the best of both?
I like your style, buddy!
[CARLA]
They're so easily entertained.
Does anyone even
live in this place?
[WENDY] It seems
completely deserted to me.
Nah, I smelled Juvia
the second we showed up.
She's over there.
[gasps]
[NATSU]
Hey! Juvia!
[gasps]
You miss me, babe?
[JUVIA]
With all of my being.
We should blow this town.
[gasps]
[JUVIA]
My icy hunk!
How can you be so cool
and still so hot?
Simmer down.
But I am glad you're fired up!
Yeah, I gotta say, that was
a pretty energetic welcome.
It's so good to see
you again, Juvia!
[JUVIA]
Natsu, Lucy, and Wendy.
Don't forget Happy and Carla!
So, are you the only one
who lives in this village?
What's the matter with you?
[LUCY]
She fainted!
[WENDY]
She's burning up.
[CARLA]
Of course.
Everyone knows you
shouldn't spend
so much time
standing in the rain.
I wonder if this is
even Juvia's house.
[NATSU]
Hmm.
I'm pickin' up a faint
whiff of Gray, too.
Is he hiding from us?
[JUVIA]
No.
[BOTH]
Hm?
You asked if I was
living here alone.
In truth, Gray and I shared it.
[BOTH gasp]
Just us two.
[LUCY]
She looks so smug.
[JUVIA]
After the guild disbanded,
we came across this
deserted village
and decided to stay
in one of the houses.
We took our meals together.
Trained together.
Worked together.
And at night we slept--
[LUCY]
Stop!
We get it, okay?
[JUVIA] ...in separate beds,
which was his idea.
[BOTH chuckle]
It was pure bliss.
Until one day...
[JUVIA]
Gray, my love.
Be careful about leaving
your clothes lying around.
Again.
[JUVIA]
Darling?
Are you okay?
You look like you have
a rash or something.
Don't worry about it.
Let's go eat lunch.
[JUVIA]
From that day on,
he insisted on leaving
the village by himself.
[JUVIA] And half a year ago,
he never came back.
I'm sorry.
What kind of a jerk up
and leaves like that?
[LUCY]
I can think of one.
At least I left behind a will.
[HAPPY] Pretty sure
that was just a note.
Still, you took off one day
without so much as a warning.
How do ya think
that affected me?
Honestly, it made me feel...
Do you have to flirt
with him in front of us?
I'm not flirting!
Are you trying to tell us
that you don't even know
where he ran off to?
Yes, that's precisely
what she's telling us.
I searched far and wide,
frantically, for days on end.
But... I never found him.
I decided to come back home.
This house may seem
empty, but it's not.
It's filled with every
memory we made together.
So I waited here,
foolishly hoping he'd return
to the life we'd built.
Sorry, guys. I wish
I had happier news.
I promise I'll find him.
For you and the rest of us.
We're gonna get
everyone back together.
And I ain't stoppin'
until we're a guild again.
I hope some rest will
help her feel better.
Finding Gray would
be far more effective.
I tried my best, but I wasn't
able to keep tabs on him.
You're being unusually
quiet over there, Natsu.
[NATSU] Just thinkin'
about our next move.
We're gonna pay
Sabertooth a visit.
[LUCY]
Huh?
[ARLOCK] The Oración Seis,
Grimoire Heart, and Tartaros.
The three powerful members
of the Bahram
Alliance have fallen.
The era of dark guilds is over.
Which means, now begins
the era of Avatar.
What we pray for, is a world
ruled by the dark lord Zeref.
The time is upon us.
We must purify the world
of all who oppose our
demonic sovereign.
All we do, we do for Zeref.
All we do, we do for Zeref.
All we do, we do for Zeref.
[giggles]
All we do, we do for Zeref.
[WENDY]
This is bad.
For some reason,
my healing magic
isn't working on her fever.
We can only hope and
pray that the others
find some useful information
from Sabertooth.
We'll take care of everything
here as best as we can.
But they need to find Gray
and bring him back soon.
That's gotta be it.
[LUCY]
Whoa! That's huge!
Hey, what makes you
so sure Sabertooth
is gonna have any
info on Gray anyway?
I can't talk about it.
[LUCY]
Uh.
But why would that be a secret?
Listen real close, Lucy.
[LUCY] Hey, you need to
look where we're going,
and don't let go of the reins!
[NATSU]
I trust Gray, all right?
But the only way
we're gonna be able
to find out anything useful
is if we stop trusting him.
[LUCY]
I don't get it,
but can you talk and look at
the road at the same time?
[NATSU] I gotta stop
trusting him for now,
but only until we find him.
That's what I mean.
[LUCY]
That doesn't make sense!
I swear, I will find Gray
and bring him back.
You hear me?
[LUCY gasps]
But I can't say any more
until that happens.
Turn around, dummy!
[YUKINO]
Lucy?
It's you!
Well, this is certainly
a pleasant surprise.
[LUCY]
Hey, Yukino!
I hope everything's
going good with you!
[YUKINO]
Yeah, things are great!
Honestly, business picked
up for us when we stopped
having to compete with
you guys in Fairy Tail.
I can't remember a time the
guild's been this profitable.
[YUKINO] Um, sorry, Lucy,
that's not what I meant.
Don't worry about it.
Besides, Fairy Tail is about
to make a big comeback!
[YUKINO]
Oh, really?
That's great! I'm so happy
that you guys are gonna...
That's not something
to cry about.
[STING] There's some faces
I haven't seen in a while!
[LECTOR] Oh, yeah.
It's been a long time.
Hey there, strangers,
thanks for droppin' by!
It's good to see ya!
[grunts]
You are...?
What's up, Sting?
[LUCY yelps]
Wow, man, you haven't
changed one bit!
Yeah, you either!
Are you blind?!
[chuckles]
[STING] So, what brings you
all the way to our guild?
If you came here to hang
out, then be our guests!
And if it so happens that you
came here to work with us,
then be our partners.
That's really sweet of you,
but we're a little too
busy at the moment.
[LECTOR] Hey, uh, did
Carla not come with you?
[HAPPY] Nah, not this time.
Is Frosch around?
Frosch went out on a job
with Rogue and M'lady
and I don't know when
they'll be back.
Where'd they go?!
Hey, man, get your
hands off Lector, okay?
Please calm down.
[grunting]
I don't know.
But they just left.
They're probably only as far
as the city gates by now.
Awesome! Thanks, little guy!
[LUCY]
Hang on, Natsu!
[HAPPY]
Wait for us!
How rude.
What the heck was
that all about?
[LECTOR]
No clue.
You're back to normal?!
He was a little out of balance,
so I had Libra even
the scales out for him.
Hey, Rogue!
[ROGUE]
Hm?
Is that Natsu?
[NATSU]
Let's have a chat!
[FROSCH]
Uh?
[ROGUE]
You're choking me!
[LUCY]
Hey! We're right behind you!
Don't just run off without us?
Why are they here?
If you guys wanna talk,
I'd be happy to!
Sorry, but this is a
private conversation
between me and Rogue only!
It's been some time.
Yeah. I'm glad to see you're
part of Sabertooth again.
[MINERVA] Oh, were you
just at the guild hall?
[LUCY]
We dropped by for a sec.
Is Sting okay? He looked
a little bit "plus-sized."
[MINERVA]
It's because we had our annual
"Tiger, Tiger, Tiger" eating
competition a few days ago.
[LUCY] Ah, and he went
overboard, did he?
[MINERVA] But I was the
one who tasted victory.
Is that why you skipped this
year's Grand Magic Games?
Well, Sting is our
guild master now,
and he's of the opinion that
the games are too boring
without Fairy Tail
in the competition.
I think so, too!
Lucy.
I'd like to apologize for
my behavior last year.
Huh?
[LUCY]
Apology accepted.
I mean, both of us
only wanted our teams
to take home the grand prize.
That's true, but I
went way too far.
Listen, it's all water
under the bridge now.
I think it's a shame that Fairy
Tail had to disband like that.
You all made such
a wonderful guild.
But it's not really gone.
It'll always live
on in our hearts.
That's a guild's true home.
Check it, Happy!
Same place as mine!
Now what's so urgent?
Why the hell did you drag
me all the way out here?
[NATSU]
I wanna see your job request!
Huh?
Just show me the flier!
--Here you--
--Gimme
[NATSU]
"Destroy Avatar."
That must be it...
I'm gonna take this one for ya.
[ROGUE]
Huh?
You can't steal my job!
And besides, you
don't even belong
to a guild anymore, do you?
[NATSU]
You bet I do!
I'm a member of Fairy Tail.
So like I said, I'm gonna
take over this job.
Only thing I want out of it
is to destroy this "Avatar."
The bounty's yours.
But you and Frosch can't
leave town until I get back.
I want you to swear
you'll stay put.
You've lost your mind.
Where are you going?!
[LUCY]
Whoa, wait! Natsu!
It's time for us to start
makin' tracks, you guys!
Minerva! Keep an eye
on those two, okay?
Don't let them leave town!
[ROGUE]
One year from now...
What's going on with them?
No idea.
That was weird.
[ROGUE] ...you must warn
the Rogue from your time
to protect Frosch
one year from now...
[HAPPY]
Hey, Natsu?
Do you have any idea what
this "Avatar" thing is
that Rogue is
supposed to destroy?
Beats me.
[LUCY]
They're a black magic cult.
[BOTH]
Huh?
After all of the dark
guilds were defeated,
Avatar rose up to
take their place.
They're fanatically
devoted to Zeref.
To Zeref?
[LUCY] I'm not sure if he has
anything to do with them,
but as I understand it,
the members of Avatar
worship him like a god.
So they're just a bunch
of Zeref's flunkies?
This is gonna be fun!
But I still don't get
why you think Gray
would ever join up with
a creepy group like that.
Yeah, it doesn't
make sense to me.
[NATSU]
Hm.
Hmm... Hmm... Hm...
[HAPPY]
Is that him trying to think?
[LUCY]
He really can't tell us, huh?
Nah, I'll tell you
what's goin' on.
It's all because of what
future Rogue said to me.
When those dragons came?
And then, on that fateful
day that I lose Frosch,
it will finally happen.
I will be swallowed by
the darkness forever.
[NATSU]
That's not gonna happen.
It most certainly will.
One year from now...
...you must warn the
Rogue from your time
to protect Frosch one
year from now...
...from Gray Fullbuster.
[gasps]
[ROGUE]
He will k*ll Frosch.
[LUCY] Come on, Natsu,
don't keep us in suspense!
Are you gonna tell us what
Rogue said or what?
[NATSU] A year after that Grand
Magic Games, meaning right now,
Gray's supposed to be our enemy.
[LUCY, HAPPY]
No way!
[NATSU] So I thought if we
went where Rogue and Frosch
were supposed to go,
we'd run into him there.
But didn't we successfully
change the version of the future
that Rogue came from?
That shouldn't be
possible anymore.
[NATSU]
Yeah, I don't know for certain,
but right now, this is the only
lead that I have to go on.
I can't imagine him
being our enemy.
You heard what Juvia said.
Gray had those black
markings all over him.
They were on him when we
fought Mard Geer, too.
I'm not sure,
but I think the way he was given
his Demon Slayer magic
may have involved him
getting taken over
by some kind of demon.
Oh, no.
[LUCY] Why did he wait
so long to tell me?
Obviously, Gray and Rogue were
supposed to fight at some point
and Natsu knows what
the outcome will be.
Is that why he left?
It'll be okay, Lucy.
'Cause no matter what happens,
Gray's always gonna
be one of us.
You're right.
Aye, aye, Sir!
[ARLOCK] O Zeref, the day
of purification draws nigh,
when all souls are offered up
to you in a great reaping.
You shall be exalted on high
atop a grand world of magic,
heralding the death and rebirth
of this contaminated domain.
[JEROME]
Your Eminence.
Please excuse me.
But do you intend
to proceed soon?
We've received word
that the council
may have already learned
of the purification plan.
[BRIAR]
We may need to root out
any subversive
elements beforehand.
Isn't that right, Bushy?
Bushy?
I shall consider it.
[ARLOCK]
Leave me to my prayers.
I require solitude.
[MARY]
Okay.
We all know how grandfather has
a tendency to be hard-headed,
so I'd wager it
won't be too long
before we have some company.
[giggles]
Silence, Poison Tongue.
Hey, now!
I really don't
appreciate being given
one of your terrible nicknames.
Couldn't you at least
think of something cool
to call me instead?
If the Magic Council
has caught wind
of the purification plan
we're brewing up,
that would be
might-tea bad indeed.
[MARY] Ugh, first these
terrible nicknames,
then terrible tea puns?
Give me a break. Ha!
[D- ] Which way will
the winds of fate blow?
As long as I can have a
little fun, I'm all good.
[JEROME] Our problem is
not with the council,
but rather how word of our
plan has reached their ears.
[GRAY]
What you're trying to say
is that they have a spy
in our ranks, right?
And you're trying to point
the finger at me, aren't ya?
[grunts]
Icy boy.
Well, you did come to us
from the quote unquote "greatest
guild in the world," LOL.
[JEROME] We've done our
due diligence on you,
Gray Fullbuster.
You have quite an
interesting past.
Not only was your family
k*lled by Deliora,
a demon from the books of Zeref,
our dark lord also was
involved in the deaths
of your master and her daughter.
If you've been truly
that suspicious of him,
why wait to bring it up now?
[D- ] He's faithfully
served alongside us
for over half a year.
However, he still has no
reason to revere Lord Zeref.
Sounds to me like your
due diligence was spotty,
"Dark Sword" Jerome.
Master Ur's daughter is
still alive, for one thing.
So tell us, what did
draw you to our cause?
Lay off him, Bushy.
It's cool, Briar. I welcome
the chance to explain myself.
I joined you because I'm
after the Book of E.N.D.
Is that a good enough
reason for ya?
And that's all I want.
No matter what I have
to do to get it,
or who I gotta go through,
it will be mine.
[BRIAR]
Such darkness.
[GRAY] Yeah, I used to be in
a guild, you all know that.
But it's gone, and I've
found my true calling.
Now listen up closely so I
don't have to repeat myself.
The only thing I care
about is k*lling E.N.D.,
and I'm sure as hell
gonna make that happen.
[BRIAR] Revenge has cast a
dark shadow over his heart.
[GRAY] So if you can get
me there, I'm with ya.
Ooh, there's no way some
spy from the Magic Council
could give off that kind
of raw, dark energy.
And he's super hot.
[D- ]
Mhm.
[JEROME]
I wonder...
[JEROME] I've given it
careful consideration,
and yes, you may
call me "Bushy."
[BRIAR]
Uh?
Well, that's the place.
No doubt about it.
It's creepy. Like an old church
swallowed by the forest.
Okay, what now?
Trusty ol' Plan T, of course!
[SOLDIER A]
Captain.
We're getting close
to Mikage Forest.
Avatar's HQ is
somewhere in there.
[GAJEEL]
Roger.
But, sir, I have some
unfortunate news.
Our spy has confirmed...
that Gray Fullbuster
is in fact affiliated
with the cult.
[GAJEEL]
Gray?
I guess we'll just
have to arrest him
with all the other creeps.
Isn't that what the
"Custody Enforcement Unit"
is supposed to do anyway?
[chuckles]
[LUCY]
Inside those cold stone walls,
the battle against Avatar's
most powerful members begins.
And unfortunately,
Gray is on the dark side,
wielding his new-found
Demon Slayer magic.
Just as Rogue predicted,
former comrades meet
again as enemies.
Has he forgotten
the bonds he formed
during his days in Fairy Tail?
I can hardly believe it.
Next Time: "Underground Clash."
The cry of a trusting heart
reverberates through the air.
But will it be returned
with silence?
09x280 - Avatar
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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.