07x244 - Tartaros Chapter – Friends Forever

[bunniefuu]

[groaning]

Lucky for you,

that five-minute countdown'll

take longer than your death.

[screaming]

Unhand Wendy, you monster!

Take this! And this too!

I'm sorry, Carla.

I'll scratch your

eyes out, let her go!

Carla. You have to run.

Let her go! Take me instead!

[CARLA]

Come on then!

Don't hurt Carla!

Please, put her down!

That's a weird lookin' cat.

Still, it looks edible.

Stop! Don't do this,

I'm begging you!

[WENDY]

No!

Wendy... the air.

[gasps]

[WENDY] This wonderful air.

That breath I took.

Face is permeated with

high-density ether-nano.

There's so much of the stuff

that the air around

Face is swathed in it.

If I could ingest

it like Natsu did.

If I could just...

breathe it in.

It might make me strong

enough to save Carla.

[WENDY yelling]

[EZEL yelps]

Whoa! What was that?

[CARLA] Wendy used to

seem so weak and timid.

I thought I'd always

have to protect her.

I was wrong. She got

stronger every day.

And now she has

the Dragon Force.

[CARLA]

She has the Dragon Force.

Where did this power come from?

[WENDY]

I hear the voice of the wind.

I feel the pulse of

the sky in my veins.

For as long as this lasts.

[grunts]

This pocket of space

is mine to command!

Where'd she go?

[roaring]

[EZEL]

You little brat!

Incredible!

This might be fun after all!

[CARLA gasps]

[gasps]

[EZEL]

Prepare to die!

Swords of Tenka Goken!

Onimaru!

[EZEL]

Too slow!

Juzumaru!

[chuckles]

[CARLA] We're running

out of time, Wendy.

You have to hurry!

I know, Carla.

I'm ending this right now!

Watch me!

What?

She has me surrounded. Damn it!

Dragon Slayer Secret Art!

Shattering Light: Sky Drill!

[laughing]

My curses can cut through

anything you throw at me.

Demon Blade Mikazuki!

[WENDY screaming]

[CARLA]

Wendy!

[WENDY screaming]

[EZEL laughing]

[EZEL]

Activate Cutting mode!

[EZEL] Now these curse

blades are even sharper.

Nothing'll save you now!

We have less than

four minutes left!

[laughing]

[WENDY]

This pocket of space...

[snarls]

[WENDY]

...is mine to command.

Nothing can stop me!

[EZEL]

Someone's a slow learner.

My blades can cut through

your air, remember?

[WENDY]

But I need more.

I need to gather as

much wind as I can!

My swords! I can't

even swing them.

There's too much wind. It's

all I can do just to stand!

[WENDY] Even if it's

just a fraction, please,

grant me some of

Natsu's strength!

[EZEL yelling]

Wendy, look out!

[WENDY]

Help me fight!

[EZEL screaming]

I really did it.

No, why?

[CARLA]

Wendy destroyed Face.

So why is the

countdown still going?

No. I can't even move.

I guess... everything

I had wasn't enough.

[FRANMALTH laughing]

I still don't understand

how he was able

to absorb Natsu's

lightning flames.

How can we b*at him if our

att*cks make him stronger?

Hit me with your best sh*t.

I can promise you ahead of time,

it won't be good enough.

Every spell has a soul,

and every soul can be devoured.

If that's right, then I'll

just have to blast ya

with more than you can stomach.

What a theory! Come test it!

You'll be the river man

and I'll be the reaper,

but-but I am also still Hades.

Yeah, I feel like that

metaphor kinda fell apart

at the end there.

I guess I used to respect Hades.

Didn't notice till

I stopped just now.

What's goin' on?

[LUCY, HAPPY yelp]

[FRANMALTH] That's the Cube's

way of saying you're beaten.

Our work has paid off.

We're about to bring the

age of magic to an end!

[crying]

I'm sorry, everyone.

What's with all this shaking?

[HAPPY yelps]

This is freaking me out.

The Cube's reacting

to Face's rising power.

Damn it.

[FRANMALTH]

If you still want to att*ck me,

you'd better do it soon.

This continent will be free

of magic in three minutes!

We're down to three minutes?

Ya gotta b*at him

up quick, Natsu!

[FRANMALTH] How much is a

wizard worth without his magic?

I'd say nothing!

Ice Geyser!

[KEYES] So you're a practitioner

of Ice Magic, are you?

Very intriguing.

That's a new one.

If my att*cks "intrigue" you,

they aren't doin' their job.

[KEYES]

How tragic truth can be.

What was that?

Stop talkin' in riddles, man,

just say what you mean!

Why's it feel like your

Cube's about to sink?

[KEYES]

Because the end is nigh for you.

So this is how

a true demon fights.

[LISANNA] They look pretty

evenly matched from this angle.

[LISANNA yelps]

w*r isn't a spectator

sport, girlie.

[LUMMY laughing]

Have I met you before?

Nope, but between

that pretty face

and those ridiculous cat

ears, I hate you already.

[LISANNA gasps]

[ERZA yells]

The beginning of the end.

Man shall rule

this world no more.

Oh, perfect.

So then I'm to understand

that the enemy has Porlyusica

and the rest surrounded?

[GUILD MEMBER A] This is bad.

There's nowhere left to run!

[GUILD MEMBER B] Stand your

ground! Protect the wounded!

[MAKAROV] Very well, I'll

leave our offensive to you.

Make sure you don't

forget to take a sample

from the one with

those Bane Particles.

I'll go and give

Porlyusica some backup.

[MAKAROV]

I drastically underestimated

the enemy's numbers.

If Face were to detonate now,

we'd lose any chance

of victory we had.

[LUCY]

C'mon, Wendy.

[WENDY]

I couldn't save anyone.

[WENDY]

Carla, I... I'm so sorry.

[CARLA] I think...

there might still be a way.

[CARLA] What's left of

Face draws its energy

from the same ether-nano

that empowered you.

If we could slightly

change the way

that ether-nano was processed,

we could detonate Face's entire

fuel supply and destroy it.

Sounds like it could work,

but how do you know all this?

[CARLA]

I've done it.

[CARLA] I saw myself

do it in the future.

I had a premonition in

which Face didn't go off.

Well, actually, it was a bit

more challenging than that.

I looked through

many possible futures,

searching for times

when we succeeded.

But even with all

those possibilities,

I could only find one.

So the plan will work.

[CARLA]

In my premonition,

I was able to bring up

Face's ether-nano processes

from this control panel.

You always find a way.

I'm proud of you, Carla.

After that, I input

this override code.

[CARLA] Input accepted. The

ether-nano's combustible now.

That's wonderful!

Everything'll be okay then.

[CARLA]

No, not exactly.

[gasps]

This timeline is about

to go blank for me.

No future.

There's nothing to see.

What're you saying, Carla?

I can tell you with certainty,

this will stop Face.

And allow magic to endure.

[WENDY]

Then what's wrong?

[CARLA] When I touch that

button, Face will self destruct.

The expl*si*n. We won't be

able to escape it in time.

[WENDY whimpers]

[CARLA]

I'm fond of magic,

but personally, I know

I could survive without it.

I think all of us could.

After all, we've already

done it back in Edolas.

We could survive,

but all of our friends.

They're in the middle

of a battle right now.

We can't let them lose their

magic at a time like this.

[CARLA]

Yes, you're right.

Now listen, Wendy.

I have no way of predicting how

large this expl*si*n might be.

If you leave now, you

might make it far enough.

So go. I'll handle this.

How can you ask me to

do that?! I would never!

[CARLA]

Please go, Wendy.

Live. For me.

No, I won't! I'm not about to

leave you here to die alone!

[CARLA]

I don't want you to be here!

Leave so I can do this.

[WENDY]

No!

We'll be together forever.

You made me that promise.

Did you mean it?

I did mean it.

But I'm not strong enough

to fly right now.

There's no way for me to leave.

[WENDY]

Yeah, I know.

The same goes for me.

I can barely even crawl.

I wouldn't make it

ten feet if I did leave.

[WENDY]

But I'm gonna stay.

Honestly, Carla, there are worse

ways for an adventure to end.

We got to save our friends.

And we were there for each other

through all the tough times.

[WENDY] All we have to

do is press it, right?

[CARLA]

Right.

Together then?

Yes. We'll be together forever.

[WENDY crying]

[CARLA]

Why are you crying this time?

'Cause I can't stop.

Would you try at least?

Well, maybe.

I could try to stop crying

if you promised be my friend.

But what's a friend?

A friend is someone

who you like, and--

And, um, well you--

I don't really know!

[chuckles]

Oh, good grief.

[WENDY] So we're friends

from now on, okay?

[CARLA]

Sure!

[WENDY laughs] I remember now!

Friends stay together,

forever and always!

[WENDY]

Um, hi, everyone.

I'm from the Cait Shelter Guild.

My name's Wendy Marvel.

And... it's very nice

to meet all of you.

Wendy Marvel?

What's with that tone,

d'ya know her or somethin'?

You said you're

from Cait Shelter?

Weird, I've never

heard of that guild.

I'm picking up a great deal

of magic power from her.

[HAPPY gasping]

[CARLA]

Hmph.

Hey there, Carla.

You followed me here?

Well of course I did!

You're far too young to be

traveling unaccompanied, child.

And also, I recall you saying

that we'd be together forever.

[chuckles]

Carla, would you

be my friend again?

Of course I would.

Just in time.

Talk about reckless.

[DORANBOLT] So these are the

heroes who destroyed Face.

They're about the two

smallest warriors I've seen.

[LUCY] Wendy and Carla

successfully prevented Face

from detonating,

and that provided

a much needed morale boost

for the rest of the guild.

But even as we celebrate,

an enraged Tartaros

prepares to strike back.

Using the evil soul of Hades,

the demon Franmalth

hits us with att*cks

both powerful and frightening,

in equal measure.

Next Time:

"Tartaros Chapter Hell's Core."

If you truly hold it dear,

never let it go.