07x264 - Tartaros Chapter – Drops of Fire

[bunniefuu]

[IGNEEL]

We haven't lost yet, humans.

Do not despair!

[gasps]

[REN]

We fired five volleys.

Why won't they break?

Christina's cannons are

the pride of Blue Pegasus,

and they didn't

even leave a mark.

So should we abort

the mission, sir?

Between the cannon sh*ts and

the draining ether-nano,

we've used too much power.

We're about to fall!

[ICHIYA]

So this is how it ends.

[GRANDEENEY]

You need to move!

[JENNY]

Huh? Who was that?

[JENNY]

Hey, look!

Evasive maneuvers!

[ALL gasp]

Hot damn! What was that?!

A bird?

I sense Grandeeney!

[GRANDEENEY roars]

Now there's a sight.

A dragon.

Thought they'd d*ed out.

Come. We need to hurry.

Magnolia needs us.

[HAPPY gasps]

Those little Face thingies are

startin' to get crossed out.

Metalicana's back.

[METALICANA roars]

I know Weisslogia's dead.

But somehow I'm picking

up on his energy.

And I can feel Skiadrum as well.

[IGNEEL]

My kindred are free at last.

[IGNEEL] We soar through the

skies of Ishgar once again!

[IGNEEL roars]

[WENDY]

It's a miracle!

[LISANNA, LUCY gasp]

[MARD GEER whimpers]

[GAJEEL]

Ha, ha.

[MAKAROV]

Mm...

[HAPPY]

Ha, ha!

Incredible.

Damn these things!

Our magic's not

effecting them at all.

And I don't have much left.

[panting]

I'm exhausted.

What do we do now?

Mm? Hey, look up there!

Do you see it?

What is that thing?

Is it another demon?

[KAGURA gasps]

I don't think so.

[GRANDEENEY roars]

[BOTH gasp]

She really came back.

[MILLIANNA]

Meow!

That thing took 'em

all down with one hit!

What could possibly

be that strong?

Is it like a super kitty?

No. I don't know how,

but it's a dragon.

[JURA panting]

[JURA]

All those att*cks.

And they're still

standing strong.

I fear our chance of victory

has disappeared with our magic.

No way. Is this someone's

idea of a joke?

[JURA]

What?

Is this really happening?

Am I dreaming?

[JURA] Only one creature has

that much effortless power.

The dragons are back.

And they're here to save us.

[gasps]

[IGNEEL roars]

[STING gasps]

I can feel his energy.

It's Weisslogia.

What is that?

I don't know, but it's

coming right for us!

[SOLDIER A]

It's a dragon!

[SOLDIER B]

Wait, now there's a dragon, too?

[SOLDIER C]

We're so dead!

[SOLDIER D]

Retreat!

Retreat!

Is that really him?

[SKIADRUM roars]

It destroyed them!

Is the dragon on our side?

Don't let your guard

down yet, men!

So, uh...

The "X's" are a

good thing, right?

I just don't understand

how the faces are being

wiped out so quickly.

[EVE]

Hey, boss!

We got our magic back!

Christina's up and running.

Any news from outside?

Sir, we're receiving messages

from guilds everywhere!

The dragons are back!

And they're destroying

the Faces!

[ICHIYA]

Uh?! Unbelievable.

Man.

Oh poo! Please, no!

How could such a perfect

plan go so off the rails?

The Faces are gone!

We're done for! We failed!

[laughs]

Way to go!

[IGNEEL roars]

[LECTOR]

Ha, ha, ha! We did it!

Take that ya stupid Faces!

What'd we do?

Don't ask me pal, I got no idea.

Me neither! Yay!

It's really over.

Yes.

At last.

We get to live in a world

filled with magic after all.

They saved our lives.

If it wasn't for the dragons,

Tartaros would've won.

Meow? I can feel it!

My magic power's back, baby!

We owe it all to them.

We had no hope.

No power.

Humanity was staring

into the void.

But they risked their

lives to protect us.

[MILLIANNA]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I must admit.

I never imagined that a

dragon would save my life.

[IGNEEL]

We've done it.

The Revival of E.N.D.

has been stopped.

Victory is ours.

[FAIRY TAIL cheers]

[FRANMALTH]

Oh, this is worst thing

that could possibly happen.

What will I do without the

protection of my Master?!

Where will I go from here?!

Because... I can't stick

around this place, anymore!

[gasps] We were defeated.

I don't understand.

He was actually alive?

[IGNEEL]

We all were.

Skiadrum,

Metalicana,

and Grandeeney.

We lived within all of you,

the Dragon Slayers.

We used a very sacred art,

to allow our spirits,

and our powers to lie dormant

within each one of you.

Wait a minute, is that what

those heart palpitations were?

Your powers were awakening?

[NATSU]

Yeah!

You never gave me a

straight answer on that!

How exactly did you

get inside me, anyway?

I think I'd remember

eating a dragon.

[IGNEEL] We chose this course

of action for two reasons.

First of all, we wanted to

keep you Dragon Slayers

from ever physically

transforming into a dragon,

and therefore, suffering

the same fate as Acnologia.

Oh yeah.

I remember Zirconis

telling us about that.

He mentioned something about

Acnologia being human once.

[IGNEEL]

Yes.

And now for the second reason...

[ACNOLOGIA roars]

Hey wait!

[IGNEEL] We'll finish

this discussion later.

You just worry about

getting that book.

Dad, come back!

What does he want? A book?

Which one?

[GRAY]

This is what he wants, isn't it?

The Book of E.N.D.

Hand it over.

I made a promise, too.

That I would do whatever

it took to defeat E.N.D.

This ain't about you.

[ACNOLOGIA]

So that was the reason you chose

to stay with the humans.

You wanted to keep them

from turning into me!

[IGNEEL]

What do you want?

It's over now.

E.N.D. is gone!

You have no reason

to fear them anymore!

[IGNEEL]

Why don't you leave them alone?

[ACNOLOGIA]

Oh, come now.

You don't really think I feared

one of Zeref's pathetic

demons, do you?

That's ridiculous.

For I am Acnologia.

King of the Dragons!

[IGNEEL] But, don't forget,

you were once a human.

I will not stand by, and let

these other Dragon Slayers

meet the same fate.

[ACNOLOGIA] It doesn't

matter where you stand.

I'll still destroy you.

Just like I'll destroy them.

And the entire world!

C'mon, cut it out you guys.

Quit foolin' around.

These are the kinda fights

that hold Fairy Tail back.

Where'd it go?

You gotta be kiddin'!

It wasn't my fault!

[ZEREF] Thank you for

taking care of my book.

[GRAY gasps]

[gasps]

[ROGUE]

Uh..

[MARD GEER whimpers]

[ZEREF] But I think it's

best that I keep it.

It's rather important, you see.

Where'd it go?

You gotta be kiddin'!

It wasn't my fault!

[ZEREF] Thank you for

taking care of my book.

[GRAY gasps]

[STING gasps]

[ROGUE]

Uh...

[MARD GEER whimpers]

[ZEREF] But I think it's

best that I keep it.

It's rather important, you see.

I should've known.

Wait, is that Zeref?

[ROGUE whimpers]

[ZEREF]

Well, Mard Geer.

That was a valiant effort.

You came so very close

to reviving E.N.D.

[MARD GEER gasping]

You've earned the time

to rest in peace.

[MARD GEER]

Master...

Please, I... I only

wanted to fulfill

the promise I made to you.

It saddens me, but you failed.

[MARD GEER whimpers]

[NATSU, GRAY gasp]

[ROGUE, STING gasp]

[GRAY]

What the hell?!

Didn't you create him?!

[ZEREF]

I did, but, you see...

what I create, I destroy.

[STING growls]

[ZEREF]

When this all began,

I was only interested

in dealing with you.

[NATSU]

What?

[ZEREF] But then, Acnologia had

to come along and ruin my plan.

I can't help but wonder, will

he change history once again?

Or will there be a miracle?

[ZEREF] Not even I know

the answer to that.

What are you trying to say?

I'm just very interested

to see how you survive

this new era of darkness.

If you can, that is.

I'll show you despair unlike

anything you've ever imagined.

Well now what do we do?

That book could

destroy everything!

Not if I have it.

[IGNEEL roars]

[IGNEEL groans]

[ACNOLOGIA]

Is that all you've got?

I expected more from "Igneel,

The Fire Dragon King!"

[IGNEEL]

Thanks to you,

my powers have been dormant

for quite some time.

[NATSU gasps]

[IGNEEL]

Son.

[NATSU gasping]

Dad, where are you?!

[IGNEEL]

I owe you an explanation.

And I'm going to give it

to you while I still can.

So try not to interrupt

me this time.

As I mentioned before,

there were two reasons we stayed

inside the Dragon Slayers.

The first was to create

antibodies within you.

To keep you from ever undergoing

any physical transformation.

Thankfully, that process

was successful

and you will never experience

the dragon-ification

that Acnologia once did.

[GRAY]

Where are you going?!

[IGNEEL] The process of

creating these antibodies was

very delicate and required

all of our energy.

That's why we never made

our presence known to you.

And now the other reason.

We were waiting for the perfect

time to fix our mistakes.

It was our destructive legacy

that brought Acnologia

to this world,

and we wanted be the ones

to personally eliminate him.

[NATSU]

No!

This isn't how it

was supposed to be!

Just hang in there

a little longer!

We're gonna take him

down side by side.

[IGNEEL] No! This isn't

your fight, Natsu!

He's more powerful

than we imagined.

You must stay away.

That is an order!

[NATSU]

I don't care!

You left me once, and I'm not

gonna let you leave me again!

[IGNEEL roars]

[IGNEEL] I have waited for

this moment for so long.

Once I've slain you,

I can rest peacefully.

[IGNEEL]

Natsu...

Natsu.

Look what I caught, Dad!

[IGNEEL]

Good work.

Are you gonna cook it?

Well I would, but you

gotta make me a fire!

[IGNEEL]

Absolutely not.

You know how to do it yourself!

But it's so easy for you.

Do I really have to do it again?

[IGNEEL]

If you want to eat.

Come on now.

You're burning daylight.

[NATSU]

All... done!

My spelling's gotten pretty

near perfect, don't you think?

[IGNEEL]

What?!

Everything's spelled wrong.

Do it again!

You gotta be

kidding me, old man!

Do you know how long I've

been working on this?!

[IGNEEL] Complain all you want,

but it's still not right!

[NATSU]

You want me to redo it?

Fine.

It'll be so good you

won't know what to do.

[NATSU]

Whoa! This is awesome!

[IGNEEL]

Make sure you hold on tight!

[NATSU]

Huh?

[NATSU screams]

[NATSU]

Whoa! That was a close one, Dad!

[IGNEEL]

You better brace yourself.

Cause we're just

getting started!

Ya ready son?

Hey! We made it

and I didn't fall.

Let's go again!

[IGNEEL laughs]

You asked for it!

[NATSU] Hah! There's no way

you can knock me off!

[NATSU]

Hey, Dad, watch this!

Here goes!

Fire Dragon... Roar!

Whaddya think?

[IGNEEL]

You call that a roar?

You couldn't even

cook a fish with that!

Then let's see you do it!

[IGNEEL]

All right, then.

Fire Dragon... Roar!

[NATSU gasping]

[NATSU]

Thought you said

we weren't supposed to

wreck the mountains.

[IGNEEL] Sometimes it's okay

to go a little overboard.

[IGNEEL laughs]

Now it's my turn!

Will you teach me

how to do that, too?

[IGNEEL]

You already know.

The key is to always keep

a fire in your belly.

[NATSU]

That's easy!

[snoring]

[IGNEEL]

Natsu.

I'm so proud of the wizard

that you've become.

Driven, loyal, and strong.

Those years I spent with you

were the happiest of my life.

[IGNEEL] You might think

I was the one who taught

you everything, but you

were my greatest teacher.

[IGNEEL] Because you

taught me how to love.

Never forget that.

[whimpering]

[NATSU]

Dad, no!

[LUCY]

The battle is finally over.

And although Fairy Tail

has emerged victorious,

it comes at a great,

irreplaceable cost.

As the dragons reveal

the shocking truth

in the ruins of this

barren wasteland,

Natsu sheds what seems to be

an endless stream of tears,

etching his father's

unforgettable words

into his broken heart.

Next Time:

"Tartaros Chapter, Finale

Where the Power of Life Lies."

All that remains, is the

drive to keep living.