Natsu, Lucy, and Happy arrive at the port in Hargeon Town. The sailors they ask to bring them to the island designated for the mission, but all of them refuse.
"Found ya!" Aira sneaks up behind them, scaring them. Not only that, Aira asked Gray and Cain to come along with him in case something bad happens to him.
"Aira! Gray! And Cain is here as well!" Lucy exclaimed.
"What are you guys doing here?!" Natsu asked.
"Gramps ordered me to bring you guys back. I asked Gray and Cain to come with me." Aira replied.
"We got found out already?!" Natsu asked in shock.
"Who knows, if you come back now, he might not kick you out." Aira replied.
"Let's go." Gray said.
"Kicked out?!" Lucy yelled, scared she might get kicked out of her dream guild.
"Screw that! I'm doing this S-Class quest!" Natsu angrily said.
"You don't got the skill for it!" Aira said. "Man, if Erza hears about this..." They all shake in fear.
"Save me, Gray! They forced me to come with them!" Happy said, acting innocent, hiding behind Gray.
"Traitor!" Lucy shouted.
"I'm gonna show Erza what I can do! I can't turn back now!" Natsu said.
"This is a direct order from our master! I'll drag you back if I have to!" Aira growled as a dark blue Magic Circle appeared as his fist gets covered in water. "Don't blame me if you get hurt!"
Natsu covers his fist in flames as a red Magic Circle appeared. "You itchin' for a fight?!"
"Magic?!" A sailor asked. "You guys are wizards?!" They all look at the Sailor. "Wait, are you going to break the island's curse?!"
"Yep!" Natsu agreed.
"T-To try to, anyway..." Lucy said.
"Get in!" The Sailor offered.
"Seriously?!" Natsu happily said.
"Hey!" Aira and Gray shouted. Natsu thinks of an idea, laughing to himself. He knocks out Aira and Gray with one kick.
"What did you do that for?!" Cain shouted angrily.
Natsu ignores his comment. "Oh, all right! We'll take this boat here!" Natsu carries Aira on his shoulder while holding onto Gray's collar shirt with his other hand.
"We're taking Aira, Gray, and Cain with us?!" Lucy asked.
"If they go back to the guild, Erza will come next...!" Natsu replied, trembling in fear thinking about the scary Titania. Lucy shakes in fear as well.
Natsu easily gets motion sickness when he gets on the boat. "I know it's too late to say this, but I'm scared now." Lucy said.
"You tie us up and then say that?!" Aira snarled, trying not to throw up. Aira and Gray are tied back to back, facing the opposite direction from each other. Aira is facing away from Lucy while Gray is facing them. "And you! Why did you agree to take us?!"
"My name is Bobo. I used to live on Galuna Island." Bobo replied. "I fled from that cursed island. Disaster will befall you all, too. Such is the fate of their who visit the island. Can you really lift the curse?" He takes off his cape to show them his demonic arm. "This demon's curse..."
"Mister! Your arm...!" Gray gasped.
"Curse? You don't mean?!" Lucy asked.
"What's going on?!" Aira asked as he struggles.
Bobo looks at them in silence for a second. "There it is. Galuna Island." From a distance, they see the cursed island.
"What is that? The mountaintop is glowing..." Lucy pointed out. Lucy turns around and notices that Bobo disappeared. "Huh?! Where'd he go?!"
"Did he fall overboard?!" Gray asked.
"Who did?!" Aira asked in annoyance, still trying not to throw up. "Damn! If I knew I was coming I would've drank water before I left!"
"What's that sound?" Lucy asked. A large wave approaches behind them. Aira and Gray notice the large wave coming towards them.
"H-Hey!" Gray said. Lucy turns around and sees the wave.
"Giant wave!" Lucy shrieked. "Aira, you drink water right? Well, drink up!"
"I would've done that if I could!" Aira replied. "It's going to engulf us! Hold on!"
"Happy! Cain! Lift the boat into the air!" Lucy shouted.
"We can't do that!" Happy and Cain said in unison. They all fall off the boat, drowning underwater.
Lucy wakes up on the shore of Galuna Island and finds the others. "Oh, we're here?!" Natsu happily said.
"A giant wave washed us ashore..." Lucy said.
"Looks like we lucked out..." Aira said.
"What was with that man, anyway?" Lucy muttered. "He said something about a demon's curse..." She tries to recall about what the Sailor informed them.
"Don't worry about it! Let's go exploring!" Natsu waves his arms up and down in joy.
"Don't you think it's the most important thing to worry about, based on the job description?!" Lucy sweat drops at him. "Apparently there's a village on this island, and the village chief is the one who posted the job. Let's head there first."
"Not so fast." Aira said.
"Now what?! The boat's busted! You guys can't take us back!" Natsu said.
"No. We're coming with you." Aira said. "I can't let you guys beat me to the second floor, and it'd be no fun if you got kicked out."
"If we do this job right, the Master can't complain." Gray said. Natsu gives them a toothy grin as Lucy smiles at them.
"Let's go!" Aira smirked.
"Yeah!" Natsu and Lucy agreed.
"Aye!" Happy said.
"It's nice that we made it here, but what is this?" Aira asked, standing in front of a tall wooden barricade.
"What does it mean, "keep out"?!" Natsu added.
"Excuse me! Please open up!" Lucy shouted. They get no response from anybody.
"Should I break it?!" Natsu clenches his fist.
"No!" Lucy instantly answered.
"Who's there?!" One of the villagers asked from above.
"We're from the Fairy Tail guild!" Lucy informed.
"Nobody notified us about the job being accepted!" The villager said.
"Well, uh..." Lucy said.
"There was probably just some mix-up with the paperwork!" Aira shouted.
"Show us your emblems!" The villager ordered. "Oh!" They all show their emblems to the villagers above them. "They're real they really came!" The villagers open up the wall, letting them inside.
"It's like we're going into a giant monster's mouth." Happy commented.
"Don't say things like that!" Lucy said.
"I am Moka, the chief of this island village." The Chief is almost completely covered in sheets. "Let's get right down to business. Please have a look. Everyone!" The villagers remove their clothes to show the demonic parts of their bodies.
"Just like the man on the boat..." Gray said.
"Yeah." Lucy added.
"Crazy sideburns!" Natsu only focuses on the Chief's sideburns.
"No, this is what I want you to see." Chief Moka shows Natsu his demonic right arm. "Everything on this island is affected by this curse. Even dogs and birds."
"I don't mean to question you, but what makes you believe it's a curse?" Aira asked. "Could it be a contagious disease?"
"We've consulted dozens of doctors, but they say no such disease exists." Chief Moka replied. "Plus, the moon's magic has something to do with us taking these forms."
"The moon's magic?" Lucy questioned.
"This island has absorbed moonlight since ancient times." Chief Moka explained. "It made the entire island shine beautifully like the moon. However, some years ago, the moon's light suddenly turned purple."
"A purple moon?" Natsu asked.
"Oh! The moon is coming out!" Happy pointed out. They all look up at the purple moon's appearance.
"It's true! The moon is purple!" Lucy said.
"Now this is creepy..." Gray said.
"It's a curse." Chief Moka said. "This is the moon's magic." They all get affected by the purple moon.
"Wh-What?!" Lucy looks at them in confusion. They all slowly turn into demons.
"What the...?!" Aira muttered.
"What's going on?!" Lucy asked.
"What the heck?!" Natsu added.
"I apologize for the shock." Chief Moka said.
"What in the world is this?" Gray said.
"You poor people..." Lucy felt sorry for them.
"You're so... you're so cool!" Natsu admires the way the villagers look as demons. All the villagers and the crew look at him weird and confused. "You're so lucky! I want some horns and spikes too!"
"This is the first time..." One of the villagers muttered.
"...we've been called cool." Another villager said.
"Get it together! They don't like being like this!" Lucy tries to get his senses back.
"Seriously?!" Natsu said. "My bad! We'll have to do something, then!" He rubs the back of his head.
"Finally you understand." Happy commented.
"Learn to read situations." Aira added.
"Anyway, as you can see, we take on the forms of demons whenever the purple moon is out. If this isn't a curse, what else is it?!" Chief Moka explained. All the villagers cry sadness. "Come morning, we'll all be back to normal. However, there are some who lose their minds and never change back."
"Oh, no..." Lucy muttered.
"We've since made it a rule..." Chief Moka said. "...to kill those who transform into mindless monsters."
"Even though they might turn back to normal?!" Natsu asked.
"We have to, or they'll kill us all! We've tried capturing them, but they just break free." Chief Moka replied. "As a result..." He breaks down into tears. "...I had to kill my own son." He looks at a picture of his son. "My son, whose mind became that of a demon..."
They all notice the man in the picture. "Th-That man...! Huh?" Lucy exclaimed. "But, yesterday we...!"
"Shh!" Gray interrupted her. "I figured out why that man vanished. It's because he can't rest in peace."
"A ghost...?" Lucy thinks to herself.
"Please, save this island!" Chief Moka begged. "It's only a matter of time until we all lose our minds and become demons...!"
"We won't let that happen!" Natsu said. "We'll figure something out!"
"There's only one way to lift our curse..." The Chief said. "The moon... Please destroy the moon."
"The more I look at it, the creepier the moon seems." Happy said, looking out a window at the moon.
"Happy. Hurry and shut the window." Lucy said. "You heard the village chief. We will wind up demons too if we're exposed to the moonlight for too long."
"Man, talk about a tall order." Natsu said.
"Asking us to destroy the moon is a bit much..." Aira commented.
"I'm not even sure how many punches it'd take!" Natsu chuckled.
"You want to destroy it?!" Gray asked.
"What is he thinking, though?" Aira added.
"Yeah. I don't think there's any wizard who could do it." Lucy said.
"But he hired us to destroy the moon." Natsu stated. "It would tarnish Fairy Tail's name to take a job and then back out on it."
"If we can't do it, we can't do it!" Aira said. "How would we even get to the moon?!"
"With Happy and Cain!" Natsu answered.
"Huh?! Definitely not gonna happen." Happy disagreed.
"I don't think so..." Cain disagreed as well.
"He wants us to destroy the moon, but I bet we can find another way to break the curse if we do some investigating." Lucy said. She feels a shirt being thrown at her.
"Walking all day after getting shipwrecked... Man, I'm beat." Aira said.
"Gray #2..." Lucy sweat drops at him.
"All right, then! We explore the island tomorrow!" Natsu said. "Now for sleep!"
"Aye, sir!" Happy and Natsu jump on the bed.
"We can do our thinking tomorrow." Aira lies down on his bed with Cain next to him.
"Yeah. I'm tired, too. Let's sleep." Lucy rubs her eyes. She sleeps between Natsu and Aira while Natsu snores out loud. Gray sleeps across the floor, next to their beds. Lucy wakes up in the middle of the night, sitting up on her bed. "Wait, how am I supposed to sleep between this beast and Aira?!"
"It's too early..." Natsu groaned.
"It's crazy early in the morning..." Aira sleepily said, already complaining.
"Who are you blaming for not being able to sleep?!" Lucy complained. "Okay! Let's put our energy into this and get going!"
"Aye..." They all groan, not having enough energy in the morning.
"Open, Gate of the Clock Constellation! Horologium!" Lucy summons one of her celestial spirits.
"The time is 7:48." Horologium informed.
"Are we really gonna find another way besides destroying the moon?" Natsu asked.
"We have to." Aira replied. "Besides, we can't destroy it."
"People wouldn't be able to go moon-viewing anymore." Gray added.
"Oh, right! Then there'd be no more limited-time-only Fairy Tail moon-viewing steaks!" Natsu said.
"I can't live without that moon-viewing salted fish!" Happy commented.
"Stop that, you guys. We don't know what's out here. Could you please not shout so loud? She says." Horologium speaks for Lucy.
"Walk on your own." Natsu said.
"Uhh, are you sure you're using your celestial spirits properly?" Aira asked.
"W-We're dealing with a curse here. Intangible stuff is scary!" Lucy said.
"She says." Horologium added.
"S-Class quests rock! I'm all fired up now!" Natsu shouted with his arms in the air.
"I'll drown this stupid curse! There's nothing to be scared of!" Aira said.
"You guys really are stupid, she says." Horolgium said with Lucy sweat dropping. While they are walking, they feel large foot stomps getting closer and closer.
"What's that?" Natsu turns around. They freak out when they see a large beast in front of them. "Wh-What the...?!"
"It's huge!" Aira commented.
"Beat it up, you guys! She says." Horologium said.
Gray puts his hands together and uses his Ice Magic. "Ice Make... Shield!" He creates a shield in front of them, but the smoke gathers around them.
"H-Hey! What's going on?!" Horologium, speaking for Lucy, asked, not being able to see well because of the smoke. "And when did you get in here?!"
"Aye!" Horologium speaks for Happy. "...They say." Horologium's time is up which makes him disappear back into the celestial world.
"Stinky!" Lucy and Happy cover their noses, disgusted by the smell. The giant beast appears to be a mouse wearing a maid uniform. "A rat?!"
"Natsu! Aira! Quit lying around!" Gray said.
"They have a strong sense of smell, so..." Happy commented.
"Run!" They all start to run away from the giant mouse.
"Ice Make: Floor!" Gray creates an ice floor which makes the mouse slip and fall.
"Why didn't you do that first?!" Natsu asked.
"Quit complaining! At least he saved us!" Aira yelled, getting annoyed with Natsu.
Lucy looks around and sees an ancient temple. "Look! There's some sort of building! Let's get inside while we can!"
Natsu and Aira start to beat up the unconscious mouse. "Yeah! Let's beat it up while we can!"
Lucy and Gray sweat drop at them. "You guys..."
"Wow! This place is big!" Lucy stated.
"It's all busted up!" Natsu commented.
"Just how old is this?" Aira questioned.
"Huh? What are those?" Natsu asked.
"They're moons." Gray replied. "This place was originally called "Island of the Moon."
"A moon island, a moon curse, and moon emblems..." Lucy tries to put the pieces together in her mind. "There's something fishy about these ruins.
"Man, this place is falling apart. Is the floor even safe?" Natsu starts to stomp on the floor.
"Stop that!" Lucy said. The ground crumbles, causing them to fall down.
"Natsu, you idiot!" Aira yelled while falling down.
They all land in a secret underground cave. "Hey! You guys okay?!" Natsu asked, looking around.
"No! This is your fault!" Lucy yelled.
"Why don't you ever think about the consequences?!" Aira angrily shouted.
"Happy. Cain. Can you fly us all up?" Lucy asked.
"Nope..." Happy replied.
"Not possible..." Cain added.
"We're beneath the ruins..." Gray stated.
"It's a secret cave!" Natsu happily said. "Since we're here, let's go exploring!" He flaps his arms around, exploring the cave.
"Hey! Quit running around like crazy!" Aira angrily shouted at Natsu.
Natsu goes on ahead to explore the cave. He gets distracted when he sees something in front of him.
"Natsu?" Lucy called out.
"Now what?" Aira sighed.
"What is this?" Natsu asked. They all get surprised when they see a large demon encased in ice, especially Gray and Aira.
"Wh-What the...?" Gray stuttered. "Deliora...?" He walks towards it, surprised to see the demon. "That can't be! What is Deliora doing here?! It's impossible! He can't be here!"
"You know this thing, too?!" Aira asked, shocked that Gray knew the demon as well.
"It's... It's...!" Gray sweats nervously.
"Gray! Calm down!" Lucy comforts him. "Tell us, what is this thing?"
"Deliora... The demon of destruction..." Gray muttered.
"Demon of contruction?" Natsu repeated.
"Destruction." Happy and Cain corrected.
"He looks exactly the same as then... What's going on?!" Gray said. Lucy can hear footsteps getting close to them. They hide behind a rock, peeking out to see who is there.
"This is where the voices were coming from." A man with thick eyebrows and blue spiky hair said. A dog man is walking besides him. "It's daytime. I'm sleepy..." The dog man growls. "Toby. Have you been soaking in the Moon Drip? You have ears and stuff."
"No! These are decorations! Get it through your head!" Toby angrily shouted.
"I was only teasing you, idiot." The man said.
"You're so mean." Toby said.
"Moon Drip? Could that be the curse?" Lucy asked. She notices another person walking in.
"Yuka. Toby. I have sad news." A young woman with pink hair walks in.
"Sherry." Yuka said as Toby greets her.
"Someone beat up Angelica." Sherry said.
"It's just a dumb rat! Don't give it a deluxe name!" Toby angrily shouted.
"She is not a rat! Angelica is a hunter that races through the darkness..." Sherry said. "And... love!"
"Talk about a serious weirdo. Especially with that last thing she said." Lucy commented.
"They're not from this island. They smell different." Natsu stated.
"And they don't seem to be cursed, either." Happy whispered.
"Intruders, huh?" Yuka said.
"Just when the moon's light is nearly gathered, too. How sad." Sherry said. "Let us get rid of the intruders before the Cold Emperor hears of this. Yes, before the moon shows itself..."
"Yeah." Yuka agreed as Toby growls.
"Now that they've seen Deliora, we cannot let them leave alive." Sherry said. "We will give the intruders an eternal sleep... In other words, love."
"You mean death." Toby corrected her. They hear a noise from the distance.
"What was that?" Sherry asked.
"Over there!" Yuka and the others run to where the noise was made.
"Good work!" Lucy complimented.
"Aye!" Happy's the one who caused the noise.
"Aww, we should've caught 'em and interrogated 'em!" Natsu said.
"Not yet. Let's check things out a little more first." Lucy said.
"This is starting to get complicated." Natsu complained.
"I wonder who this "Cold Emperor" is..." Happy said.
"Why did they bring Deliora here...?" Gray said. "How did they find where he was sealed, anyway?!"
"Where was he sealed?" Lucy asked.
"This thing was sealed in an iceberg on the northern continent." Gray explained. "It's an immortal demon that ravaged Isvan region ten years ago... Master Ur, the one who taught me magic, risked her life to seal it away! Dunno what it has to do with the island's curse, but it doesn't belong here!" He clenches his fist in anger. "Cold Emperor... Who are you?! You'll have hell to pay if you try to tarnish Ur's name!" They all stare at the demon encased in ice. "Deliora!" Gray muttered.
"This is the demon your master sealed away?" Natsu asked.
"Yes. No questions about it." Gray replied. "How do you know about this demon, Aira?"
"Let's just say someone I cared for was murdered by him." Aira replied.
"You're saying this was brought here from the northern continent?" Happy asked.
"Could this demon be the cause of this island's curse?!" Lucy wondered.
"It's definitely possible." Gray replied. "This demon is still alive and all..."
"All right!" Natsu prepares himself to fight the demon. "In that case, I'll give it a beat down of my own!"
"Why is brute force the only solution you can ever think of?" Lucy commented.
"Just watch!" Natsu said. Gray turns to Natsu and punches him away.
"Gray hit him!" Happy exclaimed.
"Hey, you...!" What the hell was that?!" Natsu shouted, holding his left cheek.
"Stay away from this ice, fire wizard!" Gray snarled.
"You're an idiot, Natsu! Instead of melting the ice, you should drink it!" Aira walks over to the ice, but gets punched away by Gray as well. Aira looks at him in confusion.
"Don't even think about drinking that ice, water breath!" Gray growled. "If the ice melts or gets broken down, Deliora will wake up and no one will be able to stop him!"
"What?! You really think it'd be easy to melt or break the ice?!" Natsu pointed out.
"No..." Gray muttered.
"Are you okay?" Lucy asked, putting her hand on Gray's shoulder.
"Hey! That punch was for nothing, then! Man, you're violent!" Natsu shouted.
"Punching people out of nowhere... how rude!" Aira scoffed.
"You're one to talk." Happy said.
"My master Ur cast a spell called Iced Shell on this demon. It's an unmeltable ice." Gray said. "Not even the most powerful explosive flames or a Dragon Slayer of water can destroy it. So why would they carry this off if they knew that?"
"Maybe they don't know. Maybe they're trying to melt it somehow." Lucy said.
"For what, though?!" Gray snapped.
"I-I don't know..." Lucy gets nervous.
"This is all too much. Who would bring Deliora here, and why?" Gray asked.
"That's simple We go after those guys." Natsu said as Aira and Lucy agree with him, but Gray disagrees.
"We'll wait here." Gray said.
"For what?" Happy asked.
"For the moon to come out." Gray replied.
"The moon?! But it's still the middle of the day!" Natsu said. "No way! We'll die of boredom!"
"What is this about, Gray?" Lucy asked.
"I get the strong feeling that the island's curse and Deliora have something to do with the moon. They said something about "moonlight being full gathered soon", too." Gray responded.
"Oh, right." Lucy muttered. "I am curious to know what's happening and what they're up to..."
"I can't sit here! I'm going after them!" Natsu argued. In a split second, he easily falls asleep on the ground, snoring out loud.
"That was fast." Lucy commented.
"Aye." Happy said. They sit down and wait for night time as Natsu continues to sleep.
"Sheesh He acts purely on instinct, doesn't he?" Lucy rests her head on the palm of her hand.
"Aye. That's how Natsu is." Happy agreed.
"In a way, I'm jealous..." Lucy said.
"Jealous of his idiotic personality?" Aira teased, sitting up against a rock, next to Lucy. Lucy looks at Gray who is sitting alone in front of the encased demon.
"Ur..." Gray remembers about one of his trainings with Ur, in which she inquires if he will be able to keep up with her harsh training. He is determined to keep up no matter how long it will take.
"I know I agreed to wait, but this is so boring..." Lucy complained. "I know!" She thinks of an idea of a way to past time. "Open! Gate of the Harp Constellation! Lyra!" She summons Lyra who has an energetic personality.
"Long time, no see, Lucy!" Lyra happily said as Lucy greets her. "Sheesh! You hardly ever call me! I want to help lots more! You're such a meanie!"
"Meanie? I'm only allowed to call you like three days a month." Lucy said.
"Huh? Really?!" Lyra said in shock.
"Another weirdo..." Happy commented.
"So, what should I sing for you today?!" Lyra asked.
"Anything. I'll let you decide!" Lucy answered.
"I want a fish song!" Happy requested.
"Okay! Then I'll just sing whatever! Yay!" Lyra said.
"Lyra's a really great singer!" Lucy commented.
"So is Mira. She even sings fish songs for me." Happy added. Lyra plays her harp and starts to sing.
Everyone falls asleep, hearing the beautiful singing. Gray has a tough time keeping his tears in. Gray lets one tear roll down his cheek. Lyra stops singing when they notice Gray crying to himself. "Wha...? Gray?" Lucy asked, worried for him.
"Yeah? What?" Gray asked.
"You were crying..." Happy said.
"Lyra is good at singing about what people are feeling, but..." Lucy stated.
"You were crying." Happy said.
"I was not!" Gray denied.
"I can smell your tears." Aira commented.
"Sing something happier, Lyra!" Lucy requested.
"Huh?! You should've said so!" Lyra said.
"Now that I think about it, be quiet! What if someone shows up?!" Aira said.
They all sleep peacefully underground until they are awaken by a tremor. Lucy wakes up to the sound of the ground shaking. "What's that sound?"
"Is it night?!" Natsu immediately wakes up. A Magic Circle appears above the ice, shining a bright purple ray of light on the demon.
"There's a light..." Lucy pointed out.
"...coming from the ceiling!" Natsu said.
"Purple light... is it moonlight?!" Aira asked.
"What is this?! What's going on?!" Happy asked.
The Magic Circle shines on the ice. "It's shining on Deliora!" Gray pointed out.
"This is no coincidence!" Natsu said.
"Let's go! Find the source of light!" Gray said. They all go to find where the source of light is coming from. They go upstairs and see another Magic Circle in the temple. There was a magic circle in the middle of these ruins?
"Higher up!" Natsu shouted, running to the outside. They see people gathered around the Magic Circle "What is that?!"
"Shh!" Lucy quiets him down.
"The moon..." Aira muttered.
"These guys really are collecting the moon's light?" Natsu said.
"And they're shining it on Deliora... But what for?!" Lucy asked.
"It's Moon Drip, a Belianse spell." Lyra replied.
"You're still here?!" Lucy asked.
"Ah. So that's what's going on." Lyra said.
"What? What do you mean?" Lucy wonders if Lyra knows what's going on.
"These guys are trying to use Moon Drip to revive that underground demon!" Lyra explained.
"That's impossible! Iced Shell is unmeltable!" Gray stated.
"Moon Drip can melt it. Focused moon energy can break any spell at all." Lyra said.
"You can't be serious..." Happy said.
"They have no idea how horrific Deliora is!" Gray said as Aira agrees with him.
"I think Moon Drip is the cause of the phenomenon the islanders believe is a curse." Lyra stated. "Concentrated moon energy can contaminate people's bodies too. That's how powerful this magic is."
"Those bastards...!" Natsu snarled.
"Hold it!" Lucy elbows Natsu under his chin. "Someone's here."
A man with armored boots walks in, wearing a helmet. Gray stares at him like he's seen him before. The man with armor walks ahead with Sherry, Yuka, and Toby behind him.
"Damn. I'm sleepy because we woke up during the day." Yuka complained. "We didn't even find the intruders."
"Were there even any?!" Toby angrily asked.
"It's sad, Cold Emperor." Sherry said. "It appeared that there were intruders during the day, but they got away. I am unfit to speak of love."
"Intruders..." The Cold Emperor said as Gray recognizes his voice.
"So he's the Cold Emperor?!" Natsu asked.
"He sure looks high and mighty, especially with that weird mask!" Lucy said.
"Really? I think it's cool!" Happy added.
"Is Deliora's revival still incomplete?" The Cold Emperor asked.
"From the look of it, it will be today or tomorrow..." Sherry replied.
"Which one?!" Toby asked.
"At long last..." The Cold Emperor said. "As for the intruders... I've come to far to be interfered with now."
"Yes. The only people on this island are in the village on the outskirts." Sherry said.
"Go eradicate the village." The Cold Emperor ordered. They all understand his orders.
"The villagers have nothing to do with this!" Lucy said.
"Got no choice, then...!" Natsu scowled.
"I'm not fond of blood, but..." The Emperor said.
"That voice..." Gray muttered. "No... It can't be...!"
"All right! I'm sick of sneaking around!" Natsu yelled. He swells up his fire , exploding everywhere. "We're the ones who came to interfere!" Everybody turn their attention to the angry fire dragon slayer. Natsu chuckles to himself, ready to fight them.
"Urgh! He always has to play it by ear!" Lucy said.
"What should I do? Sing?" Lyra joyfully asked.
"You can go back." Lucy gets irritated with her.
"Aww, you're no fun." Lyra whined as Lucy makes her disappear back to the Celestial World.
"That emblem! He's from Fairy Tail!" Sherry pointed out.
"I see. So the villagers asked the guilds for help." Yuka said.
"What are you doing? Go and eradicate the village." The Emperor ordered. "Those who stand in the way, and those who concocted said scheme... They're all the enemy."
"Why?!" Natsu angrily runs towards the Emperor.
"Why, you...!" Gray runs as well. "Stop your stupid ceremony or whatever this instant!" He uses his Ice Magic to attack them. The Cold Emperor dodges the attack and uses his Ice Magic to counter attack.
"He uses ice too?!" Happy asked. Gray angrily glares at the emperor.
"Lyon!" Gray screamed, shouting the Emperor's real name.
"Lyon?" Lucy mumbled.
"Damn you... Do you even realize what you're doing?!" Gray asked, yelling at the Emperor for his actions.
"It's been awhile, Gray." The Emperor greeted.
"What is the meaning of this?!" Gray asked.
"To think that you were one of the wizards the villagers called here..." The Cold Emperor, Lyon, said. "Did you come for here knowingly? Or was it sheer coincidence? Not that it makes any difference..."
"An acquaintance of yours, Cold Emperor Lyon?" Yuka asked.
"Get going. I can handle this myself." Lyon ordered.
"Yes, sir!" They all disappear in thin air.
"Oh, no you don't!" Natsu charges after them.
"Stop, Natsu! Don't move!" Gray said. Lyon freezes Natsu.
"Natsu!" Lucy called out.
"Happy! Cain! Take Lucy out of here!" Aira shouted.
"Wait...!" Lucy flies in the air with Happy carrying her and Cain following them. Gray attacks Lyon while he uses a shield to protect himself.
"Damn! I can't move!" Natsu struggles to move. "Aira! Use your water to melt this!"
"Why in the hell would I want to do that?!" Aira refused.
(In the sky)
"Happy! You're going to abandon Natsu?!" Lucy asked.
"He's surrounded by a type of magic that chills empty space!" Happy replied. "We would've turned into ice next if we had stayed there!"
"But if we don't help Natsu, he'll...!" Lucy stated.
"Who'll save the village if we all get beaten?!" Happy starts to tear up.
"I'm sorry. I didn't realize you were fighting back the urge to help him..." Lucy said. "I'm sure Natsu will be fine! Ice is nothing to a Salamander! And plus, Aira is there, too! He can just shrink the ice with his water like it's nothing!"
"Aye!" Happy flies towards the village.
(On the ground)
"So you created an opening for the girl and the cats to escape..." Lyon said. "No matter. I doubt those three can stop Sherry and the others."
"I wouldn't underestimate Fairy Tail wizards if I were you." Natsu shouted. Gray kicks Natsu away causing him to roll off the mountain. "What's the big idea, Gray?!"
"Aira, go after Natsu and make sure he doesn't cause any trouble." Gray ordered.
"Don't order me around like that!" Aira complained, going after Natsu. Gray and Lyon argue over Ur's legacy. Lyon unmasks himself and shuts Gray up by saying that he was the one who killed Ur.
Natsu is stuck on the ground, struggling to get off. Aira watches him in amusement not bothering to help him. Natsu uses his Fire Magic to get above ground.
"Gray! You jerk! I'll get you for this!" Natsu angrily yelled. "Why didn't you help me, Aira?!"
"Why would I help you?" Aira said as Natsu growls at him.
"Anyway, why the heck can't my fire melt this ice?!" Natsu tries to melt the ice.
"It's difficult to melt ice with any kind of fire." Aira commented.
"I have no time for this! I gotta hurry to the village!" Natsu struggles to walk towards the village. "Crap! It's hard to run like this!"
"Will you pick up the pace?" Aira teased, a couple steps ahead of him.
"Shut up!" Natsu screamed.
Meanwhile, a pirate ship approaches, with all the sailors defeated. Erza is shown to be the culprit of such coercion, and orders the captain to take her to Galuna Island, and after she states that she has to punish someone, all the sailors vow to follow her anywhere.
Concurrently the battle between Lyon and Gray truly starts, and after fighting for sometime Lyon comes out victorious.
Gray is defeated by Lyon. He is reminded of one of his training sessions with Ur in which he was in the exact same pitiful, defeated condition. Ur's words of encouragement are echoed into Natsu, who is standing over him.
"Wake up, Gray!" Natsu shouted.
"How lame... You got butt-whupped good." Aira said in disappointment.
"Natsu... Aira... Why are you guys here?" Gray asked.
"I didn't know which direction the village was, so I climbed back up to a high spot." Natsu replied.
"Sorry it took a while, snowball here takes forever to walk." Aira joked around.
"Shut up, water breath!" Natsu yelled. "Over there! Let's head out." Natsu grabs Gray by the collar.
"Wait! I can walk..." Gray said. "Where's Lyon?"
"Dunno. No one's here." Natsu replied.
"The ceremony's over, too." Aira added. Gray gets weaker as Natsu carries him over his iced body.
"Crap! If Lucy's in trouble, it's our fault!" Gray is reminded of the moment when Ur prohibited him from battling Deliora.
"Natsu..." Gray weakly said. Natsu listens carefully to what Gray has to say. "I have no right to say anything to you. No right at all." Gray starts to cry.
"You gonna sit there mopin' all day 'cause you lost, Gray?!" Natsu screamed. "We're Fairy Tail, dammit! The guild that doesn't know the meaning of the word "stop!" We only know how to keep running forward!"
"Enough with the inspiring words, we need to get back to the village." Aira said.
"Goddammit! It's really hard to run like this!" Natsu complained.
Meanwhile, Lucy, Happy, and Cain have reached the village. They inform the villagers of Lyon's team that they believe is responsible for their transformation into demons. At first she thinks they could fight them, because they have more numbers, but in fact, less mages. The villagers are not sure of this plan and Lucy hatches an idea. Chief Moka arrives, stating that he doesn't care about the enemies and demands for the moon to be destroyed. He is later taken away to be calmed by the villagers. The time comes for Lucy to put her plan into work, so she summons Virgo and orders her to make a pitfall. Happy eventually tells her that she is an idiot for thinking anyone will fall for that trap, but she is confident of her plan, even in the face of nearly everyone's disapproval.
"Lucy-san, someone is coming!" One of the villagers informed her.
"They're here already? Open the gate!" Lucy ordered. "Now, come to mama." As the gate opens, they see Natsu carrying Gray and Aira heading their way.
"Everyone, you okay?" Natsu shouted from the distance. They are all surprised to see the three.
"Stop! Don't come any closer!" Lucy tries to stop them. Natsu and Aira look at them weird. "I said stop! Stop!"
"Whoa there." Natsu and Aira immediately stop in front of the pitfall, but they do not know it's there. Lucy sighs of relief. "What's this?" They each take a step forward, causing them to fall in the pitfall.
"There was someone who actually fell for it." One of the villagers stated.
"Didn't expect that." Another villager said.
"Failure!" Lucy scolds to herself.
"Hey, hey, hey! Who the hell put a hole here?!" Natsu asked.
"Lucy, obviously!" Happy replied.
"I knew it!" Natsu shouted.
"I'm glad the three of you are safe though!" Happy said in relief as Cain nodded in agreement.
"There's nothing to be glad about! Gray's outta commission!" Aira stated.
"He got beat by the masked guy?" Lucy asked.
Natsu looks at himself and realizes that the ice is broken. "The ice came off! Even though fire didn't work?"
"R-Right, just like I planned!" Lucy tries to play it off.
"Perhaps the magic had weakened due to the distance between the caster and the victim." Virgo said.
"All right!" Natsu cheers to himself. The villagers carefully lie Gray down and take him to go treat his wounds.
"Great, but... They still haven't shown up yet?" Natsu asked about Lyon and the others.
"True, they're taking their time." Lucy said. "Even though they left for the village before you guys did, and yet you guys got here first."
"Yeah. And it really took me a while too." Natsu said.
"Not to mention the ice ball." Aira commented.
"Now's our chance! Cover the hole back up, hurry!" Lucy still believes in her plan.
"You're still goin' for the pitfall plan?" Natsu asked, annoyed with her.
"What's that?!" One of the villagers points to the sky as they look up. "There's a flying rat!"
"What's that bucket?" A villager asked.
"From the sky?! My pitfall's pointless!" Lucy said, disappointed.
Riding on top of the rat are Sherry, Yuka, and Toby. One drop falls, heading downwards towards Lucy. "Jelly?"
"Lucy!" Natsu pushes her out of the way. The drop happens to be strong acid. "What the heck is that dangerous smell?!"
"The bucket is filled with that?!" The villagers start to panic when they discover that the bucket is full of acidic jelly. "They're gonna pour it everywhere!" Sherry asks Angelica to drop the bucket who does so.
"How are we supposed to defend against this?!" Lucy starts to panic.
"Everyone gather into the village center!" Aira ordered. "Natsu, burn the ones that head your way!" Natsu agrees to his plan. "Cain, let's fly!"
"Right!" Cain takes Aira and flies him into the air.
"I won't leave! I won't leave Bobo's grave!" Chief Moka refused.
"Village Chief! I understand how you feel, but...!" One of the villagers said.
"The ocean of my right hand and the ocean of my left hand! Put them together, and...!" Aira's hands gets covered in water, clashing them together. "This will wash you away! Water Dragon's Tsunami!" A large wave of water came up from behind Aira.
"He disappeared it!" Yuka said.
"He's a water wizard!" Sherry exclaimed. All the jelly gets washed outwards, so the center is safe. Natsu burns the drops that fell in the center, protecting everyone. One of the jelly drops hit the grave where the chief is, but luckily Virgo saves him.
"Here's the village chief, ready for punishment." Virgo said.
"The village... It's all been dissolved..." A villager said. "This is terrible..."
"Is anyone hurt?" Another villager asked.
"Bobo's grave..." Chief Moka is surprised and glad to see his son's grave still standing. Yuka kicks it over as they approach the villagers.
"The Cold Emperor's enemies must all be expelled." Sherry said. "We were trying to show some mercy by making your deaths quick..." She is disappointed that they didn't expelled the villagers. "...but it seems there's going to be much bloodshed after all."
"Approximately fifty villagers. Three wizards. About fifteen minutes, I'd say." Yuka said.
"Let's do it!" Natsu positions himself in a fighting pose.
"Yeah!" Aira and Lucy agreed, preparing themselves to fight.
"Cain and I are here, too! That makes five wizards!" Happy pointed out.
"How dare they! how dare they ruin Bobo's grave...!" Chief Moka gets angry at the people who broke his son's grave. "They'll pay for this!" The villagers try to calm their chief down by taking him away.
"I'll help, too." Gray gets up, but still feels weak.
"Gray! You're conscious!" Lucy said, surprised to see Gray standing up.
"Get outta here. You'll only get in the way." Natsu coldly said.
"Natsu... Please...!" Gray gets punched in the abdomen by Natsu.
"Just lie down again. You're hurt." Natsu said as Gray gets unconscious again.
"Why...?" Lucy asked, wondering why Natsu punched Gray out of consciousness.
"It's Natsu's way of showing compassion." Aira replied.
"Gray's still in no condition to fight." Happy added.
"Is that the bond shared in Fairy Tail?" Lucy questioned. A villager carries Gray on his shoulder. "Please look after Gray."
"You can count on us." The villager said. "All right! Let's go!"
"There's no escape. The Cold Emperor ordered that everyone shall be eliminated." Sherry said. "Angelica." Angelica jumps into the air and flies after the villagers.
"I'm a member of Fairy Tail too, you know!" Lucy yelled. She accidently grabs onto one of Angelica's paws. "Wha...?! I was so into the moment that I grabbed on!"
"She might be stupid after all!" Happy commented.
"Too stupid!" Natsu added.
"Stop, will you?! Quit messing with the villagers!" Lucy punches Angelica's paw.
"Who are you?!" Sherry gets annoyed with her.
"How about this, then?!" Lucy tickles Angelica's paw.
"That will never work." Sherry said. Angelica starts to laugh causing her tail to stop spinning. "What are you doing?! If you stop your tail...!"
"I did it!" Lucy exclaimed. "Wahh! I'm falling too!" They crash to the ground as Natsu and Aira sweat drop at them.
"That's gonna tick him off." Yuka stated.
"I am not ticked off!" Toby snapped.
"Not you." Yuka commented.
"Think she's okay?" Aira asked.
"Hopefully it didn't crush her." Natsu said.
"She's be dead is it did. Cain and I will go check!" Happy and Cain fly away to check on Lucy.
"Right! Thanks!" Natsu said. "Meanwhile, we'll take care of business here!" Natsu and Aira charge at Yuka and Toby. Aira head butts Toby while Natsu blows his fire at Yuka.
"Such ferocious flames." Yuka blocks Natsu's flame with his Wave Magic. "Are you the Fairy Tail Salamander and Tsunami I've heard so much about?" Natsu looks at Toby who gets up perfectly fine. "We once belonged to a drowned wizard guild, too. This won't be easy as you think. Does the Lamia Scale wizard guild ring any bells? Yes, the guild Iron Rock Jura belongs-"
Natsu shoots his flames out of his hands directly at Yuka and Toby. "D-Don't you have the manners to listen until someone's done talking?!" Yuka asked.
"I don't care." Natsu said. "I don't care what guild you're from or who you're partners with. You're going after our client and interfering with our work. You're an enemy of Fairy Tail, in other words. That's more than enough reason to fight." Natsu and Aira give him death glares.
"Toby. Deal with Tsunami. I can take care of Salamander on my own." Yuka ordered.
"Ready?" Natsu grinned.
"Yeah." Aira agreed. Toby takes out his Paralysis Claw: Mega Jellyfish and slices at Aira who dodges most of the attacks.
"Wave!" Yuka extends his hand out at Natsu.
"I'll destroy that stupid thing!" Natsu fails to dodge to attack.
"Natsu!" Aira called out, dodging all the strikes from Toby.
"Oh? I'm impressed you recognized its properties." Yuka smirked. Natsu blows fire out of his mouth, but Yuka nullfies it. "The pulses by my hand neutralize every manner of magic. In short, it's magic impenetrable by magic."
"So that's why it felt like my fire couldn't block his attacks!" Natsu wipes his cheek.
"I specialized in anti-wizard work while I was in Lamia Scale." Yuka explained. "I take it you understand why. Because all wizards are powerless before me!" He throws wave boosts at Natsu, but he dodges them quickly.
"I wouldn't be so sure!" Natsu attemps to punch Yuka, but the wave gets in his way.
"I already told you. My waves nullify magic." Yuka repeated.
"That's no big deal, then! I just won't use magic!" Natsu evilly grinned. He gets his hand through the wave. "See! I broke through!" The wave electrifies Natsu's hand, causing pain to him.
"Plunging your bare hand into a vortex of magic energy is truly reckless." Yuka said. "It'll get blown off." Natsu ignores his warnings and gets his whole head inside the wave.
"Wha...?! He's sticking his whole body inside!" Toby said, getting distracted by Natsu. Aira lands a punch at his face.
"Maybe magic can't break through your wall, but brute strength can!" Natsu laughed.
"This guy's crazy!" Toby still gets distracted by Natsu.
"But what are you planning to do now, Salamander?" Yuka asked. "You can't use magic inside the wave!"
"But I can use it outside! Thanks for the advice! Fire Dragon's..." Natsu uses his elbow for a boost.
"You're using your magic as a booster to increase your fist's strength?!" Yuka asked in shock.
"...Flame Elbow!" Natsu punches Yuka away. "That's one down!" He looks over at Snow who is dodging most of Toby's attacks.
"There's a special secret to these nails!" Toby said.
"Poison?"Aira guessed, not amused.
"How did you know?" Toby asked. "Y-You're one hell of a wizard..."
"Oh, man. You're a moron." Aira said.
Toby quickly strikes at Aira. "Don't call me a moron!"
"Whoa!" Aira jumps back.
"One scratch from these and you're paralyzed! All you can do is wait for death!" Toby yelled.
"Hurry up, Aira!" Natsu impatiently waits for him to end the battle.
"I know!" Aira shouted. He turns to Toby, thinking of an idea. "Wait, hold on! You got something right here." Aira points to his forehead. Toby checks his forehead, accidently punctures himself.
"Oh, that feels kinda nice..." Toby falls backwards, unconscious.
"He really is a moron." Natsu said as Aira agrees with him. "These guys sure are mean." He picks up Bobo's grave and puts it back in place. "But the village and its people will go back to normal. I swear it! I will avenge you!"
Inside the ruins, a masked figure asks Lyon why he didn't finish off Gray. He responds that he has no taste for bloodshed despite having ordered the entire village wiped out. However, he doesn't forget to say that if Gray confronts him again, he will show no mercy.
Elsewhere, Lucy wakes up to a crying Sherry. She cries as she expresses her sorrow about how Lyon won't love her and also because Angelica is hurt. Lucy doesn't seem fazed by this and the cat fight begins. Sherry creates a Doll Attack: Wood Doll and Lucy summons Taurus who breaks the tree in one shot. However, Sherry reveals that Celestial Spirit Mages are at a disadvantage before her, since she can control the Celestial Spirits themselves.
Taurus unwillingly changes sides and attacks Lucy. He apologizes to her and feels ashamed, but Taurus simply cannot control himself. Sherry makes Taurus attack, while Lucy tries to make him reason. She reminds him of the day they made their contract and his promise to protect her. This makes him gain a little more control and Lucy, because of sheer will and her growing Magic Power, forces Taurus' gate to close. This makes her more confident than ever and she gets ready to fight using Sherry with her whip.
As their battle continues, Lucy comes out as the winner. However, in the last moment Sherry calls for Angelica to avenge her, and Lucy is unable to move. Lucy is saved in the last moment by Erza, who has arrived to the island. Lucy tries to act casual with her, but it doesn't work. Erza also captures Happy and Genie, and when Lucy tries to explain the situation to Erza, she threatens her with a sword. She states that she didn't come for a mission; she came to punish some rule breakers. She also accuses them of betraying the master, and states that they will not get out of this unscathed.