Fairy Tail is celebrating for their victory over Phantom Lord. "Everyone seems so happy, Lucy!" Happy looks up at Lucy.
"Yeah..." Lucy replied, showing no joy.
Happy gets worried about her. "Lucy?"
Aira and Satsuki lay on the floor, beaten and bruised while staring at the sky. "Hey, can you hear me, Satsuki?"Aira asked.
"I can't hear nothin'..." Satsuki replied.
"Tell me... Where did you learn Dragon Slayer Magic?" Aira sits up.
"I told you, I can't hear you...!" Satsuki said it once more.
"You're not the only one who knows the same type of magic as me. I know a flame head who uses the same magic too." Aira said.
"Flame head?" Satsuki muttered.
"It's a long story... But can you at least tell me!" Aira asks again.
"Shut up..." Satsuki looks away. Aira shouts in annoyance. "Daichi." She finally replies to Aira's question. "The Earth Dragon Daichi."
"What?!" Aira accidently falls off the ledge. "So you were taught by a dragon?!"
"You were too?" Satsuki added.
"Where is she now?!" Aira asked.
"Dunno." Satsuki responded.
"Where is she now?!" Aira shouted.
"I told you, I don't know!" Satsuki shouted back. They clash their foreheads together.
In a split second, they feel the pain throbbing on their foreheads. "Oww...!"
"Man... I feel like my brain's gonna turn to ash, talkin' to you..." Satsuki said.
"What?!" Aira questioned.
"She vanished. Daichi suddenly left one day, without so much as a word." Satsuki looks up at the sky. "Man. Talk about a selfish bitch..."
"H-Hold on! That wasn't seven years ago on July 7th, was it?!" Aira asked.
"What?! You know where Daichi is?!" Satsuki asked, turning around to look at Aira.
"Don't be stupid! I'm trying to find Kaito, a Water Dragon! I got a friend who's looking for a Fire Dragon." Aira replied. "They disappeared on July 7th seven years ago too."
"My guild mate, Gajeel, his dragon disappeared on the same day as well..." Satsuki muttered. "Four dragons disappeared seven years ago... on July 7th, X777...?"
Aira bangs his forehead once more into Satsuki. "What's with all the sevens?!"
"How should I know?!" Satsuki shouted.
"Oww..." They hold their foreheads.
"It doesn't matter to me, anyway." Satsuki said.
"If you're gonna leave, just do it already!" Aira said.
"This is our guild! You're the one who has to leave!" Satsuki stated.
"What a small-minded bitch." Aira sighed as he gets up.
"Get lost!" Satsuki shouted.
"Lemme know if you ever find out anything about dragons." Aira walks away.
"Why should I be nice to you?!" Satsuki asked.
Aira glances at Satsuki. "We're both Dragon Slayers, after all."
"Screw you! Next time I see you, I'll destroy you! I swear it! Just wait and see!" Satsuki warned.
"Man, you're vicious." Aira commented. "I was thinkin' of making up with you now that we're even, too..."
"Who're you calling vicious?! You're the one who did this to our guild!" Satsuki reminded him.
"You guys wrecked our guild too, you know!" Aira spat back. "Argh! Forget it! I'm not making up with you after all!"
"They really went all out on it this time..." Master Makarov sighed.
"U-Umm, Master..." Lucy called out.
Master Makarov turns around to see what Lucy has to say. "You've certainly been through a lot yourself..."
"Don't look so glum, Lu-chan!" A voice said. Lucy turns around to see who's talking. "We're back!" Levy winks at Lucy.
"Levy-chan!" Lucy sees Levy and her team and Reedus.
"We all worked together for this great victory!" Levy said.
"Even if the guild did get ruined!" Droy commented.
"But it's not like we can't rebuild it!" Jet said.
"Oui..." Reedus commented.
"Sorry for worrying you, Lu-chan." Levy said.
"N-No! It was all my...!" Lucy said.
"I heard everything." Levy said. "But no one blames you for this, Lu-chan!"
"In fact, I should apologize for being useless..." Reedus muttered.
"Lucy. Although it doesn't hold true for every bit of happiness or sadness, we still share things to some extent. That's what it means to be a guild. One person's happiness is everyone's happiness... One person's anger is everyone's anger... And one person's tears are everyone's tears. There is no need to feel guilt-ridden. Our hearts have surely reached you." Master Makarov lectures her with kind and inspiring words as everyone smiles at her. Lucy cries with happiness. "Lift your head high! You are a member of Fairy Tail!" Tears drop to the floor as Lucy cries out loud. Everybody smiles at her while Levy comforts Lucy. "That said, perhaps things did get a bit out of hand... The council is going to be pretty angry... No, wait... We could even be talking prison time here!" Master Makarov reduces into tears as well.
"Calmness finally returned to us a week after our battle with Phantom." All the members of Fairy Tail are helping rebuild the guild.
"Let's take a break, everyone!" Mira said, holding a tray of drinks.
"Things actually got really bad right afterward, though. We found ourselves surrounded by the Rune Knights, the council's army."
The Magic Council's Rune Knights found Fairy Tail and surrounded them. "This ain't good...!" Wakaba commented.
"They found out already?!" Macao asked.
Aira hides behind Cana, freaking out again. "Th-They're back for me!"
"Run!" Natsu and Happy attempt to run, but they get caught by the Magic Council.
"Quit it, Natsu. You know there's no escape from the Rune Knights." Mira said. Master Makarov continues to cry out loud.
"Master! Pull yourself together!" Erza tries to console the Master.
"Then we were taken to a military post for questioning. We endured a week of interrogation, and now things finally calmed down. It sounds like the Council is going to hand down Fairy Tail's punishment at a later date."
Lucy is seen writing at her desk in her apartment. "But don't worry, Mom. I don't think the punishment will be that bad. After all, circumstantial evidence and eyewitness testimonies all point to Phantom attacking us." She feels the pain on the side of her stomach. "Yuck, I hope this won't leave a mark..." She sees two birds outside her window, the mother bird feeding the baby bird. "Say, Mom. Do you think maybe he actually perpetrated all this, behind the scenes? Not even he would go that far, would he...?" She remembers about a terrible memory. "I guess he would, huh? Without even a second thought... But why does he suddenly want to drag me back now? He doesn't even care about me..." She turns around to see a small chest sitting on the shelf. "Mom... He'd try it again, wouldn't he? He'd do the same thing, using his money... I refuse to let that happen..."
Natsu carries a large pile of wood over his head, but it falls down on him, squishing him to the ground. Mira and Happy sweat drop at Natsu. "That's what you get for tryin' to carry so much, moron." Aira carries one over his shoulder. Juvia is seen hiding behind a bricked wall.
Natsu bursts the pile of wood off of him. "What'd you call me?!"
"You wanna fight?!" Aira asked.
"Quit carrying 'em like a wimp!" Natsu shouted.
"That's enough!" Erza slams a wooden pillar right at their heads. "Work your bodies, not your mouths! We need to rebuild Fairy Tail as quickly as possible!"
"Aye..." The Dragon Slayers weakly said with a huge bump on their heads.
"Erza's really rarin' to go..." Droy commented.
"She can requip into those clothes too?" Jet asked.
Master Makarov transformed into a larger person with his Titan Magic, easy for him to put the pieces together. He gently places a piece of wood into another. "Master is getting into the spirit too!" Levy said.
"More like into it big-time!" Jet and Droy said in a unison.
"Boss! Where should I put this lumber?" A member asked.
"Oh! Right over there!" Master Makarov replied.
"'Boss'...?!" Jet and Droy questioned.
Natsu and Snow pop their heads out of the ground. "Damn! I can't stand being beaten!"
"Yay! It's whack-a-mole!" Happy commented.
"But, y'know..." Macao stares at the guild.
"Isn't it a little too big?" Wakaba asked.
"We decided to remodel it while we're at it! This is a concept sketch of the finished version!" Mira shows them a sketch of the remodel.
"But it was just fine how it is..." Natsu muttered.
"What's it gonna be like?" Aira asked.
"Wow..." Macao sweat dropped.
"That's... something else..." Wakaba commented.
"I-I don't really understand it..." Natsu looks at it, confused.
"Man, this sketch sucks. What idiot drew this junk?" Aira asked, criticizing the work. Mira innocently smiles at him for a second, then she breaks down into tears, covering her eyes. "O-Oh, it was you, Mira-chan?!" Aira tries to console her.
"You made her cry again." Natsu and the others look at him in disappointment.
"That's Aira for you." Happy commented.
"No, that's not how I am..." Aira muttered.
A couple hours later, everybody is still helping rebuild the guild. Natsu stretches his arms out. "I'm starving!"
"Is it time to eat yet?" Aira asked. Out of nowhere, a splash of water wets all three of them. "What was that?!"
"We're soaking wet!" Natsu stands still as water drips from his hair.
"Boxed lunches!" Happy points to the pink lunch boxes on the ground.
"Boxed lunches?" Aira opens it and sees Gray made out of food and the word "love". "What is Gray doing in here?!"
"Ooh! Looks tasty!" Natsu looks at the food with sparkling eyes.
"I recognize this! This is called a 'character' lunch!" Happy stated.
"I heard my name." Gray walks in and sees them holding the boxed lunches.
"Your face is on here!" Aira hands him the lunch.
Gray freaks out when he sees it. "What kind of freak would do this?!"
"I don't know, but it looks tasty!" Natsu drooled.
"This is insane! I can't eat this!" Gray said, terrified of the food with his face on it. "It's oozing something, too...!"
"Then let me have it!" Natsu said.
"I'm not gonna touch that..." Aira scoots away from the food.
"Juvia is sad! She spent three days making that!" Juvia hides behind a bricked wall, crying to herself. She secretly stalks Gray at the Fairy Tail Guild.
"Who said it was time to eat?!" Erza shouted as she glares at them. She notices the boxed lunches in Gray's hand. "Oh, is that one of those character lunches?" She stabs a fork directly into Gray's face. Gray freaks out as he watches Erza eat it. "Hey, this is pretty good! I'll have some more!"
"Seriously?! I'll have some too!" Gray finally agrees to eat the lunch made by Juvia.
Juvia watches from afar as tears well up. "It's great! Really great! I want this everyday!" She imagines Gray enjoying her food. "So please marry me."
"Yes! We can have thirty babies or so!" Juvia blushed. "Juvia is so touched!" Juvia quickly hides when she hears someone coming.
"Guys..." Loke is seen holding Lucy's keys. "Could you give these to Lucy for me? They are her keys."
"I was wondering why you hadn't been around lately!" Aira said.
"You were looking for these the whole time?" Natsu asked.
"Are you okay? You look really pale..." Happy asked.
"Thanks. I'm fine." Loke replied. "Whew. Being a gentlemen is tough."
"Lucy doesn't seem to be here. Maybe she still hurts too much to be up and about." Happy said.
"We can go pay her a visit then. You should come too, Loke." Natsu offered.
"I'll pass. You know I'm no good around celestial wizards." Loke walks away.
"Really? Even though this is Lucy we're talking about?" Natsu asked.
"Natsu. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Don't pry too much." Erza said.
While walking, Loke gets a terrible feeling. "Karen... There's no need to be in such a rush... I'm already about to..."
At Lucy's Apartment...
Happy flies near her window, checking on Lucy. "Lucy!"
"How ya doin'?!" Natsu asked, appearing at her window.
"Don't go through the window!" Aira crawls out of the chimney.
"There's a door for a reason, you know!" Erza drinks her tea as they sweat drop.
"And just what are you doing?" They asked.
"Huh?" Natsu notices something different.
"Normally..." Aira notices it as well.
"My place!" Happy mimics Lucy.
"...is what would happen, but..." Erza commented.
"The bath, huh?" Aira added. He imagines himself walking in on Lucy while taking a bath. "Aira, you pervert!" He thinks of Lucy in a deeper voice. "...is the cliche waiting for me, so..." He opens the curtains in the bathroom. "I'm sorry, but...!" He sees Natsu in the bath instead.
"She's not here." Natsu said, sitting in the bath.
"That was fast! And don't get in!" Aira exclaimed.
Erza is seen wearing a towel. "It looks like she left."
"And what are you here for?!" Aira asked.
"That griping was lackluster..." Erza commented.
"Not having Lucy around throws everything off." Happy stated.
"What kind of criticism is that? And excuse me for being lackluster." Aira said.
"Lucy!" Happy opens a drawer.
"Where is she?" Natsu asked, freaking out when he sees something in there.
"What are you guys looking in there for?" Aira asked, blushing a bit when he sees it. Erza walks behind them.
"I didn't know there was underwear like this!" Happy commented.
"This... is underwear?!" Aira asked with his heart beating fast.
"Wh-When would one don something like this?" Erza asked.
"Mealtimes?!" Natsu added.
"Nope, defintely not." They all disagree.
"We shouldn't be looking in here anyway! Hurry and shut it!" Aira said as they shut the drawer close.
"Lucy! Come out!" Happy cried out.
"Why do you keep looking in weird places?!" Aira asked. Erza notices a letter on the desk. Happy accidently knocks something down, causing a mess.
"What are these?" Erza asked.
"They're letters..." Aira commented.
"Mom. I finally managed to join Fairy Tail, the guild I really..." Natsu reads one of her letters out loud.
"Hey, now! Don't go reading her stuff!" Aira interrupted him.
"Today I met someone named Erza. She's really cool and pretty." Natsu continues to read the letter. Erza blushes when she hears Natsu read what Lucy wrote about her. "Then Natsu and Aira..."
"Are all of these letters to her mom?" Aira looks at all of the unopened envelopes.
"Looks like it." Happy responded.
"Why haven't they been mailed?" Natsu asked.
"There's a note." Erza said. "Lucy left a note. She says she's going home..." Her hand shakes as she reads the note to them.
"W-Why?!" They all scream in shock.
Elsewhere...
Lucy is on a train returning back home. Lucy returns home to her father, and shows him her resolve to stay on the path she believes in and to live as a Mage of Fairy Tail.
Lucy visits her mother's grave. "Mom..."
"Lucy!" Her teammates shout her name as they run to her. "Lucy!"
"Why are you-?!" Lucy is surprised to see them.
Happy flies into Lucy for a hug. "Lucy!"
Lucy explains to the truth for why she came back home. She smiles at her old home, leaving with her team.
"I'm really sorry I worried you." Lucy apologized.
"Don't sweat it. It was our fault for jumping to conclusions." Erza said.
"Looks like there was nothing to worry about after all." Aira sighed.
"Happy cried the whole time!" Natsu said.
"You were in tears too, Natsu!" Happy counter back.
"Was not!" Natsu looks away, blushing a bit.
"I-I'm really sorry..." Lucy apologizes once more.
"Man, this sure is a spacious town." Aira complimented.
"It's very nice and peaceful." Erza commented.
"Oh, no. This is just our garden." Lucy said. "Everything from here to that mountain is our estate." She looks at them when they don't say anything. "Huh? What's wrong guys?" Natsu and Aira turn pale.
"All hail, Princess Lucy!" Aira saluted.
"Said it like it's nothin'!" Natsu saluted as well.
"Natsu and Aira have been defeated!" Happy saluted while Natsu and Aira wrap their arms over their shoulders, pumping one hand in the air. "Captain Erza, please give your orders!"
Erza cannot find the words to describe it. "Such clear blue skies..."
"Captain Erza is malfunctioning!" Happy yelled. Natsu and Aira shout together.
Lucy looks at them weird, but laughs at them afterwards. "Dear Mom, in Heaven... I'm doing well. You know, Mom... I don't think I can live without the others now. After all... Fairy Tail became a part of me!"
The Magic Council has a court meeting regarding the Fairy Tail-Phantom Lord incident where they decide that Jose will be stripped from his status as one of the Ten Wizard Saints and that Phantom Lord will be disbanded. Fairy Tail, on the other hand, has been found totally innocent. This is most likely because of elder Yajima, a member of the Council and an old friend of Master Makarov's, had spoken on Fairy Tail's behalf. Later, Yajima advises Master Makarov to retire for the guild.
Back at the guild...
"Everyone! We're taking job requests again starting today!" Mira announced. "This reception counter is only temporary, but let's do lots and lots of work!" Everyone cheers that they hear that they can take on missions.
"What's the deal? Everyone usually sits around doing nothing..." Lucy said. Mira giggles at her. "Come to think of it, is Loke here?"
"Oh, have you finally fallen into Loke's clutches too?" Mira teases her.
"It's not like that! It sounds like he found my keys for me, so I wanted to thank him." Lucy takes out her keys.
"Sure, I'll tell him if I see him." Mira said. "Did the celestial spirits get mad at you for dropping their keys, though?"
Lucy chuckles at her. "'Mad' doesn't begin to describe it..." She remembers about Aquarius' reaction.
"I told you not to drop me, girl!" Aquarius holds a whip, threatening Lucy as she yelps in fear.
"My butt stings just thinking about it..." Lucy holds her butt, resting her head on the table.
Aira uses his Water Magic from his hand. "Want me to cool it for you?"
"That's casual sexual harassment." Lucy commented.
"Lemme see your red butt, Lucy!" Happy asked.
"That's unadulterated sexual harassment!" Lucy freaks out more.
Natsu lights his hand on fire. "I wonder what she'd give if I made it sting even more!"
"What are you, the devil?!" Lucy asked.
Out of nowhere, a barrel gets thrown at Aira, knocking him down. "Try saying that again!" Erza threatened. They look at Erza who is glaring at someone angrily.
"Since I'm here, let me make things nice and clear." Laxus evilly grins at her. "Weaklings don't belong in the guild!" He turns to look at Jet and Droy. "Man, you guys are pathetic, letting Phantom make a mockery of you. Actually, I don't even know your names." He then looks at Lucy. "And you, rich celestial wizard girl. You were the main culprit. It was your fault that-"
"Laxus!" Mira interrupts him. "It's all over now. No one's playing the blame game! The master says we're not even allowed to blame you for refusing to help us!"
"Well, of course you're not! It was none of my business! You wouldn't have any trouble if I'd been there, though." Laxus said.
"Why, you...!" Erza snapped.
"All right! That's it!" Aira charges at Laxus, but he disappears. He appears behind Aira. "Laxus! Fight me, you heartless bastard!"
Laxus laughs at Aira. "How do you expect to fight me if you can't even catch me?" He asked. "Once I inherit the guild, I'm kicking every last wimp out. And everyone who tried to stand up to me! I'm going to create the most powerful guild! The most powerful guild in history! No one will be able to mock it!" Laxus laughs as he vanishes.
Lucy sits back down in her seat. "Inherit? What kind of crazy talk is that?"
"Actually, it isn't crazy..." Mira muttered. "Laxus is our master's grandson, you see."
"Wha...?!" Lucy's surprised to hear that.
"So it's very likely Laxus will be the next master when he retires." Mira added.
"Y-You can't be serious... But I don't like the idea of someone being our master when he treats his fellow guild members that way..." Lucy stated.
"They say that's why our master is having a hard time retiring..." Mira said.
"That jerk!" Natsu clenches his fist.
"That's enough. You'll only tore yourself out dealing with him." Erza said. "Anyway, what do you say? Feel up to a job? With Aira and Lucy, too, of course."
"Huh?" Aira muttered when he heard his name.
"It feels like we've always been together since the Eisenwald incident." Erza added.
"Feels like it"? She noticed only now?!" Wakaba asked.
"It was obvious to pretty much anyone." Macao commented. "Was she not paying attention?"
"That's Erza for you!" Cana added.
"What do you say we form an actual team?" Erza asked. "It'll be the four of us... Oh, six, counting Happy and Cain!"
Lucy gasps in joy, but then she feels bad later on. "But are you sure you want someone like me?"
"Not "like" you!" Natsu said. "We want you specifically!"
"Aye!" Happy jumps in excitement.
"It just wouldn't be the same without you, you know?" Natsu gives her a toothy grin. Lucy blushes a bit, smiling back.
"Then its official. Say hello to the strongest team in Fairy Tail." Cana said.
"This is great!" Macao said.
"But is Lucy actually that tough?" Wakaba asked, smiling at them.
"I don't think I'd stand a chance if she summoned Aquarius on me!" Alzack admitted.
"She's got a sharp mouth, too!" Droy added.
"She's the best in many different ways..." Jet said.
"Me, teamed with him...?!" The Dragon Slayers glare at each other.
"Have a problem with that?" Erza glares at them with a scary face.
"No! We're ecstatic!" They both yell in excitement.
"I have a job already lined up! We're going to defeat a magic cult secretly operating in the town of Lupinas! Let's go!" Erza and the team agrees, determined to take on the job.
Nighttime...
Master Makarov drinks his booze and meditates upon his options for the next Guild Master. Laxus, Mystogan, and Erza all cross his mind, but he finds something in all of them that would make the job a problem for them and for the others. Mira then comes and informs him that Erza's team has gone and destroyed half a city and that the Council wishes him to submit a report. He then decides in anger and panic that it wasn't time to retire yet.
Down at the guild, Lucy rests her head on the table, sighing out loud. "Oh? You seem down, Lucy. What's the matter?" Mira asked.
"That Lupinas job..." Lucy replied. "Sheesh... Natsu spewed fire everywhere, Aira caused a tsunami, and Erza..." She screams out loud. "Don't even get me started with Erza!"
"Umm, Lucy? Are you all right?" Mira asked, worried about her.
"Everyone destroyed everything, so our reward got slashed..." Lucy bangs her head on the table. "I won't be able to pay this month's rent like this!"
"Then maybe I could hook you up with a special job..." Mira suggested. "It's perfect for you, and you don't have to worry about stuff getting destroyed!"
Onibas Station...
"Onibas! We haven't been here since the Lullaby incident!" Lucy said.
"Natsu! We're here!" Happy exclaimed.
"N-No good..." Natsu's suffering from motion sickness.
"So this is a job to use our magic to attract people to a languishing theater?" Aira asked.
"That's right! Doesn't it sound neat?! Natsu can shoot fire, Aira and Erza can create a big scene with their magic, and I can use Lyra's singing to stir up emotions! It's going to be a wonderful performance!" Lucy responded. "If I ever finish my novel, I bet it'll get turned into a play someday! Yes! This is a great chance to study up on stage direction!"
They arrive at Onibas Town Theater. "Oh!" They all stare in amazement.
"This place is classy!" Happy commented.
"Very modern." Cain added.
"Let's go!" Lucy said.
"Excuse me..." A man pops out, catching all of their attention. "Are you the people from Fairy Tail?"
"Yes!" Lucy replied.
"Thank you so much for accepting the job!" The chairman, Rabian, thanked politely.
"Sure! Just leave the stage work to us!" Lucy said.
"Actually, about that..." The man said. "I'm suddenly in a bit of a pickle..."
The chairman of the theater take them inside behind the theater. "Wha...?! All the actors ran off?!" Lucy asked in surprise.
"Yes... thank you." Rabian thanked again.
"For what?" Happy sweat dropped.
"All my plays have been bombing one after another, to the point that even the actors became ashamed to be in them..." Rabian explained. "Even my wife got sick of me chasing my dream and left me! This was all I had left going for me, too! Thank you so much!"
"You're thanking at the wrong time..." Aira commented.
"So the play is called off! Thank you!" Rabian cried.
"Oh, that's all that's troubling you?" Erza asked. "If it's actors you need... you have some right here!" Erza looks glorious with flower petals raining over her and her hair blowing like the wind.
"Wha...?!" Lucy said.
"Sh-She's dazzling!" Aira commented.
"A-e-i-u-e-o-a-o! Ka-ke-ki-ku-ke-ko-ka-ko!" Erza starts to sing, practicing her vocals.
"Vocal exercises!" Happy commented.
"Actually, it does sound kind of neat!" Lucy said as Erza sings in the background the entire time.
"You sure?" Natsu asked.
"Aye!" Happy replied.
"We won't let your dream end here." Aira said.
"Everyone..." Rabian starts to cry tears of joy. "Well, I guess I can let you try... Ugh. Amateurs..." He coldly said.
"Now he doesn't thank us..." Aira notices his mood changed.
"One week until our performance!"
"My name is Fredrick! I've come to rescue the princess!" Erza rehearses her part of the play, acting glamorous at the moment.
"Wow! Erza is really good at acting!" Lucy exclaimed.
"She has her role on point!" Happy said.
"C-Can't let her outdo us!" Natsu uses a seasaw to cut wood.
"Yeah!" Aira agreed, carrying a piece of wood over his shoulder.
"Aye, sir!" Happy and Cain fly through the sky, throwing fliers all around town.
"From that point on, whenever we weren't busy rehearsing, we were passing out fliers, building sets, and working hard to memorize our lines. Even so, everyone's enthusiasm made it a real blast!"
"Your cheering squad is here, thank you." Rabian once again thanked for no reason.
"Cheering squad?" They ask at the same time.
"Yo!" Master Makarov greeted. He isn't the only one there, Mira, Master Bob, Master Goldmine, Yajima, Chief Moka and Lulu, the Pirate Erza befriended, Boze and Sue, and the Eisenwald Chicken.
"Where do I even start with this group?!" Lucy didn't expect to see them all.
"It's almost show time! Break a leg!" Mira cheers on.
"How long it's been since I last saw a play!" Master Makarov is excited to see the play.
"I appreciate the invite, Macky!" Yajima said.
"It's good to see you again! How've you been?" Master Bob asked.
"We're here to crack jokes." Master Goldmine commented.
"Meat!" Chicken chanted.
"Wait, what are you doing here, fake Salamander?!" Lucy sweat drops when she sees Bora.
"Long time, no see, Michael!" Natsu greeted.
"It's Bora." He corrected. "I gave up my life as an aggressive glamour model scout after being deeply struck by nii-chan's heated fists."
"Huh?! That's what that was?!" Lucy remembers about the first time she met Bora.
"Huh? What did you think it was?" Bora asked.
"Oh, uhh, well..." Lucy blushes hard.
"Lucy had dirty thoughts!" Happy commented.
"Madame, I'll be rooting for you!" The Pirate said.
"Thank you for coming all this way!" Erza hugs the Pirate by slamming his head into her hard armor.
"So hard!" The Pirate commented with hearts around him.
"Aren't you from Galuna Island?" Aira asked.
"My name's Lulu! Thanks for helping us back then!" Lulu replied.
"Wait, aren't you two from Phantom...?" Lucy asked.
"I was also captivated by his power!" Boze said.
"And that's that. Have some food." Sue offered.
Natsu and Chicken get excited when they see meat.
"That's raw, you know." Lucy commented.
"Oh, thanks!" Natsu thinks that the meat is for himself.
"Not for you!" Sue kicks him away. "It's for that red dog."
"It's blue. And a cat." Lucy corrected.
"How long until you destroy the moon, huh?!" Chief Moka asked.
"Do I even need to say anything?!" Lucy sweat dropped.
"Good luck!" The cheering squad chanted.
"I'm beat, and the performance hasn't even started..." Lucy already feels exhausted.
"It's finally opening day!"
Rabian looks at the amount of people who came to watch the play. "I've never had such a large audience! Thank you very much!"
"And I never sang in front of so many people!" Lyra squeals in joy.
"All that's left is to put on a good show!" Lucy said.
The play is about to start. Lyra starts playing her harp and begins to sing the opening play, revealing that the princess has been captured and the prince has been captured and the prince went out to save her. They all comment on her beautiful singing.
When Erza goes on stage as the prince, she gets stage fright. "Why is she so nervous?!" Lucy asked as she watches Erza.
"She must have serious stage fright!" Natsu said.
Erza starts to tremble. "M-My name is F-Fredri... I-I here... save prin... cess..." She stutters her line as she shakes in fear. "I... w-w-wield..."
"She's skipping ahead! It's not time for that line yet!" Lucy notices that Erza is skipping through the parts.
"She's so nervous she's hardly even breathing." Happy stated.
"...t-t-ten swords..." Prince Fredrick (Erza) summons his swords, hitting the audience by accident.
"Ooh, Madame! Do more!" The Pirate cheers on.
"Oh, man." Master Goldmine sighed.
"Goodness gracious!" Master Bob said.
"Catching a play is hazardous to your health." Yajima said.
"This certainly is fun!" Mira commented, enjoying the play like everyone else.
"Erza is falling apart!" Happy starts to freak out.
"What do we do?!" Aira whispered.
"Anyway, we need to try whatever we can to cover for her!" Lucy responded.
"When do I get to go on?!" Natsu asked.
"Shut up!" Lucy shouted.
The princess, Lucy playing as "Princess Yanderica", is tied to a rope. "Oh, please help me, Prince Fredrick! Sieghart had captured me!" The audience wonders who that character is.
Aira walks in. "My name is Julius! If you want the princess b-back, you will face me in a duel!" He says his lines in a monotone. This confuses the audience further.
"Du-du-du-duel..." Prince Fredrick (Erza) shakes some more, soon her face turns blue.
"Crap! Erza's reached her limit!" Aira sweat dropped.
"I'll handle it!" Lucy secretly has a celestial key in her hand. "Open, Gate of the Clock Constellation! Horologium!" She summons Horologium to help Erza.
"Du-du-duel..." is what she says." Horologium speaks for Prince Fredrick (Erza).
"What are you doing, Lucy?!" Aira whispered.
"The story would have nowhere to go if Fredrick had fainted there!" Lucy responded, whispering back. "How good of you to come, Great Clock! Please give Prince Fredrick a brief rest!"
All of the sudden, Erza returns renewed vigor. "I can breathe again! I am revived!" She walks out of Horologium.
Julius (Aira) uses his Water Magic. "Taste my water sword!" He summons a sword made out of water.
"Th-That's nothing! I-I wield ten swords!" Prince Fredrick (Erza) summons his swords.
"Ahh. Help!" Julius (Aira) said in a monotone as Prince Fredrick (Erza) defeats Julius (Aira) with no effort, much to the audience's surprise.
"Thank you, Prince Fredrick!" Princess Yanderica (Lucy) gets untied from the ropes.
Prince Fredrick (Erza) goes down on one knee. "L-Lady Yanderica! Let us have many children! Thirty or so!" This all shocks the audience.
"Plays these days certainly are surreal..." Master Makarov commented.
"I quite like it!" Yajima said.
"They're so dazzling!" Mira complimented.
Julius (Aira) walks back to the scene. "Your brief respite is now over, thusly!" He continues to talk in a monotone voice. "This is the end! Come forth, my dragon servant!"
"It's about time!" Natsu shouted with Happy carrying the Dragon. The Dragon shoots fire out of his mouth.
"Yes, yes!" Rabian cheers on.
"I am a great dragon! I will destroy you all!" The Dragon continues to spit fire.
"Our only hope is to work together!" Julius (Aira) said.
"O-Oh... That would be... reassuring..." Prince Fredrick (Erza) agreed.
"I'll hold it off! Please escape, you two!" Princess Yanderica (Lucy) said.
"W-We owe you one!" Prince Fredrick (Erza) and Julius (Aira) run away.
"Ooh! They're eloping!" Master Bob admires the play.
"Aira's a real stud!" Mira commented.
"That's youth for you." Master Goldmine added.
The Dragon continues to spit fire as Happy struggles to carry it. "So heavy..." He accidently drops the Dragon (Natsu) on stage.
Lucy's dress catches on fire. "Aira! Help! Water! Water!" Lucy runs to Aira.
"All right! Water Dragon's..." Aira is about to use his breath attack, but Erza uses his head as a boost. Instead, Erza slices up Lucy's clothes. All the men stare in excitement. Aira blushes hard as he sees Lucy almost naked.
"Thank you!" Rabian commented.
"Princess... Are you all right?" Prince Fredrick (Erza) covers her with his jacket.
"For such a bad actress you're way too into your part!" Lucy commented.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" The Dragon spits fire throughout the theater.
"Quit it, Natsu!" Aira shouted.
"Moo! What a nice body, Princess Yanderica! It's the best!" Out of nowhere, Taurus bursts through the ground.
"The best!" All the men agree.
"Come on, now..." Mira commented.
"Don't just come out and say stuff like that!" Lucy shouted.
"I told you before, Lucy. I swore to protect you and your nice body!" Taurus then disappears.
"What did you come out here for?!" Lucy asked.
Erza then gets stage fright again. "I-I have no choice now but to punish y-y-you all!" She starts to attack Natsu and Aira.
"This is completely out of hand now!" Lucy gets worried about everything.
"Yes, yes!" Rabian agreed.
"Plus... I got a really bad feeling about this..." Lucy said. Soon, the building behind cracking and ultimately crumbles apart, leaving only the stage. "I should've known!"'
"Oh, my!" Master Bob pops his head out.
"Why does this always happen?!" Master Makarov asked.
"You should hurry and retire, Macky..." Yajima suggested.
"Dear me..." Mira commented.
"It's the moon's curse!" Chief Moka accused.
Lucy finds the audience cheering them on in a supportive manner, shouting praises at them and laughing even as the antics continue, much to her happiness.
"Just wonderful!" Rabian cheered, happy with everyone's reactions and the play.
One week later...
"I never imagined it would be such a huge hit!" Rabian said. "For such lousy actors, you sure can put on a show!" Erza's practicing her singing while Natsu and Aira rest their heads on the table.
"C'mon, pay up already..." Natsu weakly said, wanting the reward already.
"I don't want people to see me like this..." Aira mumbled, worried about what other people will think of him.
"Get your butts in fear and get ready, you lowlifes!" Rabian ordered.
"He's a different character now..." Happy commented.
"Agreed..." Cain said.
"I want... to go home...!" Lucy's fatigued and simply wishes to leave.