Edolas arc

The Edolas arc is the tenth story arc of the Fairy Tail series.

With Wendy admitted into Fairy Tail and Gildarts' homecoming, the entire town of Magnolia is thrown into disarray, as they are all sucked into the parallel universe, Edolas, through a portal. Seeing no other way to get their friends back, Natsu, Wendy, Happy, and Carla utilize the pieces of the portal in order to travel to where their friends are. When they arrive, however, everything is not what it seems to be, as they find out that their friends are not the ones they lost. To make matters worse, in the midst of it all, they are thrown into a terrifying plot involving the Exceeds, the Dragon Slayers, and Mystogan's own father: Faust!

New Member, New Friends
Team Natsu returns home to their Guild with Wendy and Carla. Natsu enjoys a short time of sick free transport and Lucy thinks back to all that happened after learning the truth about Cait Shelter. The Allied Forces members have all headed back to their respective guilds on good terms. Lucy is approached by Gemini, Scorpio, and Aries who tells her of Angel's arrest and their voided contracts. They ask to form a contract with Lucy, and she is surprised to receive 3 of the 12 ecliptic keys at once. She also shows her kindness to them, which is no surprise for Gemini, confusion for being called a person for Scorpio, and happiness for Aries for finding a nice owner, free of mistreatment, and being able to be with Leo again.

As they arrive at Fairy Tail, Wendy and Carla are instantly welcomed by everyone. Everyone is glad that Team Natsu managed to arrive back safely and for taking out one-third of the Balam Alliance. They learn that Wendy is the Sky Dragon Slayer, and the Master then throws a welcome party for Wendy and Carla. Wendy instantly takes a liking to the guild but Carla is somewhat disturbed by the guild's immaturity. Gajeel, leaning on the pole as he watches the festivity, becomes frustrated to see both Natsu and Wendy have their own cats while he is the only Dragon Slayer without one. Mystogan then looks down from the second floor and is shocked to see Wendy arriving at Fairy Tail before disappearing.

A few days later the town and the guild learn of Gildarts' return. Most of the new members don't know what’s going on and learn that Gildarts is currently the strongest Mage of Fairy Tail, and that he had just return from a century quest after 3 years. Following the announcement of Gildarts' return, the town immediately sets up the town to be separated for a path straight to Fairy Tail called Gildarts' Shift. This is due to Gildarts' Magic - Crash which destroys everything that he touches.

When Gildarts arrives at the guild, he is surprised to see how much the building and some of his friends had changed. Natsu then, without hesitation, charges toward him for a fight but gets beaten with just one throw. He later talks with Makarov about the mission, and says that he couldn't finish it, greatly shocking everyone since even the top mage of Fairy Tail couldn't handle the 100 year mission. He later leaves for his home, but tells Natsu to come over since he has something to tell him before accidentally destroying a wall while leaving.

Happy and Natsu head toward Gildarts’ home and the first thing he asks is about his relationship with Lisanna. Natsu, quickly become upset because of the question, tells him that she died 2 years ago, and proceeds to leave, but Gildarts tells him about meeting a Black Dragon and how that Dragon forced him to quit the 100 year mission. Natsu tries to run away, since he believes that the Black Dragon might know where Igneel is and how he could find him. Gildarts attempts to stop him, showing the severe injuries he received when the Dragon attacked him. When he tells Natsu that no human could defeat the Dragon, Natsu angrily exclaims that he's a Dragon slayer that that's what he's for and runs off immediately.

The Crisis
Gajeel leaves to search for a cat companion much like the ones Natsu and Wendy have but ends up exhausted and empty handed. Back at the guild, Happy tries to give Carla a present but she turns him down and gives him a cold shoulder. When Happy asks to be friends, she refuses and tells him that he can't protect Natsu the way he is now nor does he know who he really is. Shortly after it starts raining and after Wendy finds Carla they are greeted by Mystogan, who takes off his mask and reveals who he really is.

At first they mistake him for Jellal who should have been arrested, but then he mentions that he only took the name of Jellal since he didn't know a thing about this world. This makes Wendy realize that this was the Jellal she met 7 years ago and Carla wonders if he is talking about her homeland. Before they can receive an answer, Mystogan tells them to leave Magnolia since he can't stop Anima anymore and learns that Fairy Tail and all of the town will disappear, but Wendy refuses to abandon her friends and tries to run back to warn everyone.

Back at the guild, everyone continues their routine inside due to the rain, but Mirajane and Elfman are getting ready to head out to the church since its close to the anniversary of Lisanna's death. Wendy, still trying to run back to the guild, notices a hole opening in the sky. She manages to make it to the guild but is too late, and the whole town gets sucked up along with the guild. Just as she is about to lose hope, Natsu suddenly bursts out from the wreckage.

Carla then flies to where they are and starts talking her about a burden she has been carrying ever since she was born in the Earthland realm. She reveals that she and Happy are from a different world and that the phenomenon that just occurred was because of a problem that their homeland, Edolas, is experiencing. The magic of Edolas is starting to disappear, so they created Anima to transfer magic from the Earthland realm to Edolas. Also she and Happy were sent to Earthland for some kind of mission.

She reveals that Happy and her were sent by the Queen to carry some sort of mission but chose to abandon it, Happy forgot about it, but still feels burdened. Despite the dangers they may face, Natsu and Wendy are still determined to go save everyone. Carla at first didn't want to go through with it but decided to after making a few conditions, which includes killing her and Happy if they do anything that could betray them. After making their decision, Happy and Carla use their Aera to fly through the remains of Anima and head straight through to Edolas and try to save everyone.

The World On the Other Side: Enter Edolas
Flying through Anima, everyone arrives at Edolas and is amazed that such a world existed. Shortly after, Happy and Carla’s wings disappear and they fall in a storage building. After finding some disguises, Natsu spots Fairy Tail guild mark outside the window and runs towards it. However, when they see everyone, they see them all acting weird.

Shortly, Lucy spots them and confuses Natsu for their friend. After a short visit, Carla realizes that the people here are not their friends, but they are the inhabitants of Edolas. Realizing that their friends must be at the Royal City, they prepare to leave but then someone bursts in and tells them that the Fairy Hunter has located them. Shortly after the Royal army arrives, Fairy Tail manages to teleport away to another location. Here Natsu, Wendy, Happy and Carla learn that magic is outlawed, Fairy Tail is being treated as a Dark Guild, and it is revealed that the Fairy Hunter is none other than Erza Knightwalker.

Clearing up the misunderstanding, Natsu reveals that they are from Earth Land, and that they are setting out to save their friends. Everyone deems it dangerous and refuses to help them, so they decide to head out by themselves. Along the way, they bump into a giant frog and try to fight it but realize that none of them can use their Magic in Edolas. Luckily, they are saved by Lucy, who decides to give them directions and help them a little.

Arriving in Louen, Lucy takes them to a black market to buy magic items that they can use in Edolas to fight against the royal army. Shortly after they purchase the items, the royal army locates them and Natsu instantly tries his new weapon, which produces a giant blade made from flames. His effort is made useless thanks to the shields that the army uses, and for overusing his already limited weapon with one use. Just then, Wendy accidentally uses her magic item, which summons a giant twister and sends them flying some distance which lets them escape from the army.

While hiding out in a building, they hear the army and thought that they have been found, but are surprised to see the Earthland Lucy. They immediately rush to help her, but are surprised that Lucy can use her own Celestial Spirit Magic and manages to summon Scorpio and Aries to fight the army. While hiding out in a forest, they learn that Lucy used Horologium to hide out against the Anima and that Mystogan is the one who sent her to Edolas. Earthland Lucy is boasting herself as the current strongest Fairy Tail Mage as she is the only one who has her Magic with her. They try to formulate a new plan and Lucy Ashley realizes that they might be able to change this world.

While hiding out at Sikka, Edolas Lucy decides to abandon them and head back to the guild so she can persuade the other guild members to help them. The next morning while wandering around, they spot an airship belonging to the Royal Army. They decide to try and hijack it so they can make it to the Royal City faster. However, when Lucy tries to summon Leo, Virgo appears instead and their plan hits a major problem. Suddenly, a magic 4-wheeler appears and manages to save everyone, and they learn that the driver is none other than Natsu's counterpart. When they stop they are surprised to learn that Edolas Natsu has driven them all the way to the Royal City, as well as his split personality of a confident driver to a shy boy who is afraid of Lucy. When they enter the city, they are surprised to see that magic isn't outlawed in this town and are shocked when they see a giant Lacrima. They learn that the people at the Royal City claim it to be given to them by a god and are outraged by the King’s arrogant nature and greed. Lucy tries to control an enraged Natsu by telling him that she feels the same.

Knowing that their friends are trapped inside the Lacrima crystal, they try to find a way to release them and realize that the King might know a way to undo the spell. Also, Carla starts having visions about the kingdom and some secret routes that they can use, so they decide to infiltrate the palace and have Gemini take on the king's form and his memories to they can find the answer their looking for. However, when they carry out their plan, and enter the secret tunnel, they are ambushed and are captured by the army led by Edolas Erza. Just when Happy and Carla try to get them to stop, they immediately bow down, call them Exceed, and thank them for their successful capture, greatly shocking them since they thought their mission had something to do with the Earthland realm.

Truth of the 6 Year Mission
With Natsu and Wendy captured, they try to get some answers but have only learned that Lucy will be executed, and that the exceeds carried out their mission perfectly. Happy and Carla then wake up in a room to meet up with Nadi and Nichiya, who congratulate them. Shortly after, they learn that Queen Shagotte, who sent them to Earthland when they were still in their eggs, ordered them to kill the Dragon slayers. However, they don't understand how they completed their mission since they didn't carry out their mission at all. The captain of the exceeds tells them that the queen decided to change their mission at the last minute to capture the Dragon slayers. However, they had no way to reach them and tell them about the change, so when Carla and Happy brought Natsu and Wendy to Edolas, they unintentionally carried out their mission.

Carla then breaks down because she thought for sure that she was abandoning the mission by helping them rescue their friends, but instead led them to a trap, doing what she didn't want to, and failing to protect Wendy. She cries, feeling that everything she did was just being manipulated and that everything that happened was a lie that they built up in their heads. However, Happy stands up for Carla by saying that they aren't their puppets, but Mages of Fairy Tail. They decide to escape, and try to save their friends on their own, being labelled as fallens in the process. After a short chase through the town they hide in a wagon, but it rolls down the hill with them on board.

When they wake up, they find themselves in a field and then locate a giant Lacrima, even bigger than the one they saw before, and realize their location as well as where their friends are trapped at. Shortly after, a farmer shows up and then the army catches up to them instead of turning Happy and Carla over to the army, he tells them to hide out in his house. There, the farmer and his wife treat Happy and Carla with hospitality and they learn that the reason they save them is because they were banished from the kingdom and therefore they don't listen to their laws. Happy still decides to rescue their friends and tries to think of the next course of action, but Carla is still filled with guilt and feels that there is nothing she can do.

However, the female exceed tells her to listen to her heart, and that it doesn't matter if she is a human or an exceed, they are all the same. After Carla regains her senses, she and Happy decide to head out towards the Royal Capital and help save their friends. They jump of the edge of Extalia and then realize that the reason they couldn't fly before was because their minds were troubled, but now there is nothing to worry about and their wings sprout again. As they are leaving the farmer and his wife comment on Happy, and reveal that they are actually his parents and that they are proud of what he has become, as well as having a cute girlfriend.

Battle Royale
Back at the Royal Capital, the army captain and Faust learn that the humans of Earthland can store magic inside their bodies just like the exceeds and they plan to extract it from Lucy. However, Faust then says that Queen Shagotte has made an announcement for Lucy's execution.

As a barefoot Lucy recalls the dialogue between the Exceed Queen and the humans, Erza Knightwalker walks in and is mistaken for Erza Scarlet. At first, she tries to ask her for help but then she gets dragged out of her cell and onto a ledge where she is about to be pushed off. She later learns that this Erza is the one from Edolas and that unlike their Earthland Erza, she is an enemy who enjoys hunting Fairy Tail Mages. Just as she gets pushed off, Happy and Carla manage to arrive and catch her. Later, Carla tries to get some info as to where Natsu and Wendy are by pretending to be Queen Shaggote's daughter. She manages to find out their location but fails to get Edolas Erza to release them, since the other royal guards arrived and told Erza that they are the Fallens. As they try to retreat, Captain Nichiya and an army of exceed arrive and try to catch them. They then realize that the exceed have them cornered in the air and that the army are waiting for them on the ground.

Just then the King notices the army of exceed arrive and decides to initiate Code ETD, which resulted in the Exceed getting turned into a giant Lacrima crystal. This gives Happy and Carla an opportunity to escape and they manage to get inside the tower where Natsu and Wendy are. As they run down to stairs to where they are, they get attacked by Erza Knightwalker and her army and realize that the army is already draining the Dragon slayer magic out of their friends, which is their life force and could kill them. Despite Carla demanding they return Wendy, Erza ignores her and prepares to kill her, but Happy defends her and says to kill him first. Just as she was about to do so an explosion occurs behind the army and Erza Scarlet and Gray Fullbuster appear to join the battle, being able to use their magic.

While Erza holds off her counterpart, Gray and the others head towards where the Dragon slayers are. They then learn that Gajeel is also in Edolas and is doing battle with the army, and that the Lacrima they saw in the courtyard was actually just Gray and Erza. The Dragon slayer magic that the army wants can be used for many different purposes, one of which can be used to release people from the Lacrima. Realizing that since Gajeel released Gray and Erza, and then he should be able to do the same with the others, Happy flies towards Gajeel and takes him to where Lacrima is located. When they finally arrive at the room where Natsu and Wendy are, they find out that they are too late, but then Gray pulls out a bottle of pills to feed Natsu and Wendy. They soon regain consciousness, and learn that the reason Gray and Erza were able to use magic despite being in Edolas is because the pills they got from Mystogan let them use their magic; Lucy then recalls being fed the same pill by Mystogan when she was sent to Edolas. The moment Natsu wakes up, he charges out of the room and Wendy tells them that the army plans to use the Dragon slayer magic to smash the giant lacrima into Extalia and create eternal magic.

Team Natsu then decide to find the King and stop him, while Wendy and Carla head to Extalia to try and warn everyone. Happy then manages to locate Gajeel and flies him to the lacrima but just as he was about to smash the crystal, Pantherlily arrives using his Aera and carrying a giant sword to stop him. As Natsu and his gang continue searching they come across an amusement park with Sugarboy and Hughes waiting to engage them in battle. Gray fights against Sugarboy while Natsu fights against Hughes, but despite being able to use their magic they still find themselves having a hard time against their magical items. Natsu soon gets taken out because Hughes can control everything in the park and puts him on a magical roller coaster.

Gray gets stuck in the ground but manages to escape and tries to attack Sugarboy, but his attacks all turn into water due to Sugarboy’s magical item to soften his attacks. Lucy then manages to release Natsu from the roller coaster and they land in a lake. Hughes than says that magic is truly wonderful and that it can't be allowed to disappear, and to make sure that it doesn't they need to make sacrifices even if they are humans or exceed. Lucy and Natsu immediately gets angry and Lucy summons Aquarius but soon learns that Aquarius is unable to control the water thanks to Hughes and they get washed into a haunted house.

The King and Byro discuss their plans of using the Dragon chain cannon to hit the Lacrima into Extaila. Byro hands over the key of the cannon to Faust. Just then Coco arrives and tries to tell the King to delay his plans since Lily is fighting near the Lacrima, but he refuses and says that one death makes no difference. Coco in shock, steals the key and runs away but the King and Byro try to stop her by attacking her legs, but she still continues running away.

Back at the haunted house, Natsu and Lucy wake up and Lucy finds herself in a machine which switches her clothes. Natsu then decides to use the machine, in hopes that Hughes will get distracted by Lucy in a sexy outfit, but it fails miserably. While Natsu continues fighting Hughes and his army of monster mannequins, Lucy runs outside and bumps into Coco. Shortly, Byro shows up and demands for the key, which Lucy mistakes for her celestial spirit keys, and decides to defend Coco from Byro. As they start fighting Lucy summons Taurus to fight against Byro but learns that Byro's magic involves throwing liquid with varying effects, which takes out Taurus in an instant. She then summons Virgo who manages to trap Byro in a pithole for a while, until he takes a liquid which transforms him into a giant humanoid octopus. Realizing that Lucy is using a lot of magic to summon the zodiac spirits, Virgo decides to give her a celestial whip to battle against Byro. Lucy uses the celestial whip to tie up Byro's tentacle and sends him crashing into a wall just as Natsu managed to punch Hughes through the wall on the opposite side, knocking them both out.

Realizing that Natsu and Lucy are trustworthy, Coco decides to hand them the key and asking them to stop the King’s plan, but before they grab the key, Sugarboy arrives and snatches it away. Soon, Gray arrives on a motorcycle and tries to chase Sugarboy. After a short chase he manages to catch up and learns that the key is what they need to activate the cannon, Gray then use his Ice Make: Floor and make Sugarboy crash into a wall.

Later, he grabs the key and encases it in ice; since the royal army needs the key, Sugarboy can't use his magic on the ice, for fear of destroying the key. While Gray continues freezing the key, it starts to crack and Sugarboy tries to get Gray to stop since they need to key to use the cannon, which can help save their friends. Gray however refuses to listen and shatters the key, later finishing Sugarboy off. As he walks away, Sugarboy mocks him saying they have lost all chance of rescuing their friends, but Gray just laughs and says he can make a replica with his ice.

When Natsu catches up, he is a little surprised to see the key destroyed, but then learns that Gray can create a replica and that they can use it to turn everyone back to normal. Shortly after, Erza Knightwalker (actually Erza Scarlet in disguise) shows up and captures them. Natsu and Gray are later seen seemingly unconscious and tied up, being taken by Erza past a gate to where the cannon is. After Erza tells Gray to create a duplicate of the key, secretly trying to hit the Lacrima with the cannon, but when the plan fails (because of Gray not knowing how to use the cannon), Erza tells Natsu to move, knocking out some of the soldiers and they take the King as hostage and ordering the soldiers to change the target of the cannon to the Lacrima itself, until Erza Knightwalker appeared from above and attacks Earthand Erza, releasing the King and returning the cannon to its original target, when firing the cannon, Lucy arrives with Coco on a Legion to save and take everyone to Extalia and stop the Lacrima. Erza Knightwalker then cuts her hair so as not to confuse herself with Erza Scarlet.

Natsu reaches Extalia with Happy just in time to try to stop the giant Lacrima from ramming on Extalia. Meanwhile in Extalia startling revelations are made by the the queen, showing everyone her only wing she has due to her lack of Magical power. With everyone shocked, the story continues to unveil as the elders say that they do not decide who will die but it was thanks to Shagotte's precognition ability that they knew who was going to die thus they build a husk around this fact to mislead the humans and make them fear them as they once ill-treated the Exceeds. Still Carla's determination does not waver and she flies to help her friends to save her homeland Extalia alongside with Nadi.

When the strength of the mages was not enough, the entire population of Extalia, including the queen, to the surprise of many, went to help. Suddenly the lacrima disappears, leaving some smoke and Mystogan there, who explains that thanks to them, he was able to find an Anima large enough to send the lacrima back to Earthland and return everyone to normal. He then reveals himself as the Prince of Edolas, who Pantherlily once saved many years back, but suddenly Pantherlily is attacked by Erza Knightwalker along with the Royal Army, who arrive to attack the Exceeds with a group of soldiers on Legions.

When Mystogan tries to stop Erza Knightwalker, the King appears inside an enormous Dragon-like machine called Dorma Anim, which nullifies all external magic attacks. The King orders the soldiers to capture the Exceeds and then shoots a magic beam from the Dorma, but Mystogan uses the Triple Magic Rune: Mirrored Water to deflect the attack back to it, but it doesn't have any effect. Dorma Anim shoots again and takes Mystogan down. When the King is about to attack again, the Dorma Anim is suddenly beaten 3 times revealing Natsu, Wendy and Gajeel, who decided to take on the King, leaving the rest to deal with the soldiers.

After surrendering the battle to Natsu, Wendy, and Gajeel, Mystogan reveals that he lost on purpose to save Pantherlily, and he recruits Pantherlily's help for "one last job". After reaching the room where Anima is produced, he reveals his plan to open a reverse Anima in order to send all of the magic in Edolas to Earth Land, leaving Pantherlily shocked.

At the battle, Wendy casts 2 spells on Natsu and Gajeel while they fight with the Dorma Anim, one making them faster and another to make them stronger. The King then fires some tracking missiles after Wendy but Natsu intercepts and destroys them. When the King is about to shoot again, Gajeel hits the missiles before launch, but gets hit by the tail of the Dorma. A group of missiles is fired again, but these ones explode before Natsu can hit them. The King gets surprised when Natsu eats the fire of the explosions while Gajeel starts eating the tail of the Dorma. Suddenly the Dorma changes color as well as gain an increase in power as the King states that he is going to "Drain all the fighting spirits".

The new form of the Dorma Anim grants it a huge increase in power, turning the fight in the King's favor. Gajeel decides to try some different tactics, revealing they hadn't been using full power because they didn't know what could happen. All three of them attacked at once with their respective roars, but it had the almost no effect. The King proclaims victory, saying that although they have infinite magic, once it runs out it takes a while to recharge. Meanwhile, Lucy and the others are having a tough time fighting the Royal Army. Soon, Edolas Fairy Tail members arrive and battle against the army.

The battle between Edolas and Earthland Fairy Tail continues to battle with the Royal Army. Meanwhile, the fights between the two Erzas continue as the shows off the monstrous power of their blades and armors. Finally, the two Erzas exchange their final blow with the two of them collapsing due to lack of Magical Power. Then Erza Scarlet lectures Knightwalker about the importance of love and friendship over Magic; telling her that she will still be alive without any Magic like now and to live itself is strength, overwhelming Knightwalker as tears roll down her cheeks. Edolas Erza has now finally understand the very meaning of living and loving thus surrenders.

As the fight against the King continues, Natsu, Wendy and Gajeel are slowly running out of Magical Power and are being overwhelm by the Dorma Anim. Natsu gets up saying that he'll use tomorrow's magic to stop the King. Gajeel gets up and pins the Dorma Anim's leg down to the ground telling Natsu to attack and that he was the only one who could do it. Natsu tells Wendy to aim a roar at him to boost his speed and succeeds in tearing through the Dorma Anim defeating the King

The Hero and Villain of our New World
In the Anima control room, Mystogan carries out his plan, leaving the people of Edolas in distress. He tells Pantherlily that there has to be a villain and a hero and he is the villain. Mystogan tells Pantherlily to kill him, becoming the hero and "the King of the new world".

Pantherlily refuses to kill him arguing that Mystogan should do it and his strong will, that leads him to put his life on the line for Edolas, is exactly what they need. He tells Mystogan that if he destroys the world then he should take responsibility by leading the world instead of dying. When Mystogan tells him that won't quell the chaos, Pantherlily offers to be the villain instead. Mystogan is adamant that Pantherlily should have a happy life and he won't allow him to die because he saved him. Pantherlily says he wants to say the same right back to him. Pantherlily states that no matter which one dies, all it will bring is sorrow.

They are interrupted by someone who tells them three people, who turn out to be Natsu, Wendy and Gajeel, are wreaking havoc in the city.

Seeing that the islands are falling from the sky and a tip from Nadi, who heard Mystogan and Pantherlily's conversation, Natsu decide to dress up and declares himself as the Great Demon-Lord Dragneel. Showing with his servants and a tied up Faust on the Royal Capital, he declares that he was the one responsible for taking Magic away from Edolas. He commands his servants to destroy the streets of Royal Capital. Mystogan shows up, saying that there's no reason to fight anymore with the King defeated, but Natsu didn't listen and revealed Mystogan's lineage towards the masses. The Great Demon-Lord then taunts Mystogan to either fight him or he will destroy the whole city. Nadi reveals that after finding out about Mystogan and Pantherlily's argument, they decide to be the villain and take the fall. He then says to get ready "for what we're gonna do.".

Since the Anima was taking away the magic from Mystogan's magic items, he and Natsu resorted to hand to hand combat. In the midst of their battle, Natsu started reciting the Fairy Tail Farewell Ceremony, though he forgets the second rule so Mystogan recites that one himself. After he finished the recitation he collapsed to make it look like Mystogan had won the match and said he wishes to meet each other again. Shortly after the Anima starts absorbing the people with magic power to send them back to the Earthland realm.

Before leaving, Gray lifts up the spirits of the Edolas Fairy Tail Guild by saying that what makes a guild is not magic power, but it’s the allies who support one another. Then, as the Anima starts absorbing the Dragon slayers, they pretend to be suffering to further enhance their act and make Mystogan a hero. When they are far enough to not be seen by the people of Edolas, they smile and say good bye to Mystogan one last time. With all the magic power gone, Mystogan raises his staff and tells his people, that he will lead this world and that they will continue living, even without magic power.

New Friends arrive, Old Friends Reunite
While the Anima starts taking everyone back to Earthland, everyone says goodbye to the people of the Edolas, and upon returning to Earthland, seems with everything went back to normal much to Team Natsu's surprised that the Exceed, having followed them much to Carla's surprise who requested to send them back, however when the Exceed explain the truth about sending them to Earthland. The mission is later revealed to be a lie, due to the Queen's power she could see the events of the Edolas arc, and as such she sees Extaila destroyed. So in order to keep their species alive, she sent 100 eggs to Earthland to protect them, and lied about the mission to kill the Dragon Slayers to the other Exceeds.

After apologizing, the Exceed leave on good terms with the humans and swear that they well find the rest of the eggs but Shagotte has not yet told Carla that she is her mother. Meanwhile, after that, Gajeel wonders what happened to Pantherlily, who later appears only in a small form and requests that he join the guild that the Prince once stayed as he had promised. Gajeel couldn't be much happier and hugs him tightly due to the fact that he finally got his cat.

Pantherlily states that he caught a suspicious person, everyone is shocked, especially Natsu, when that person is shown to be Lisanna. She asks Pantherlily if he is an Exceed, to which he replies by stating his name, and Gajeel angrily asks her if she is picking a fight with his cat. When Lisanna sees Natsu, she runs towards him and hugs him. While she hugs Happy, she greets both Gray and Erza. She notices Lucy and Wendy too, and deduces they must be the Earth Land versions of their counterparts back in Edolas. Gray then asks if she's Lisanna of Earth Land, to which she replies yes.

Everyone is further shocked, and Happy and Natsu happily try to hug her, but Erza stops them and states that Lisanna died two years ago. Lisanna then explains the truth to everyone about how Anima absorbed her when Mirajane tried to heal her, after waking up in Edolas she found Edolas Fairy Tail. Everyone mistook her for her Edolas counterpart who was said to have died after falling from a high place, Edolas Elfman and Edolas Mirajane were overjoyed to see their "sister" alive again. Lisanna explains she would have felt bad if she told them she wasn't actually the sister they knew so she just pretended all that time.

Lisanna continues that when Natsu and others came to Edolas, she was shocked to discover that they are the Natsu and Happy from Earthland. Natsu asks why didn't she tell the truth when they first met, to which Lisanna says that she couldn't bear the weight of hurting her adopted siblings. However, when the Anima sucked the living beings with Magic inside away, she began to glow. Lisanna tries to explain, but Mirajane and Elfman of Edolas reveals that they already knew. Elfman says that they already noticed, but just couldn't say it, and apologizes. Mirajane then says that she's like their Lisanna, someone who's really kind, and thus she can't let her real siblings cry anymore. As Lisanna tearfully scream out their names, Mirajane asked her to give them their regards.

At Kardia Cathedral, Mirajane and Elfman are about to leave. Suddenly, they are surprised to hear the voice of a girl they knew. Turning around, their eyes widen as Lisanna approaches, and all of them cry as they hug each other for the first time in two years. While Natsu and the group happily watch as the Takeover siblings reunite.

Manga & Anime Differences

 * Gajeel's Edolas counterpart is shown. He meets his Earth Land version and helps him in his quest to find his friends.
 * The scene with Happy and Carla trying to escape from Knightwalker and her forces is extended.
 * Gajeel freeing Gray and Erza and how they're briefed on the situation before they head off to save Natsu and Wendy is shown.
 * The fight with Dorma Anim takes places in the ruins of a coliseum rather than a simple clearing in the manga.
 * We see Lucy Ashley rallying the Edolas Fairy Tail to fight against the kingdom, with the members discussing on whether to do so or not.
 * There's an epilogue at the end of the arc showing what happened in Edolas after the Earth Land occupants left the dimension.