User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 420: Lamia Scale's Thanksgiving, Review./@comment-24.90.138.80-20150216200242

Carla transformation is most likely due to magic and is not similar to lily's battle form, if it is the same as lily's battle form then we will see an influx of hybrid exceeds which kind of kills the point of panther lily. The only upside I can see is if at the end of fairytail the hybrid exceeds end up having there own village with happy as the Chief married to carla and lily as the protecter. I think carla will try and make natsu and Lucy leave without seeing Wendy, to protect her from being heartbroken again. Those thugs will have something to do with Natsu and Lucy bumping into Wendy and Chelia.