FT100YQ Episode 1

The First Guild and the Strongest Guild is the 1st episode of the Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest anime.
Team Natsu embarks on a 100-year quest in the Northern Continent, only to unexpectedly encounter a Dragon, while a new member who is a fan of Natsu joins the ranks of the Fairy Tail Guild.
==Summary==
In the year X633, an old man cries as he stands amidst a wrecked village and its mutilated residents, appearing to be the sole survivor. He walks into the forest, hoping to unite wizards as a means of protection. Thus the man formed the first wizard guild in history.
In the present day, Max introduces three new members to the Fairy Tail guild. Although, because of the arrogance of one, Laxus frightens away both him and the youngest one. However, the last recruit stays and introduces herself as Touka, revealing that she had joined the guild out of affection for Natsu, who had rescued her from bandits in the past. However, Makarov informs her that Natsu is not present, as he and his team had embarked on a hundred-year quest.
On the continent of Guiltine, Team Natsu encounters snow-like Ethernano as they approach the ancient wizard guild, Magia Dragon. Lucy recalls that Gildarts had failed in his attempt at this quest. A brief flashback of Gildarts and Natsu occurs, where the latter displays a more positive attitude as he has the company of his friends. As the group enters the seemingly deserted guild, they soon discover a dragon perched above them, to their immense shock. The dragon greets them as the “99th heroes”, revealing himself to be the Law Dragon, Elefseria, and the client of the hundred-year quest.
Erza questions Elefseria on the lack of people within the guild, to which the dragon replies that he is the only one left as the other members have long since perished, and that the newer generations of wizards favored more recent guilds. However, Natsu quickly identifies the dragon as a human, which he confirms by taking on the form of an elderly wizard. Overjoyed by the company, Elefseria teleports within the guild as he converses with the Fairy Tail mages, much to their irritation. He commends them on their observation, revealing that he is a self-taught Dragon Slayer who, like Acnologia, was turned into a dragon as a result of his powers. Elefseria strictly reminds the wizards of the dangers of the quest, as nearly everyone who took it never came back or in Gildarts case, unscathed. However, they reaffirm their readiness to take the risk.
Meanwhile, in the Fairy Tail guild, Juvia is criticized by Touka for her lack of faith in Gray's return, with the latter proclaiming her own feelings of love for Natsu. Juvia quickly attempts to discourage her by naming several other female mages associated with the dragon slayer, which prompts Touka to do the same with Gray. In the ensuing argument, Gajeel takes notice of Touka's mention of Briar, the Avatar cultist, studying her suspiciously.
Elefseria requests that the mages sign a contract to the terms of the quest, telling them to not tell anyone what the 100-year quest is. Lucy is initially hesitant, she recalls Virgo's implication that she may encounter Aquarius in Guiltina, and inquires of the quest's details upon signing. Elefseria then reveals that they are to seal away the Five Dragon Gods, who are rumored to have powers on par with Acnologia. The old dragon regards them as his last hope of completing the quest and smiles at their enthusiasm. 
In the Valeria region of southern Guiltina, Wendy blows away a group of jellyfish that invade Natsu's and Lucy's mouths, prompting Erza to take note of the peculiar creatures on the continent. The Five Dragon Gods, who were uninvolved in the Dragon King Festival, hold tremendous magic power rivaling that of Acnologia's, had remained hidden and only a few within the Magic Council knows of their existence. Though they typically stay out of worldly affairs, Elefseria, wary of their potential for destruction, learned dragon slayer magic to seal them away. However, he was unable to do so, and as a result of this failure, he sought other mages' assistance through a quest. Elefseria directs them towards the harbor of Ermina, where its residents previously practiced a religion dedicated to Mercphobia, the Water Dragon God. As they travel, Lucy expresses curiosity over the quest reward, which Elefseria had vaguely assured them would be to grant them any one wish of their choosing. They soon see the town up a head.
Meanwhile, in Magnolia, Gajeel confides in Lily, Juvia, and Levy his suspicions on Touka following her mention of Briar. He proposes an investigation on their new guildmate. While Juvia is enthusiastic for this, Levy shows reluctance at the idea of doubting a fellow member. Upon arriving at the town, Team Natsu begins looking for lodging, unaware that they are being watched by a mysterious man and woman, the latter of whom refers to her companion as the Water God.
==Characters in Order of Appearance==
==Battles & Events==
*None
==Magic, Spells and Abilities used==
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***Summoned the Maiden, Virgo
===Spells used===
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===Abilities used===
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===Armors used===
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===Weapons used===
*Staff
===Items used===
*Celestial Spirit Gate Keys
**Gate of the Maiden Key
==Manga & Anime Differences==
*The anime clarifies that the current year is X793 after changing scenes to the present.
*The anime cuts out Nab and Vijeeter's interjection after the first recruit calls Fairy Tail the best guild in Fiore.
*Two of the rose ornaments on Touka's headband are changed to sapphire jewels in the anime.
*Levy, Mirajane, Makarov, Fried, Bicsklow, and Evergreen wear different outfits in the anime. Additionally, two unnamed guild members are removed from the shot where Cana and Elfman welcome the new recruits.
*After Touka calls Natsu her "sweet darling", Wakaba expresses his shock alongside Macao and Warren in the anime. In the manga, two different unnamed guild members are present instead of Wakaba.
*The anime adds a scene where Wendy covers her eyes after Gray is told to keep his clothes on.
*Lucy expresses her disappointment at no one noticing her fairy comment after the party discusses guild names.
*In the flashback with Gildarts, Makarov pleads with him and Natsu to not destroy the guild in the anime.
*In the manga, Erza makes a comment to proceed before entering Magia Dragon.
*The anime adds a short scene of Natsu sniffing before confirming that Elefseria is the quest-giver. In that scene, Elefseria responds before Lucy asks Natsu to be more polite, which is a reversal from the manga.
*Natsu asks Elefseria if he is human immediately after Erza comments on the oddity of a dragon residing in a mage guild, while the manga has Natsu question what he is smelling, with Wendy also noticing the scent, before he asks his question.
*In the anime, images of Gildarts are not shown when he is brought up during the conversation with Elefseria.
*In the manga, Erza and Wendy's responses to Elefseria's appreciation of seeing female quest-takers come after the Exceeds', which the anime reverses.
*The anime cuts out Panther Lily and Gajeel's follow-up after confirming that Gajeel was referring to Avatar's Briar.
*Elefseria holds the contract in his left hand in the anime, instead of his right hand as in the manga. Furthermore, the header says "Written Pledge" in the anime instead of "Written Oath".
*Lucy's sweat is limited to her face in the anime, whereas the manga shows sweat on her neck and breasts as well.
*In the anime, Lucy's flashback to her conversation with Virgo on a ship has her in her present-time outfit instead of her bikini top and micro-shorts outfit that she wore while first sailing to Alakitasia in X792. Said ship also has plain white sails in the anime as opposed to having the dark horizontal stripes present in the manga.
*The anime shows the remainder of the conversation with Elefseria (before he mentions the reward) before the scene changes to Valeria, instead of being shown as a flashback while the team is in Valeria as in the manga.
*Wendy does not change her outfit after leaving Magia Dragon in the anime.
*In the anime, Happy calls out to Natsu after the jellyfish-like creature jumps into his mouth, then later becomes shocked after Natsu says he ate it.
*The anime cuts out the pre-flashback part of Lucy's narration from the manga. It also cuts out the dialogue between Gray and Lucy when he inspects her mouth.
*While the team is camping in the anime, Lucy is writing in a book while sitting on a rock with her shoes still on, while in the manga, she sits barefoot on a sheet alongside Natsu with her hands free. In the manga, Lucy is seen writing by lamplight in her bed.
*The conversation among the party where they inquire of Gildarts's attempt at the quest, with Lucy thinking of the reward, is cut from the anime.
*Lucy switches back to her outfit from the start of the episode after camping instead of continuing to wear her standard X792 outfit as she does in the manga.
*After Panther Lily mentions that Touka knew Briar, the anime changes two small things:
** The picture of Touka is seen when Lily mentions that Briar's name is not well-known instead of at her first mention.
** Levy explains who Briar is without Juvia inquiring.
*In the anime, after Erza mentions that they need to find lodging, Natsu and Happy express their wish for food.
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