FT100YQ Episode 12

A Card in the Hand is the 12th episode of the Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest anime.
Lucy regroups with Gray and Juvia after stopping Cana with her Star Dress: Aries Form, and tells them a way to save their friends by using with Cana's Magic Cards. However, despite Lucy being unable to use Cana's magic card, they surprisingly find out that Cana isn't under the control of the White Wizard for the whole time. Meanwhile, Laxus defeats Kiria before facing Erza. Elsewhere, Natsu defeats Possessed Whiteout Makarov and soon after confronts the White Wizard.
==Summary==
Wendy faces Nebaru, who asks what kind of Dragon she is, jokingly calling her a cocoon dragon. He tries to wrap Wendy again, but she rolls away to dodge it. She manages to land a hit on him, but he pulls himself to the orb and destroys it. Aldoron begins to shake again, where the White Wizard counts that only three remain before he loses his power.
In the Left Hand Town church, the two Dragon Slayers notice the shaking, and Laxus realizes that another orb has been destroyed. Kiria asks what their plan is by weakening Aldoron, where the lightning Dragon Slayer answers to use Whiteout on him and force him to fight the other Dragon Gods. The Blade Dragon Eater notes that while their goals differ, they have the same means and question why they are fighting. Laxus points out that she was the one who started it, which she smirks as she says that he looked tasty and calls him perfect for an appetizer. Meanwhile, Erza is bound to a tree as Jellal prepares to dye her white. She asks to be let out of these binds as they bring back bad memories, saying she wants to put her hand on his shoulders and touch his cheek. Jellal undoes the binding, and Erza starts unwrapping the bandages around her breasts, much to the blue-haired Mage's surprise. She then ties and blindfolds him, which he giddily takes as her wanting to be in control and lets her. She tells him to stay like this as she returns to the church.
Elsewhere, Natsu faces against Wraith. While possessing Makarov, the Spirit Dragon tells him that the old man's strength has combined with his and throws a giant punch at him, making him crash into a wall. The fire Dragon Slayer asks why the possessed Makarov can his ethereal body when his physical body could not hurt Wraith. The Spirit Dragon Eater answers that whether his attacks hit a solid object or not is dependent on his point of view. He explains that the reason why he was struck by the old man's attack was that Natsu unconsciously decided to make contact from his point of view. Wraith then asks who the old man is, having never experienced a synchro rate like this before. Natsu answers that Makarov is his Guild's master. To Wraith, this explains the enormous Magic Power and judging from his age, might have seen the abyss of death. The ghost realizes that he may have fulfilled the third condition and wonders if he and Makarov are blood relatives.
Natsu yells that his friends are not vessels as Wraith ponders his relation with Makarov. The ghost then starts fighting again, growing in size to punch his opponent. However, the fire Dragon Slayer manages to stop the punch and generates a blaze of fire, proclaiming the real Makarov is stronger. He then uses Fire Dragon King's Destruction Fist, knocking his possessed Guildmaster away. Wraith reflects on how his vessel's age is still severe despite its Magic Power, when he sees a memory of his host in his youth.
Makarov is exasperated that Yajima and Bob want to leave Fairy Tail, making Porlyusica remark that it is alright since there are too many people here. The two start bickering, getting embarrassed when an amused Goldmine and Rob call them a married couple. Suddenly, someone is rushed having been attacked by monsters, and requires Porlyusica's aid. However, the man realizes the severity of his wounds. Wraith is shocked to see that the wounded man is himself. A desperate Makarov begs his guildmate not to give up, making Wraith ask if they were ever that close. Makarov says that it does not matter since they are friends and that he is family to all of them. Unfortunately, Wraith passes away, a grief-stricken Makarov cries for his friend.
Wraith realizes that the guild's bonds are thicker than blood, which is what made the synchro rate so high. He exits Makarov's body, admitting defeat. He informs the fire Mage that he remembers everything and that he cannot call himself an enemy of Natsu anymore, as he is family as well. Natsu notices the ghost's body beginning to dissipate, which Wraith says that he can finally rest. He thanks him once more for finding him. Makarov calls out, saying that he missed him, which Wraith shares the sentiment before disappearing completely. Not knowing what just happened, Natsu is glad that Makarov has been defeated and returns to his body.
Gray and Juvia felt the quake, which they presume an orb was destroyed. A drunk Cana finds them, and Gray tries to knock her out with one punch. She dodges it and prepares to cast Fairy Glitter, but gets trapped in wool. Lucy appears, having found them thanks to Plue's keen sense of smell, and informs them that Aries's power can block Magic that requires chanting. She then searches through Cana, finding the Magic Cards. She explains that these cards can seal people and that they can use them to gather and protect their friends.
She tests it on Cana but gets herself trapped instead. Cana wakes up and explains that there is a trick to imprison people in the cards. She demonstrates this by freeing Lucy and imprisoning the Thunder God Tribe. They wonder if her hypnosis has worn off, but Gray points out that she should not be able to use her Magic like Juvia. Lucy thinks Cana might not have been controlled in the first place because of her drunkenness. Either way, Lucy hugs Cana and with her help, may be able to save everyone.
At the Left Hand Town church, Kiria tries to cut Laxus' strength, ordering him to be her obedient pet. However, the Lightning Dragon appears to be unaffected, which explains that he does not have the strength and prepare an attack. He says is in the Guild because he is weak, but that he does not think that is a bad thing and fires a Roaring Thunder, shocking his opponent. As the Blade Dragon falls in defeat, Laxus adds that it is fine to be weak in front of your friends as well as to not push yourself too far. Amazed by his strength, in spite of his weak heart, Kiria lies on the ground, having fallen in love.
At the Right Shoulder Town church, Wendy tries to free Carla from the webbing. The Exceed convinces her to go after Nebaru, who is likely going to destroy another orb. Outside, she spots the Clinging Dragon Eater on the roof and kicks him in the face. Nebaru calls her dumb and powers himself up by eating gum. He sends a blast of webbing at Wendy, proclaiming that he is going to eat her.
At Right Hand Town, Cana has imprisoned Romeo, Macao, and Wakaba. Not long after, the group finds the unconscious Lisanna, putting her into a card as well. They feel the Magic Power radiating from the nearby battle between the Strauss siblings against Skullion and Madmole, and wonder how they will trap the former into cards as it cannot work on those with strong hostility. At the Left Hand Town church, Laxus prepares to destroy the orb, but Erza arrives and stops him. She sees that Kiria has been defeated, having expected this of his strength. Knowing that she would not have any openings around Laxus while he is controlled, she prepares to face him head-on.
Meanwhile, Natsu and Happy fly towards the town on Aldoron's back, expecting the strongest person there. They see a pillar of light at the church and fly toward it. When they enter, they unexpectedly find the White Wizard lying on the ground. Despite her presence, the orb is untouched. Natsu is about to beat the White Wizard, not caring that she is asleep or a woman since she is an enemy of the Guild and would do what he has to for it. However, Touka wakes up and hugs Natsu, asking him to save her.
==Characters in Order of Appearance==
==Battles & Events==
*Wendy Marvell vs. Nebaru
*Whiteout Laxus Dreyar vs. Kiria (concluded)
*Natsu Dragneel vs. Wraith (concluded)
*Erza Scarlet vs. Whiteout Laxus Dreyar (started)
==Magic, Spells and Abilities used==
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*Hand-to-Hand Combat
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*Spear of Lightning
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*Magic Cards
==Manga & Anime Differences==
*The manga chapter starts with a view of a bound Max and Warren, while the anime episode starts with a zoomed-out view of the Right Shoulder Town.
*The anime does not include any title cards when locations are changed.
*Wendy's attack that Nebaru dodges hits and damages the ground in the anime.
*Carla exclaims "The orb!" before Nebaru prepares to destroy it in the manga; the anime reverses the order.
*After the second orb's destruction, Laxus wears shoes in the anime, creating an inconsistency with the manga and scenes later in the episode.
*In the anime, Kiria does not lick her lips when explaining that Diabolos intends to eat Aldoron.
*In the anime, sparkles are added around Jellal's head when the scene switches to him and Erza.
*The bindings wrap around Erza's wrists in the manga, while in the anime, they simply hold them in place.
*The manga showed a flashback when Erza mentioned the bindings bring back bad memories.
*When the scene switches to Natsu, Wraith is seen already projecting an image of himself above Makarov in the anime.
*Natsu doe snot sratch the back of his head in the anime when he realizes he never had a serious fight against Makarov.
*Wraith's flashback megins after Makarov's body has stopped in the anime, instead of while being thrown backwards as in the manga.
*Shots of the tearful faces of the former Fairy Tail members are more interspersed within Wraith and Makarov's dialogue in the anime.
*When Gray walks towards Cana, the scar on his lower back is missing, creating an inconsistency with both the manga and the rest of the episode.
*Cana dodging Gray's attack is replayed twice in the anime.
*Star Dress: Aries gives Lucy gloves in the anime, correcting a possible error from the manga.
*The flashback demonstrating the powers of Cana's magic cards is omitted in the anime.
*Cana's cards all have the same design in the anime, and have a background design instead of a plain appearance when the card has sealed someone.
*In the anime, Laxus is surrounded by his lightning when the scene switches back to him with Kiria.
*The anime includes a visual for Strength-Cutting, maintaining consistency with the change to the technique established earlier in the anime.
*Kiria's necklance and top do not have any cracks on them after the takes Laxus's attack in the anime.
*Gray is wearing a shirt under his jacket after Cana traps Romeo, Wakaba, and Macao. Though this is consistent with the manga, it is inconsistent with earlier episodes.
*When Gray considers Mirajane and Elfman fighting the Diabolos members, images of the former two accompany his thoughts.
*Erza's nude body is covered with light when she requips into her Lightning Empress Armor in the anime.
*Natsu and Happy are seen flying over Aldoron's wooden body instead of a cityscape in the anime.
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