When Lucy tries appealing to Nightwalker to save her friends, she instead attempts to drop Lucy out of a tower, though Lucy is rescued by Happy and Carla's timely arrival. Meanwhile, Faust activates Code ETD (Exceed Total Destruction) to trap the Exceeds that were pursuing Carla and Happy in Lacrima and declares war on Extalia. Nightwalker ambushes Lucy, Happy, and Carla, but the Earth-land Erza and Gray suddenly appear to rescue their comrades.