Natsu, Lucy, Erza, Gray, Wendy, and Happy are dispatched to retrieve it. However, they soon face the king of Stella, Animus, who is not what he seems. (Spoiler: He is a Dragon Slayer with a terrifying secret). The film provides a massive lore drop regarding the nature of Dragon Slayer magic and the fate of the dragons from the original series.
There is a 12-minute special called "The First Morning" (or Hajimari no Asa ) that serves as a direct prologue to the film. Watch this immediately before the movie. fairy tail anime movie