Chapter 26

"Big sis! Big sis! "

Being woken up by shouts early in the morning was nothing new. Archer sighed and buried her face in her pillow. What time was it? She heard multiple feet running towards her room and wondered if they were all coming to her room. What could be so urgent?

Pulling on her scarf, Archer sat up in bed. She glanced at the clock, noting that it was nine in the morning. It was still relatively early. With another sigh she stood from her bed just as her door flew open. Standing in her doorway were all five of her siblings. Natsu seemed to be leading the group and held a familair egg above his head. Archer stared at the egg for some time.

Was it that time already.

"Look I found an egg" Natsu said with a grin as he waddled into her room. He was struggling to hold the big egg in his arms. "It's huge"

"I can see that" Archer responded as she looked trough her wardrobe . It seems it was tome to start the day . "Where did you find it? "

"In the back yard"

"Why were you lot outside of the house? "

"Because this egg fell out of the sky!" Sting exclaimed. "Can you believe it didn't break? "

"Why yes I can, I'm looking at it" Archer placed her outfit of the day on her bed and turned to look at her siblings.

"What do you think is in the egg? Could it be a dragon? Do I have my own dragon now? "Natsu questioned with excitement.

"I doubt that's a dragon egg" Gajeel said bluntly. "What do even think you're going to do with it? "

"I'm going to keep it and take care of it until it hatches" Natsu said determined.

"We could just eat it" Gajeel suggested.

"That's mean" Wendy said with a look of disappointment. "Why would you want to eat it? You'd be killing a baby"

Gajeel scoffed and said nothing more.

"Can I keep it, big sis? I'll take good care of care of it, I promise" Natsu pleaded with big puppy dog eyes.

"Sure" Archer shrugged. "Maybe it'll teach you some responsibility "

"Awesome! "

"Big brother we need to build a nest for the egg" Sting said.

"It needs to be warm" Wendy said.

"My blankets" is all Rogue said.

"I'm going to the stupid guild"

Archer watched the others rush out of her room, eager to build a nest for the exceed egg. When they left she grabbed her towel and stepped into her bathroom. She was now curious. She knew they all get exceeds, except for Gajeel. She wondered if he would get one this time. It should be interesting. Would he get Lili if he did indeed get an exceed.

She found exceeds to be interesting creatures. Cats hatching out of eggs. Leave it to Fair Tail to come up with such strange things.

She personally liked the exceeds. She had an interest in them after all. Their primary magic is Aera, but they could perhaps learn more. Carla learned transformation magic, so maybe the others could as well. She wondered what a human form Happy would look like. Maybe he could learn battle form like Lili.

It always amused Archer that a male cat was named Lili. Such a feminine name for such a character. Lili was a warrior. One would think he'd have a more masculine name.

Archer chuckled as she thought about it and enjoyed a soak in her tub.

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After her bath she changed into her outfit of the day . Unlike almost every anime character she does change her clothes. Today she happened to wear a casual white shirt and some knee length black pants. After getting dressed she left her room and headed downstairs. She would have to prepare breakfast. Gajeel already left so he must have found some empty can and made it his breakfast. Coming down the stairs she heard the excitement of her siblings as they built a nest in the backyard. She only spared them a glance, spotting multiple blankets and pillows. Natsu gathered wood, from who knows where and was saying something about building a little shelter.

She'll let them do their thing.

Once in the kitchen she gathered everything she would need, while humming a song to herself. She wasn't sure exactly what she would be making and decided to just go with the flow. She always ends up making something even when she had no idea what she doing.

"I've been havin' dreams. Jumpin' on a trampoline" Archer began to sing without actually realizing. "Flippin' in the air. I never land, just float there. As I'm lookin' up. Suddenly the sky erupts. Flames alight the trees, spread to fallin' leaves. Now they're right upon me"

She started to hum the chorus, a smile on her face. She always enjoyed that song. She didn't know why. It was just nice to listen to.

She was interrupted by multiple crashes. She raised an eyebrow at the sound.

"So cool, more eggs! "

Well isn't that conveniant.

Archer decided to go out to the backyard to guage the situation. There were indeed more eggs. She recognized most of them based on their color. She spotted Carla's egg, which Wendy took interest in. Sting was already trying to pick up Lector's egg. Rogue was tentatively rolling Frosh's egg towards the nest they were building.

Archer eyed the one unknown egg. She had no idea who would be coming out of that egg. Like the others it had flame like lines. Its color was grey, so Archer guessed the exceed will be of that color.

"Big sis, now we all have our own dragon eggs" Sting said happily as he struggled with his chosen egg.

Archer only nodded and proceeded to pick up the new addition. She placed the unknown egg amongst the others in the nest the kids were building. Rogue carefully rolled his own into the nest and covered it with one of his blankets. He did the same for Wendy's egg too. He then sat down in front of them and watched.

"Hey Natsu, why don't you warm them up? " Sting suggested when he finally got his egg amonst the others.

"In a minute" Natsu was struggling with the amount of wood he was carrying. "You know I could use some help"

"You had better have your shelter built before eleven "

"What, why? "

"We head to the guild at that time"

"We can bring the eggs"

"No we can not, Sting"

"Why not? "

"It's best they remain in one place"

"Awe, I wanted to show everyone"

"They could always come see them here"

Natsu beamed at that.

"Cool I'll invite Lisanna. She'll love this " Natsu Grinned. "And Levy too, maybe she knows what type of eggs these are"

"Can big sis Cana come too? "Wendy asked.

"Yes"

"And big sis Erza"

"Of course"

"What about Elfman? "Sting asked.

"Everyone is welcome"

"Awesome, I'm inviting the entire guild"Sting almost shouted.

"That's not what I meant" Archer sighed.

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Gajeel was walking the usual path to the guild like most days. He wondered if he should go on a mission today? He already went on three mission with the shrimp. The old man said he was allowed to go solo after three partnerd missions. He'll go on an exciting one. He wanted a fight. Maybe he can take on some vulcans or something.

He was thinking of possible missions when something hit his head. Hard. It took him a moment to register the pain, but when he did he hissed out every single curse word he knew.

"The hell!? "

He gripped his head in pain and looked around. What the hell fell on his head? What was it even made out of if it hurt him that much?

His eyes landed on an egg. It looked just like the one Natsu had found. The only different was the color of the odd lines. They were black.

"What kind of egg is this? What is it even made off? " he questioned as he picked up the thing. There was not a crack on it. Matter of fact there was not even a scratch to be found.

"What sorcery is this? "

How is that egg perfectly fine after impacting his head so strongly. His head. What the hell produced this type of egg?

The boy ġrȯȧnėd and turned the other way. He was leaving this thing at the house. The others can mother it or something. He didn't understand why they couldn't just eat it. It was an egg. Thinking about it now, he wondered if they could even crack the thing open. His head still throbbed with pain.

It was awkward, carrying the egg. It was almost the size of his body. He had to hold it above his head as he made his way back home. He got looks from many people but ignored them. He just needed to drop off the egg and go back to the guild. He found it stupid to just find some eggs and decide to foster them. They have no idea what was in these things. But seeing as Archer is ok with it he'll go along. She has more knowledge than anyone he knew. She must know what type of eggs these are. If they were dangerous she wouldn't let Natsu keep his.

Arriving at the house he went straight to the backyard. Why wad he not surprised to find four new eggs? There were four new auditions and his siblings were hard at work building a nest.

"Oi, I found another" He said gruffly and carelessly placed it amongst the rest of the eggs. "Do with it what you want"

"Dont be so rough with the egg" Wendy said with worry.

"These things fell out of the sky and did not break. Hell this one fell on my head and is perfectly fine. I think I can be a little rough with the egg" Gajeel said in frustration and turned to leave.

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Getting her siblings to leave was not as easy as most days, but she got them to leave. Archer also took them shopping and some toys were bought. Mostly for the toddlers, but Natsu was practically a toddler himself so. She would most likely regret getting him a water gun. That's the most childish thing he could ask for. Archer did something efficient and got the toddlers little cars they could ride in. Wendy had her own little vehicle while the boys shared theirs. It was efficient because she could push them to the guild and they would have a grand time.

"I want a car too" Natsu whɨnėd.

"You got your water gun"

"Yes, but now I want a car too"

"Well, too bad" Archer ruffled his hair. "You'll have to do without"

"You're such a child" Gajeel scoffed as he chewed on a spoon.

"We're the same age you idiot"

"At least I don't act like a damn toddler"

"Shut it down you two" Archer had a hand on both their heads and pushed them apart. "No fighting. At least not on the street"

"Fine"

Sting wasn't paying attention to any of that. Archer let go of the stupid thing sticking out of his car. He let her buy this car because he read it could go super fast once he puts some magic into it. It's like the real thing. Now was his chance. He could make a break for it. With a big grin he stepped on the gass, his hands on the steering wheel.

"Eat my dust! "

Archer sighed when their little car shot off with unexpected speed. Poor Rogue, having to go through such things.

"Why did you get him a car that can go that fast? "Gajeel asked.

"He promised to be on his very best behavior" Archer informed.

"Well, unsurprisingly he lied"

"I can tell"

"That's dangerous "Wendy voice as she stared off into the distance with a frown. "Rogue must be so scared"

"Poor guy" Natsu sighed in sympathy.

"I'm taking away that car"

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Erza, like everyone else, glanced at the guild doors when they bursted open. In came Sting and Rogue, sporting a little car. Sting was laughing like a maniac as the little vehicle shot through the guild with a speed. Erza raised an eyebrow at the chaos that soon surfaced. The boy's a little trouble maker.

without a word Erza slipped off her barstool and approached the speeding car. She hardly cared about how fast it was going. She was quick on her feet and managed to grab onto the back of the car. She was strong enough to slow it down, which made Rogue stomp down on the break.

"Why would you do that?! "Sting exclaimed as Erza picked him out of the car.

Rogue moved over to the drivers seat and carefully parked the car in some corner in the guild. He exited and came to Erza's side, pulling her towards the bar.

"Why do you even.. " Erza sighed not even knowing what to ask the struggling Sting.

"Big sis got us the car" Rogue informed as Erza helped him into his chosen stool. He was immediately offered a little cup of juice.

"Sting made a run for it, didn't he? "

Rogue nodded.

"Geez" Cana smirked. "I can already see him in the future"

"Archer is going to take that thing away for sure" Levy said with a nod.

"No she wont" Sting protested.

"Yes I will"

Archer was already walking into the guild. She spotted the car that was parked in a corner almost immediately. She then looked to Sting who smiled innocently.

"You broke your promise, Sting" she flicked him on the forehead. "What do you have to say for yourself"

"I'm sorry"

"Good boy"

"Are you really taking it away? "He asked with big eyes. "I won't do it again. I promise. For real this time"

"Is that so? "

"Yeah, for reals"

"Those eyes don't work on me" Archer smirked under her mask when the look got even cuter.

"But big sis"

"I'll think about it"

"So you have a little vehicle too? "Erza asked as she eyed Wendy's little car. The toddler beamed with joy.

"Yeah, it's fun"

Archer chuckled at her statement as she placed her on the bar. She was instantly offered a cup of milk, which she happily accepted.

"Did you get the others anything? "Erza asked.

"Gajeel decided that he was a big boy and didn't need toys. I just gave him some money to get him by on whatever mission he takes"

"And Natsu has a watergun" Erza said blankly as she watched the excited boy spray Lisanna and Levy with the toy weapon.

"Natsu has a water gun"