Natsu and the Dragon Egg

We find our heroes in the East Forest, a place in Magnolia brimming with magic power where many tales are told.
Lucy lets out a sigh as she Natsu, Happy, Gray, and Erza all sat at a small pond with Natsu fishing. 
"Oh, come on." Lucy moaned. "Why'd you have to drag me along on your stupid fishing trip."
"Stop complaining." Natsu told her, "Besides, you said you had writer's block, so why not try a change of pace."
"Aye," Happy said in agreement. "And what better way than fishing for my favorite food."
Lucy sighed. "And why do I have to fish for your favorite food."
"Well you don't have to fish." Natsu told her. "But maybe you could use this place for some inspiration."
Lucy looked around, noticing the serenity of the area she was in.
'Well, I mean, this place is nice.' She thought in her head. 
"That's it!" Lucy shouted before she started writing her book, so fast Natsu swore he saw smoke coming from the pencil
Natsu then looked over to Gray and Erza, who keep recasting their lines. 
"You're not going to catch anything if you keep doing that." He told them.
Gray and Erza both huffed as they looked away.
"Next time, just leave us at home."
"I told you I was fishing, the only reason I brought Lucy was cause she had writer's block." He stated.
"Well, I was expecting something big and grand." Gray admitted as Erza nodded her head in agreement.
Before he could continue the conversation, he felt a tug on his line. 
"It looks like I got a bite!" Natsu shouted in excitement.
"Look out." Happy said. "It looks like a whopper."
Natsu then pulled out a giant fish shocking the whole group.
"It's huge!" They all shouted in unison.
Out of sight, a man sat smiling; his name was Reedus; he then proceeded to paint a picture of the group; as he was finished, he chuckled to himself. "Just like the good old days."
Lucy, Gray, and Erza all stood in shock as Happy danced around, shouting. 
"Fishy wishy get in my tummy." Happy said with glee getting a chuckle from the group.
"I knew you were immature, but this is a new low." Lucy said under her breath before Happy let out a scream that shocked all of them.
Happy then ran over to Natsu, who was cooking the fish with his fire. 
"What are you doing!" Happy screamed. "It's much better if you eat it raw."
"Why do that when it only takes a second to grill it up." Natsu told him.
"Cause that's how I wanted it!" Happy screamed
"Well, it's my fish, so that I can eat it my way." Natsu said, annoyed, as he grabbed the fish and started eating it, bones and all.
"He just." Gray said.
"Ate it." Erza said.
"Bones and all." Lucy finished.
Happy screamed before running off. 
"That's it; our friendship is over, Natsu!" He shouted as he ran into the woods.
Just as he looked away, Natsu got an odd look from Lucy. 
"Aren't you gonna go after him?" Lucy asked.
Natsu huffed and looked away, causing Lucy to laugh. 
"Come on, you'll never get the girls to like if you keep up that tough guy act."
Natsu's mind flooded with an image as he stood and walked away. "See, there you go-"
"Shut the hell up for once!" Natsu said, giving her a look that made Erza's death glare on Galuna Island disappear before he walked into the forest.
"What was that about?" Lucy asked, shaking.
"I think I need new pants." Gray said.
"You're not wearing pants." Erza told him.
"Well, I'm glad for once." Gray told her.
Later the group was looking for Mira and her in a storage room organizing. 
"Hey, Mira." Lucy shouted.
"Oh, hey guys." Mira said as she climbed the ladder.
"And then he just stormed off." Lucy explained, discussing the earlier incident with Natsu.
"It was terrifying," Gray said, now without a shirt.
"Oh, but I just find it adorable," Mira said as she placed a stack of books on the table. "It just adds to his charm."
Lucy saw something sticking out of one of the books and pulled it out. It was an old drawing; from the looks of it, Gray looked over her shoulder. 
"What's this?" He asked.
Mira walked over and saw the painting and smiled. 
"I remember that." on the image was a younger Mira, Elfman, and Natsu as kids.
"Is this you guys when you were kids." Lucy asked as she looked around; she saw Cana, a younger Macao, and Wakaba though she didn't recognize three people, a tall skinny blond kid with a lightning scar, a girl that was in a black tank top with her hair in a ponytail and a small girl with white hair.
"Everyone looks so young and happy." Erza said as she looked at the photo.
"Of course, I'd recognize the pink hair anywhere." Lucy said as she pointed to the boy in the middle. 
"Man, Natsu looks so adorable, but who's the dragon?" Lucy asked as Natsu was seen riding a dragon in the image.
"Oh, that's Happy." Mira told her, getting a look from the others.
"Hey, I don't know if you know this, but-" Lucy stopped and looked at her. "How'd Natsu and Happy meet."
Mira placed a hand on her chin. "Well, it's been about six years since Reedus took that picture." Mira told her. 
"We hadn't been in Magnolia that long actually." Mira said, reminiscing. "Man, times have changed."
Flashback
Mavis is seen walking through the pub, looking around. 
"Hey has anyone seen Natsu?" She asks.
"He went out." Macao answered.
"Something about a fight."
'Back then, Natsu was just a little ball of hate.' Natsu is seen fighting a random kid and knocking him out. 'He got into a fight almost every day.' Natsu is seen standing tired against a tree, scratch marks all against his body.
'Although he acted like that's what he wanted, there were times when I'd catch him with a sad look in his eye, then one day.'
Natsu is seen punching a tree, shouting at the top of his lungs. 
"Stupid stupid!" He says as he hits the trees until a bizarre white and blue egg falls from the sky and lands on his head.
"Wow." Natsu stated as he looked at the egg; a colossal grin ran across his face moments later, and he ran into the pub. "Hey guys, look what I found."
"What's that?" Mavis asked as she walked up to him.
"An egg, I found it in the east forest." He told her. "And I'm going to try to hatch it." he told her with glee.
"You hatch an egg." Cana said as she appeared next to Natsu. 
"That's a first." Cana told him.
"What's so wrong about that." Natsu told her. 
"It may even be a dragon egg." Natsu said, smiling.
"Well, it may be a nice change from your normal activities." Mavis admitted. "Besides, there is a certain wonder to the miracle of life."
"What does that mean?" Natsu asked.
"You'll understand when you're older, Natsu." Mavis told him, stars still in her eyes.
"There you are, Natsu." A voice called. The group turned to the short white girl with a ponytail on her head, smiling. 
"Oh, hey, Mira." Natsu said.
End Flashback
"Wait, that girl is you?" Lucy asked, shocked.
"No way." Gray said, looking at Mira and the image.
"Yeah, surprised." Mira told them.
"Yes." Erza admitted. 
"I can barely recognize you." She told her.
"Well, I was a different person." Mira admitted smiling.
Resume Flashback
"So, you're trying to hatch an egg?" Mira asked, confused before she turned her head. "Wait one sec."
Mira ran off and started a fight with some people getting a groan from her siblings.
"She's fighting again." A small girl stated. Her name was Lisanna.
"As always." Cana said, laughing.
"One day, I'll be as strong as her." Natsu stated as Lisanna walked up to him, laughing.
"You know, Natsu, if you keep up that tough-guy act, you'll never get the girls to like you."
"Oh, shut up, Lisanna, what do you know." Natsu told her.
"Well, I wanted to help with the egg." Lisanna told him.
"Really?" Natsu asked, then turned as if about to burn the egg before Lisanna stopped him.
"We need to hatch it, not poach it!" She yelled at him.
"And I take you to have a better way." Natsu told her, annoyed.
"Yep." Lisanna winked, then used her takeover magic to turn into a bird.
"Oh, I get it." Natsu said.
"Ueah, birds are the experts at this kinda stuff." Lisanna told him. Behind them, Elfman let out a sigh as Cana took notice. 
"What's wrong, Elfman?" She asked.
"Nothing, it's just my sister has mastered the full-body takeover." He replied. "If I were as strong as her, I would be able to turn into a bird and look for my parakeet."
"Parakeet?"
"Yeah." Elfman told her. "We were best friends, and he left one day."
"That's so sad." Cana said as she patted the boy on the shoulder.
End Flashback
"So that boy is Elfman." Lucy said. "I knew it."
"Really?" Gray asked.
"Could have fooled me." Erza muttered.
"Yeah, he hasn't changed much." Mira told him as the group laughed, thinking about the Elfman they knew.
Resume Flashback
Natsu and Lisanna were at the south gate of magnolia park Lisanna was sitting with the egg as Natsu watched from the side. 
"You're making me nervous." She said as he watched her closely, a giant grin on his face.
"So, the egg will hatch if we sit like this?" Natsu asked.
"Uh-huh." Lisanna told him. 
"But it can get kinda boring." she said; the egg bounced up and knocked Lisanna back, knocking her out of her transformation and jumping into Natsu's arm.
"I think it calmed down." Natsu told her.
"Hey, I think the egg likes being with you." Lisanna said.
"Really?" Natsu asked. "You like me holding your egg." The egg then made a noise in response, which caused the pair to smile.
"Hey, maybe we should build a nest for the egg." Lisanna suggested.
"You mean like a secret base." Natsu said with a big grin.
----Later Natsu threw many rocks together with a big smile on his face. 
"So, what do you think!" He shouted with pride.
"Um." Lisanna looked at it until the rocks fell apart, causing her to laugh. 
"Hold on to the egg." She told him; then, she changed into a giant rabbit and made a small hut for them.
"Wow." Natsu said in amazement. "That's cool, Lisanna."
"Yeah." She said. 
"Now let's check out the inside." She smiled.
"I don't think you're going to fit."
As the pair moved inside the nest, a bunch of grass was on the ground. 
"Sit the egg here." Lisanna instructed.
"Okay." Natsu sat the egg down, and they sat on opposite sides of the egg. 
"You know, it's like we're a family." Lisanna said.
"What do you mean?" Natsu asked.
"Well, we have a mommy and a daddy, and the egg is like the child that hasn't been born yet."
Natsu's face flushed pink as he smiled weakly. "Yeah, I guess so."
A slight blush appeared on Lisanna's face as she moved to hug the egg. "Let's try to warm the egg together."
Natsu let out a nervous laugh as he held the egg alongside her. Little did they know that a mysterious stranger was watching them in the distance.
----"Are you kidding me." A boy asked. He had blond hair and a scar on his face. "A dragon's egg. Don't tell me you believe in all that garbage."
"Well, Natsu says a Dragon raised him, so why not." Macao told him.
"Lisanna even made them a tiny house." Wakaba said, smiling.
"You guys are lame." He said as he walked away.
Mira then walked by the pair hearing the conversation as she walked up to Mavis. 
"So that's where they've been." She whispered. "I hope they don't do anything stupid." She muttered as she walked to sit next to her brother.
----"So, this is where you found the egg." Lisanna asked. The pair were at the tree Natsu was punching the other day.
"Yeah, I was practicing here, and it fell from the sky." Natsu told her. "I wonder from where, though."
Before they could answer, a giant monster appeared behind them. It was a forest Vulcan, and its favorite food just happened to be eggs. "Egg, give it to me, boy."
"As if." Natsu said as he handed it to Lisanna. 
"Eat my fist." Natsu said as he punched the Vulcan, only for it to laugh it off; it then punched Natsu into the trees and landed in front of Lisanna.
"You're hurt." Lisanna shouted. "Let me help you."
"NO!" Natsu told her. "Just stay back and protect the egg."
"But-"
"I'm the dad." Natsu said as he caught his breath. "That means I have to protect you." Natsu then attempted to punch the Vulcan again, only for him to hit him into the tree.
"Natsu." Lisanna muttered as Natsu received a beating from the ape.
----[##dragon slayer theme##]
----Natsu landed on the tree, used it as a springboard, and launched towards the Vulcan. "Fire Dragon Iron Fist!" Natsu shouted as he knocked the Vulcan down.
"You did it, Natsu." Lisanna shouted as she ran around, "Uou saved the day."
"Yeah." Natsu said as he got up battered and bruised, which scared Lisanna.
Their victory was cut short when it started raining. 
"The egg's going to get cold." Lisanna shouted as they returned to their hut.
"Don't worry. We're almost there." Natsu told her as they reached there, but Lisanna stopped him and smiled. 
"Wait here." She said as she ran inside.
"Come in!" Lisanna shouted as Natsu went inside; he saw Lisanna sitting with a smile. "Welcome back, dear."
"I said welcome back, dear." Lisanna said in a less friendly tone after several seconds.
"Um." Natsu muttered, a slight blush forming on his cheeks. "Honey, I'm home." He didn't know what was going on.
"I'm glad we made it back." Lisanna said as Natsu's stomach started growling again.
"Sorry about that." Natsu said.
"I hope Mira doesn't get too worried." Lisanna said.
"Well, she knows where we are." Natsu assured her. 
"Though, being honest, I would love to have some of her cooking." Natsu said, drooling from the mouth.
"Is it wrong? I want an omelet?" Lisanna asked, causing Natsu to back away,
"Um, yes." He shouted. 
"That's a wrong thing to say." He said as he comforted the egg.
"Hey, I want to see it hatch, too." Lisanna told him.
"Then don't say things like that." Natsu told her, which caused her to laugh.
----[##Mira's theme##]
----"Hey, what so funny?" Natsu asked.
"Nothing." Lisanna said, blushing. "It's just, well, maybe one day-" She looked at him and smiled, a large blush forming. "I could be your real wife."
"Wait, huh." Now it was Natsu's turn to blush. 
"Well, I mean, uh." Natsu's words fumbled as he looked away. "Stop that."
"You know you're cute when you're embarrassed." Lisanna told him.
"I said stop it." He huffed.
"Aw, you're just a big softie."
"Stop. You're that thing Mavis calls me," Natsu told her, "nuvejile."
'You mean juvenile." Lisanna giggled. "You're one to talk."
"Hey!" Natsu shouted; he looked over to see the rain had stopped; the two walked outside and smiled.
"So pretty." Lisanna said as they both saw the sun setting. 
"I wish we could stay here forever." She said as she gripped Natsu's hand, causing him to blush.
"Yeah, me too."
Later that night, a shadowy figure walked up to their hut as they slept.
"AH!" Natsu screamed. "The egg is gone."
"What!"
----"Who stole the egg!" Natsu shouted as they returned to the pub.
"What's wrong?" Mira asked. Her sister looked around. 
"Someone took the egg last night, Mira." Lisanna told her with tears in her eyes.
"You are sure our favorite dragon slayer didn't eat it." Mira whispered.
"This is serious, Mira." Lisanna told her.
"I know, I know." Mira said as she looked at Natsu, making a ruckus; she walked over to him and hit him on the back of the neck.
"Hey, what's the big idea Mira!" Natsu shouted.
"I need you to calm down." Mira told him.
"You seem to calm about this." Cana said, appearing again.
"What does that mean?" Mira asked her, a little irritated.
"I'm just saying it's suspicious and out of character for you." Cana suggested.
"No, Mira wouldn't do something like that." Lisanna said.
"Better yet, what about you." Mira said, getting in Cana's face. "You seem to be pushing that I did it."
As they started fighting, Mavis just let out a sigh. 
"What am I going to do with those kids." She said as she watched them argue.
"Hey Natsu, Lisanna, I have your egg." Elfman admitted to them as he entered the doors.
"Elfman?" Lisanna asked.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to steal it." He told them. "It's just you two toss and turn in your sleep, so I decided to keep it warm."
"Oh really." Natsu said.
"Yeah, I'm not good with magic, but I kept it close." Elman said as he handed Natsu the egg.
"Really?" Lisanna asked.
"Wow, thanks." Natsu said. "You're a real man."
Once Natsu sat the egg down, it started to move and crack. 
"It's hatching!" Lisanna shouted, getting a look from everyone as a blue light shined from the broken egg to reveal a tiny blue cat, shocking the entire place.
"It's a freaking cat." Macao and Wakaba shouted.
----[##Happy theme##]
----"It has wings?" Natsu asked. "Is it a bird."
"No, it's a cat." Lisanna told him. "A blue cat." It then landed on Natsu's head.
"Aye." It said, popping up.
"He's so cute." Lisanna shouted as people gathered around it; behind them, a blue parakeet landed on Elfman's shoulder, shocking him. "A parakeet." He picked it up and started to jump. For joy. "My best friend back."
"As if." Mira said, turning to Cana. "His parakeet was red."
"You see that." Lisanna said, gripping Natsu's arm. 
"Just a minute ago, everyone was worked up, and now they're happy." She said as she looked at the blue cat in front of them. 
"It's almost like he's a bluebird of happiness." She said.
"Really?" Natsu asked. "Well, I'll name him Happy."
"Happy the dragon."
"It's a cat, Natsu." Mira called out.
"Oh well, I'll paint it as one anyway." Reedus said.
End Flashback
"Aw." Lucy said. "That was a cute story."
"Yes, I found it quite nice." Erza admitted.
"It was all right." Gray said.
"I hate to see those two fight." Lucy said.
"The closer two people are, the more they fight." Mira said. 
"Natsu, Elfman, and I are perfect examples of that." She laughed.
"Hey, Mira." Mavis called out to her.
"Can you come to help me for a sec?" She asked.
"Of course." Mira answered, leaving the room.
Lucy giggled as she looked at the picture. "You gotta admit they all look so happy."
"Yeah." Erza and Gray agreed.
Lucy looked down and smiled. 
"This must be Lisanna." She said. "You know, if she's Mira and Elfman's sister, why haven't we met her."
"Maybe she's on a job."
----Natsu is seen standing over a cliff; he lets out a sigh. 
"Don't tell me you two were fighting again." A voice calls out. Natsu turned around and gave a weak smile.
"Oh, hey Lisanna, glad you're back." He said.
----[##Mira theme##]
----the group sat at the tree, and Lisanna let out a small laugh as Happy complained. "Natsu ate my whole fish and didn't even ask me first."
"When I eat any fish, you say it's yours." Natsu told him.
"Jeez, Natsu, you're the dad." Lisanna told him. "So you need to take care of your wife and son."
"That was like a million years ago." Natsu told him.
"What are you guys talking about?" Happy asked.
"N-Nothing!" Natsu told him.
"It's normal for families to fight, but it's important that you make up." Lisanna told him, smiling. "No matter what, Happy is still our son."
"I think Lisanna is going psycho on us." Happy said.
"Don't say that, man." Natsu told him.
"Oh, thEn shoULd I tAlk liKe tHis." Happy said in a weird accent.
"You know that's not what I meant." Natsu said.
"Juvenile as ever, I see." Lisanna said, laughing.
"Stop picking on me."
Natsu shook off the memories and let a tear escape from his eye; he quickly wiped it away before sighing. "Guess I have no choice."
"I can't believe Natsu." Happy snarled. "That's the last straw. Our friendship is over."
"Hey, Happy." Natsu called.
"I can't hear you." Happy told him.
"That's a shame." Natsu told him. "Cause I can't eat all this by myself."
Happy looked back to see Natsu was holding a least a ton of fish in his hands. "So, are ya happy now."
Happy, he let some drool escape from his mouth as he broke into a smile. "Of course, who else would I be."
"I wonder if those two have made up?" Erza asked.
"Only one way to find out." Lucy told her.