BABYSITTING
Chapter 1: Predicament
-AT FAIRY TAIL-
"Ice make: Lance!"
"Roar of the fire dragon!"
"Roar of the iron dragon!"
"Requip! Circle sword!"
"Lokeeee!" "Regulus beam!"
"Satan soul!"
"Waiii –"
"Oh no…" Master Makarov shook his head, sweat dropping in the process, as he looked at the mess that was his guild. He looked at his watch and then turned to the remaining guild members who were still sane.
"Alright brats, those who haven't been affected go do your designated task outside." Master yelled from his position at the second floor. And immediately, the other guild members perked up and started running for their lives. They ran to the guild door and once they got out, they ran like they stole something.
"Wendy? You aren't going?" Master spotted the blue-haired dragon slayer sitting on a barstool. She shook her head and smiled.
"No, master. I'm going to stay with them. What about you?" She says, gesturing to the continuously bickering group.
"Oh no, that's fine. Someone's already took the town's request to babysit those brats. And I have to go to an important meeting and perhaps find the cure for their predicament." The little old man replies, jumping onto the bar counter.
"It's fine. I'll help them since they're quite troublesome in that state. Besides, the babysitters probably don't know much about them and might have a hard time pacifying them since they're…uhhh…reckless. So you can go master, I'll look over them until the babysitters arrive."
"Alright, Wendy. Just be careful, okay? You know what these brats are capable of." Master said as he walked out the guild doors. "Bye."
Wendy waved back and watched as their guild master completely disappeared from her sight. After he was gone, she sighed and watched the others who kept on going berserk with their powers.
'I guess I'm the only one sane left.' She smiled, watching them with worried eyes.
"Nee-san! Play with us~" Wendy immediately looked at who called her and saw Lucy, giving her a creepy smile. Wendy gulped, put her hands in front of her and shook them, saying 'no'. Later on the others turned to Wendy too, facing her with creepy smiles.
"Nee-san, play with us!" They all chimed in, walking closer to Wendy who was now sweat dropping.
"Eeek!" She squeaked, thinking of how she'll escape just as the group neared her, their hands glowing.
-AT SABERTOOTH-
"So what does the request say?" A dark-haired man asked.
"Well, it says that we need to babysit some mages while their master is away, looking for something." A blonde said, scratching his head and thinking 'Why on earth would they have to babysit mages?'
"How much would they pay?" A masked blonde asked.
"Uh…800,000 jewels."
"Just for babysitting a couple of mages? I mean, how hard could that be?" Another man asked.
"I don't know. But it's in the town of Magnolia." The blonde answered.
"Isn't Fairy Tail located there?" The other blonde asked.
"Well, you can't expect those puny fairies to be able to handle such. Just take it and go." A female said.
"Wait, you aren't coming with us Minerva?" A dark-haired man asked.
"No, I have a solo mission to finish." She said, walking away.
And the group set on their travel to Magnolia.
-AT MAGNOLIA-
"Are you kidding me?!" The blonde male yelled after the situation was explained to them.
The group was currently in the office of the person who sent the request and they just found out that Fairy Tail was involved in sending the request.
"Shut up, Sting." The dark-haired mage hissed, sending a glare to the blonde, Sting, who suddenly yelled out.
"Let me explain again: You see, there has been an…uh…accident and it turned some mages into kids. Problem is, they're wreaking havoc not just in their guild but in this town too so the guild master and the whole town decided to work together to send requests to other guilds to send someone to look after those mages."
"What about the other guild members and their master?" A green-haired man asked.
"Orga's right, why can't they babysit them?" The masked blonde, asked.
"Well, the rest are in search for a cure and others are on community service, repairing the damages their members have caused. I'm sorry you have to do this."
"What guild are the mages we're babysitting from?" Sting asked.
"Obviously Fairy Tail, that's why you're sent to Magnolia for this job."
"WHAT?!" Sting yelled while the others just smirked, well, except for the dark-haired man who remained emotionless as ever.
"I think this will be troublesome, but it's nothing Sting-kun can't handle!" Lector, a red exceed, cheered.
"Fro thinks so too!" An adorable exceed in a frog costume agreed.
"Sting, shut up and get over it." The green-haired man hissed, hitting Sting at the back of his head and causing him to fall. "Let's go."
"Fro is hungry!" Frosch whined, hiding behind the dark-haired man. The dark-haired man just smiled at the little exceed, picking her up and carrying her before following his companions.
"Uggh..Rogue! Help me out here." Sting groaned in pain. The dark-haired man, Rogue, who also happened to be Sting's partner, sent him a blank look and walked away.
-AT FAIRY TAIL-
"Helloooo?" Sting pushed open the guild doors with a loud bang as soon as he arrived.
"Eeek! Help!" A little girl's shrill voice squeaked from behind the bar.
The group immediately rushed inside and that's when they were only able to absorb what the guild's current situation. Tables were overturned, stools were scattered on the floor. Damages were very evident in the guild, damages with magic as its only cause.
"What the hell…!" Orga muttered upon nearing the counter. Just behind, they saw a blue-haired girl cowering in the corner with a bunch of smaller kids crowding around her.
"Wendy nee-san, play with us!" A pink-haired child said.
"Nooo…No more." The blue-haired girl, Wendy, whimpered.
"Awww! Natsu, don't burn my hair!" A little girl with light brown hair said. She turned to the said mage and lifted her glasses.
"Ooohhh…You pissed off Ever." A little kid with bluish black hair said.
"Gray, your clothes." A girl with dark brown, wavy hair said as she drank from a silver tumbler.
The Sabertooth mages sweat dropped. In front of them was probably Fairy Tail's strongest mages.
"So that's why they didn't ask Fairy Tail to do the babysitting."
"Huh. I hear other people." A little kid with unruly black hair and piercings muttered and all together, the little kids – aside from Natsu who was turned into stone – turned to face the newly arrived mages.
"Are you here to play with us?" Asked a little blonde girl, a little hand clutching a set of keys.
"Requip: Flame Empress Armor"
"Satan Soul!"
"Uh-oh! Let's run for it" Sting mumbled as he and his companions try to make a run for it.
"Ice make: Floor"
Just as they ran, the floor suddenly froze causing them to slip and topple onto each other. Groans were heard from the fallen mages as the kids snickered, walking over to them, their hands glowing with magic, apparently ready to attack.
"Do we attack too?" Rufus asked, completely confused.