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Fullmetal Kingdom ~ Chapter 101

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Chapter 101: Events under the Twilight

"We…we can't get to Central! Not when there's a wall of ice in the train's way!" Sora cried out as he watched Central.

Ed took out his suitcase from the trolley and said, "Well we're not beaten if that's what you're insinuating. We're walking from here, so get down from there and start huffing! You ready to go Al?" Al brought out his and Sora's suitcase and replied, "Mm-hmm, lead the way brother."

Sora sighed and climbed down from the top. He then hopped down beside his friends and followed them away from the train…

The trio then found themselves inside a forest, where the sun was setting, and the breeze was getting colder. Sora looked around, worried that some animal was waiting to pounce. He then looked at the Elrics, who walked without saying a word.

(GRUMBLE)

"Are you hungry brother?"

"No way, that wasn't me!"

The Elrics turned around and looked at Sora, whose face was blushing, filled with embarrassment…

"YA HAD TO HAVE DIARRHEA DURING BREAKFAST!"

Sora twiddled his fingers, "S-sorry…(sigh) let's just forget about it and keep going!" Sora's stomach grumbled again, so Ed said to him, "Alright, hold it right there, we can't keep going through the night with your stomach begging for love. We're setting up camp here until the morning!"

Shocked, Sora tried to persuade Ed, "W-WHAT?! Edward we don't have time for a pit stop! We have to keep going, otherwise, Central City and it's library-!" Al then said, "Calm down Sora, think of this as a break from all the serious work we had to do. Besides, Central's only a few miles away, we can make it by the afternoon tomorrow." Al then brought Sora some food, "Here, eat these raspberries while we go out for some fish."

What if there's a restaurant nearby?" Sora asked, Ed replied, "Then we'll wish you came with us." Sora was peeved by Ed's attitude, so he ate some raspberries and followed the Elrics…

Back in Central City, the library was abandoned by the frightened caretakers, so it was easy pickings for a shadowy figure to 'pick' the lock and secretly enter the building…

Once she was inside, Lust threw off her cloak and said to herself, "Tsk-tsk Timothy, hiding such a precious clue to the Philosopher Stone in a public place. I might as well search for-and kill everyone who read here…" The manipulative woman took a candelabrum and lit the candles upon it to search in the darkness. Lust then said to herself, "Hmph, one book in a stack of hundreds, it's like searching for a needle in a stack of needles."

"I'd worry more about your surroundings than a simple needle."

Lust turns around to find the one talking, but to her surprise, a familiar figure steps out of a book section to meet her eyes…

"So it's you then. What are you here for, 'Scarred Man'?"

Scar replied, "…you look like her." Lust wondered, "Whom do I look like?" Scar explained, "A dead woman, but that can't be." Lust smiled and said, "You can never be too sure. After all, our kind has a nasty habit of bringing back the dead." Scar was frustrated, but before he could act, Gluttony came behind him and grabbed him! Gluttony snickered, "(giggle) That smell, it's the Ishbalin with tasty blood on his hands! (Tee-hee) Lust, it's the one called Scar!"

Lust rolled her eyes, "That's because it is him Gluttony. I swear, sometimes I think it's YOU who's more of a problem than the witnesses. You can't even remember to wipe your face off after eating one." Scar smacked Gluttony away. After he did, he saw the cannibalistic man's mouth drenched in blood!

Lust then asked, "Scarred Man, tell me, are you here to fry the Fullmetal pipsqueak? Sorry, but we can't have that. He still needs to blindly search for the Stone after all. Until he comes willingly into our grasp, all we have to do is wait." Scar then realized, "You're using the boy?" Lust smiled, "Silly me, looks like I've said too much."

"Oh goody Lust, does that mean I get to eat him to?!"

Gluttony then charged at the Ishbalin, and Scar reached out, ready to obliterate his foe!

(CHOMP)

Back in the forest, Sora was eating his roasted fish too quickly!

Alphonse then requested, "S-Sora, you shouldn't eat that fast." Ed then added, "Not to mention eat with your mouth open! Keep that trap shut and chew your food!" Sora apologized, "Showwee gueeth (sorry guys)! If juff the' humma kina gep-p me wem-I affoib ib (It's just that hunger kinda gets me when I avoid it)!" Ed then threatened, "STOP TALKING!!! CHEW YOUR FOOD WITH YOUR MOUTH CLOSED AND WAIT UNTIL WE UNDERSTAND YOU!! YOU EVEN TRY TO THANK US WITH FISH GUTS IN YOUR MOUTH, AND I'LL MAKE YOU PUKE OUT YOUR ONLY DINNER!!!"

Sora swallowed his food and said, "GEEZ Ed, it's just fish! It's nothing to blow your top over!"

(BAMPH)

Scar's right hand successfully made contact with Gluttony's face, thus killing the fat man instantly…

…or so he thought! Gluttony smiled and continued coming towards him!

"Of course it is, you spoiled little piggy! Careless people like you keep eating until the food hits you where it hurts!" Ed argued.

Gluttony smiled and squeezed Scar's stomach! So Scar retaliated by blowing Gluttony's arm off!

"And that's not all, the girls would do anything to carve out a piece of you and stomp on it for fun!" Ed said.

(SLICE)

Scar jumped away from a book shelf as Lust sliced through it with her long sharp nails! She smiled, threw the candelabra aside, and charged at her target!

"You make it sound like girls are ALWAYS chasing you." Sora said.

Scar was forced off a ledge, pursued by the two freaks. As he landed, he dodged Lust's fingers and Gluttony's body-slam!

"Now-now guys, no need to get hot-headed over nothing!" Al said.

Scar then noticed the library was on fire, courtesy of the candelabra Lust tossed earlier. "Well there goes the evidence. So now there's nothing to fret about…except the witness." Lust smirked. Scar then realized something…

"I see now…Homunculi."

Lust smiled, "Clever, I never knew there were still humans who had knowledge of our existence locked in their memory."

Gluttony then charged at Scar, but before he could enjoy another morsel, the Ishbalin used his right hand and created a hole in the ground!

(BRA-KOOM)

The dust cleared, and Scar had already vanished.

Gluttony wined, "So sad, Lust, I didn't even get to eat him." Lust looked back at the burning bookshelves and commented, "Yes, I would've loved to verify Marcoh's research, but I guess it makes no difference now. All the boys' clues to the Stone have already gone up in flames. Come Gluttony, we're leaving."

Lust opened the door and headed out, Gluttony however looked down the hole, knowing the scent of Scar was nearby. However, his loyalty was stronger than his stomach, so he headed out as well while muttering, "It's a long way from here to destiny, Scarred Man. Eventually, I will eat you…"

Back in the forest, Sora and Edward were sitting away from one another, retaining their anger for one another. Alphonse then asked, "Sora, do you mind traveling with us?" Sora looked at Al and replied, "…no, I don't." Al then said, "…I owe you an apology Sora." Sora asked, "An apology? Al, there's nothing to be sorry about-." Al then explained, "But Tidus was the only orphan we could find." Sora pointed out, "Don't forget about Edge, Biggs, Wedge and Yeul." Al nodded and continued, "Right-right, I know there should be others, and not only that, but now Rose-…" Sora stared into the fire while eating what's left of his fish, "…I know Al, I know."

Ed then said, "Maybe you should just…go look for'em."

Sora and Al looked at Ed with shocked expressions as he explained, "We've been looking for the Philosopher Stone, but we can't do three things at once. You're the only one here who has friends to find, so you don't have to hang around us all the time." Sora smiled and said, "Sorry, not gonna fly with THAT speck of pixy dust! I was assigned to you Ed; I have to stick to the Y. O. U. T. H. code of honor and protect you…regardless of what I want."

"What you want is to find your friends!"

Ed explained further, "We'll only hold you back if you keep helping us. To us, the Stone is everything…well not more than a single innocent newborn, but you get the idea! Friendship is awesome, but as long as you're with us, you might never see them again-!"

(SHOOM)

To the group's surprise, a black sword plummeted swiftly in the middle of the campfire and extinguished it!

"Sitting in the dirt, eating like barbarians, you've become sloppy Sora."

Ed stood up and yelled, "Who's the ass that played target practice with my fire?!" Just then, a shadowy figure dropped from the trees and spreads a black shockwave, blowing the trio away!

As Sora staggered to get back on his feet, he remembered, "The voice…the Dark Sword…a figure clad in black armor…CECIL HARVEY?!" Just then, something punched Sora hard in the stomach! The force of the attack had the Keybearer flying into a few trees!

The bodyguard was unconscious, and the Elrics were faced with an invisible foe…

"With the failure out cold, we can really heat things up!" Cecil said.

Edward transmuted his arm blade and said, "You assassins have always been cocky, thinking of your skills and superiority over the choices and abilities of others. Well I'll be happy to say the following words…(ahem)…I'M BEHIND YOU, ASSHOLE!!"

(BA-KA-A-ANG)

Cecil turned around and was surprised by a solid-steel fist that batted away his helmet!

"That…was impressive…Fullmetal Alchemist…"

Cecil's head revealed long light-blonde hair and snow-white skin…as well as a silver band around his head! As Ed saw Cecil's crazy and angered eyes, he said, "You're just like Tidus, aren't you? Wearing a Slave Crown, allowing it's influence to corrupt and twist your mind and soul." Cecil surprised Ed with a swing from his Dark Sword, but Ed dodged the attack and said, "Sora was looking for you guys, but someone placed those stupid headbands on your skulls and played you stooges like a tuba! By the time he wakes up, you'll be free from the crown's control!"

Alphonse surprises Cecil by bringing the campfire back up, "You can't hide when the light sees you!"

Ed followed by delivering a right hook, but the knight was a professional at combat, so he moved out of the way and batted the Fullmetal on the back and swung his sword at him!

(SCRASH)

As Ed fell to the ground, Alphonse came to him while Cecil said to his deceased foe, "I was taught not to coddle the weak. Flimsy prey like you can always be defeated by the experienced and the just! Such is my cause for seeking out the traitor, Sora!" Al then said, "So the brainwashed assassins…they're after Sora!" Cecil answered, "Brainwashed? Empty husk, we have been enlightened by the crown's power. Despite his lower ranks, Sora is still of Y. O. U. T. H., and has the knowledge of our battles and techniques. The crowns heighten our power so we can overpower any and ALL obstacles, including a normal member of our order! You can't predict the force of nature if nature catches you by surprise."

"SURPRISE, KNIGHT BOY!"

Edward shocked Cecil and kicked him away!

As the Fullmetal stood back up, he said, "Alphonse, take Sora to Central, I'm afraid the camp trip's been canceled." Al then said, "N-no, I won't leave you behind-!" Ed then said, "You're not, you're just going to find the dummy a place to rest while we handle the heavy-lifting. Until you get back, I'll keep this guy from following you."

Al nodded, "A-Alright, wait for me brother!" He wasted no time and carried Sora away!

Cecil then said, "Protecting your protector? You should've had our brother stay and fight; at least it could've been a fair fight. There's no humor in fighting a 'lesser' like you." Ed smiled and said, "Kettle-brain, you have no clue what a 'lesser' like me can reduce you to! All you can do…is bitch."

Edward transmuted a katana from a nearby tree and stood ready…

End of Chapter 101
"A State Alchemist is in need of protection, so the State hires a child trained for combat and protection to look after the alchemist no matter what. They will face dangerous obstacles, sinister enemies, and uncover secrets that could change the world..."

Last time, as soon as Sora and the Elrics returned home from Andy's Neighborhood, Edward was told some bad news...

Xehanort was caught by the military, but was 'liberated' by Isaac McDougal and the Eastern Liberation to crate another Red Stone. With Xehanort gone, and the army heading to Central, Edward's group had little time to waste! They said their goodbyes to Winry and Pinako Rockbell and headed off to ride the train back to Central. 

Inside his castle, Crimson drank to his eventual victory, using the fabricated Keyblade he made from the Replica's darkness to begin collecting hearts. He also knew Isaac had the chance of failing, courtesy of someone he knew, so he ventured off to Central City to witness the Eastern Liberation's attempt at bringing the military and it's fuhrer to their knees...

Meanwhile, Edward spoke with Sora inside the train about the merged alliances of Xehanort and Isaac when suddenly, the train hit the breaks HARD because of what blocked it from Central, an enormous wall of ice... 

Warning: Kingdom Hearts and Fullmetal Alchemist are both licensed by Square-Enix. The secondary licenses for both franchises are Disney (Kingdom Hearts), Aniplex, Bones Inc., and Funimation (Fullmetal Alchemist).

PS: There will be spoilers.

Next Chapter: Fullmetal Kingdom ~ Chapter 102

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OmegaMorph's avatar
Didn't expect Cecil on the opposite side this time around.