Fullmetal Kingdom ~ Chapter 114

Chapter 114: Mor'du

On the Bleeding Continent, through the valley of the Dead Village and inside the castle of Crimson, the Phantom Blot rushed through the halls, up the stairs, and into the Golem King's bedroom to yell, "MY LORD, NEWS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION, AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AUDIENCE WITH OUR VENGEFUL KING TO ANNOUNCE THIS TROUBLING ACCUSATION-!"

"Try reciting that in English 'Doc'!" Crimson said while drying off in the bathroom.

The Phantom sighed and repeated his words differently, "…alright, (ahem), you remember Operation: Stiff?" Crimson then asked, "You mean that plan where we place random Transmutation Circles in Amestris to freeze Homunculus soldiers and summon an otherworldly force of destruction to destroy or eat them where they stand? I completely forgot about that plan! Did you just activate them?" The Phantom Blot replied, "Actually sir, they were never 'off' to begin with. They were always operational, and it would seem a non-Homunculus has accidentally activated it."

"W-WHAT?! DAMN IT ALL BLOT!"

Crimson burst through the door with only his mask and bathrobe on and asked, "How did this happen, who activated it?" The Blot answered, "Well sire, I believe the talking feather duster and the dog are to blame. You know the ones sire, they travel most of the time with the Keyblade Master-." Crimson then said, "Wait, the Genomes?! They tripped one of my circles?! Well what came out?" The Blot answered, "I think it would be best if I showed you first hand."

The Phantom then summoned one of Crimson's mirror shards and gave it to Crimson, who used it to peer through and see into the Baschool Mines, where Donald and Goofy rushed through the dark mines while trying to outrun a massive bear-like monster…

"Hey 'Phanny', is that a bear?" Crimson asked. The Phantom Blot replied, "Not just ANY bear my lord…it's him, our old acquaintance from the Scottish Highlands." Crimson rubbed his finger on his chin and thought about what the Blot said, and said, "The Highlands…it's been years since I ventured there…and the last time I went there, I assisted a stubborn and power-mad brother with forming and army-!" Crimson stopped for a while, then said, "The army he demolished after drinking a witch's brew that turned him into a 'family-sized' demon, an immortal black bear! I remember now…Mor'du."

Back in the Baschool Mines, Donald and Goofy continued running while being pursued by the hungry bear!

"D-Donald, I can't keep up!" Goofy said. Donald yelled, "YES YOU CAN GOOFY! JUST KEEP RUNNING AND DON'T LOOK BACK!"

(GRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR)

The duo kept running, but the demon bear was getting closer!

(SWIPE)

(BAT-ANG)

"Goofy cried out, "MY SHIELD!" Donald then said, "It's only a shield Goofy, we can always get another one-!"

(SWIPE)

Mor'du began reaching out to the Genomes with his gigantic claws, and with every swipe, he was getting closer, and closer!

Back in his castle, Crimson was watching the terror with much amusement while looking for his clothes and listening to 'Devil Inside' by Utada Hikaru. As he watched, he said, "This is just too much! (giggle) I can watch this all day, it's like watching nature get a little payback!" Crimson then went to change behind his folding screen…

After a few minutes, Crimson came out fully clothed and ready for another day of anarchy. "Now let's see how our furry friend is doing." Crimson said as he looked back at his magic mirror shard. Crimson then said, "Looks like he's resorted to making fast food out of 'Fast Food'! Heh-heh-HAHAHAHAHAHA-HAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

(CHOMP)

"DUCK GOOFY!"

The duo continued running until Donald decided to do something reckless…

"I'll hold it off; you just keep running and follow the sound of dripping water!"

Goofy then said, "Are you crazy?! We came to this continent to find Mickey, and we'll find him together-!" Donald pushed Goofy away and yelled, "GO!" Goofy's eyes filled with tears, wishing he could say something to talk Donald into coming with him, but he could only obey his friend and run through the Baschool Mines…

Donald then turned around and faced Mor'du as he rushed towards him with his mouth drooling with hunger. Donald then took the chance and used his staff to summon a ball of bright electrical force!

"I hope this thing still works…THUNDER!"

Donald then released the electric attack upon the demon bear! The beast roared in pain, but the shock was nothing to the demon, so as the electricity inflicted it's pain on him, Mor'du swatted Donald away!

(BASH)

Donald fell to the ground, but he wasn't beaten yet! "THUNDER-THUNDER-THUNDER!"

Bolts of lightning tore through Mor'du, halting him and giving Donald more time to unleash a fire spell, which lit the wood stuck to the bear's back, providing Donald with light.

(GRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR)

Mor'du tried to ram Donald, but the duck successfully dodged the attack!

(BRA-KOOM)

The fire on Mor'du's back then revealed a few TNT barrels around the chamber. Donald then hatched a plan, "Maybe I can inflict more damage on that thing by having him ram into some nearby TNT barrels…then I can unleash a Fire Spell to ignite them!"

Meanwhile, Goofy was running out of breath, all the while regretting leaving Donald behind. Suddenly, something shined in Goofy's eyes…daylight!

"The…the exit…I made…it…"

Goofy walked through the exit, but immediately collapsed through exhaustion. He struggled to get up, but his legs wouldn't move after all that running. Goofy cried out, "N-NO, I WON'T-I CAN'T LEAVE HIM! I-I must…must go back!"

"Hm? Well, would you look at that, a talking dog; this country has a lot of surprises, doesn't it?"

"He seems to be running low on chi, don't dawdle here master, we should keep going if we're to find the stone."

Goofy then asked, "…stone…ya mean…Philosopher Stone?" The strange group of people looked at Goofy with curiosity as to how he knew their goal. The leader looked at the hooded person next to him and said, "Help him." The figure nodded and sat before Goofy, the figure then gave him two Potions. Goofy felt his strength return, so he looked at the figure and the other two and said, "Th-thank you."

The leader then said, "Naw, its cool 'dawg'. So, you know about the Philosopher Stone?" Goofy replied, "I do…I'm sorry, but there's a friend of mine inside!" The elder figure then said, "This 'friend' wouldn't be your excuse for leaving would he?"

(KA-BOOOOOOM)

(loud quacking noises)

"He's the best I could come up with since he's in trouble!" Goofy said as he ran back into the mines!

Inside the dark chamber, Donald was holding his own against the demon bear Mor'du, but to his shock, the TNT wasn't close to damaging him externally! Donald then tried to use another bolt of Thunder, but to his shock, his magic was nearly depleted!

(GRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR)

Mor'du then rushed towards Donald and swatted him away!

(CRASH)

Donald tried to get up, but this time, he wasn't in any shape to retaliate. Donald exhausted all the energy he had and had nothing more to throw at the bear, no magic and no plan. Donald fell unconscious, and Mor'du was finally going to have his meal…

(SHINKT-SHINKT)

Suddenly, a foray of daggers came at the bear, stopping him before he could eat the duck! Then to his surprise, a ninja-like warrior came and kicked Mor'du away!

As the demon bear rolled away, Goofy ran to Donald and carried him out! Goofy then said, "Alright fellers, I got him!" The leader then commanded, "OK, burry that thing!" The elder warrior and the ninja took out a few small bombs and threw them at Mor'du, who started getting back on his legs! The bear was about to chase after Donald and his saviors, but before anything could happen, the bombs went off!

(KRA-KA-BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM)

(KRA-KA-BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM)

Goofy, Donald, and the trio of strangers managed to escape the mines in time to hear the bombs detonate and blow a large portion of the mines up!

"G-Goofy?" Donald started to wake up and saw the face of his dear friend, who hugged Donald and said, "I'M SO GLAD DONALD! I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE ALRIGHT!" Goofy hugged him SO tightly, that Donald almost felt his eyes pop out! Donald then said, "Th-that's great Goofy…g-great indeed…NOW PUT ME DOWN!"

The leader then approached Goofy and said, "Well despite that little unnecessary event, I'd say things worked out alright in the end!" The elder then said, "Well we're happy you had your fun my lord. Now then, shall we continue?" The leader nodded and headed off, but not before the ninja gave Donald a Potion. Donald drank it, but he strangely started feeling more energetic, so he asked, "WOW, I feel great! What kind of Potion is this?!"

The ninja replied, "its purified water from Xing called the Elixir." Donald was amazed by the drink's rejuvenating power, but he and Goofy suddenly realized something…

"Gwarsh…he sounded almost like…a 'she'!"

"Hey, hurry up, we don't wanna leave you behind!" The leader called, so the ninja bowed to Donald and Goofy and rushed over to her master. The leader then looked at the Genomes and said, "You guys know how to show an illegal alien a good time! I hope we meet again soon!" Goofy then asked, "In case we do meet, and ya wanna know more about the stone, can you tell us who you are?"

"W-wait a minute, Goofy, what did you-?!" Before Donald could finish, Goofy said, "I'm Goofy, and this here's my buddy, Donald Duck!" The leader then took off his hood and revealed his face. It was a teenage boy with black hair, thin eyes, and a pleasant smile. The leader then said, "I'm honored to know you two, the name's Ling Yao, and I plan on becoming the next emperor of Xing!"

The Genomes waved 'good-by' to Ling and his group, and after that, Donald said, "Well Goofy, whaddya say we go looking for the nearest fast-food joint and enjoy a good meal before heading over to Central?" Goofy replied, "Ya got it pal! Hopefully the Elrics will be available to help us find Sora."

As the Genomes walked away, Crimson turned his magic mirror off and reached into his drawers for a note pad. On the note pad cover was written 'Handy Tips to Self', and after flipping through a few notes, he wrote the following…

"Beware; ANYBODY can activate the Stiff Circles. Those without any Homunculus traits will be immune to the effects and have a chance to fight back."

"(sigh) I hate my brain…the plan seemed clever, but like God, it gives me the finger and spits all over my hopes and dreams. (ahem) Anyway, I'd better send 'Winnie the Pooh' back to his 'hundred acres of wood' of a crap-hole before I forget." Crimson then dropped the pad onto his bed and headed out to send what's left of the demon bear home…

On the next day, Edward and Alphonse walked through Traverse Town to check up on Sheska, who promised them that she would have recreated ALL of Marcoh's notes by the third day…

But when Sheska invited the brothers into her home, she surprised them with a large amount of papers stapled and/or bound together! "Alright Ed, as you can see, it's all here! As you can see, it was a long book, so it took me (as I said earlier) three whole days to get it all done in paper!" Sheska said while the Elrics looked at all her amazing work.

"And this…this entire pile of books is Marcoh's research? Are you sure?" Edward asked. Sheska smiled and happily explained, "YUP! Details, step-by-step instructions for everything like appetizers to delectable desserts! It's Tim Marcoh's 1,000 Recipes for making Magic in the Kitchen (cute giggle)!"

"SAY WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!"

End of Chapter 114