Alright! Another story and it's only been one year since I joined this site. I give you a crossover nobody had done before! A crossover between Fullmetal Alchemist and Star vs the Forces of Evil! They are both pretty well done shows, and I always wondered what would happen if the characters ever met.

The Fullmetal Alchemist in this story will be a mix of the 2003 adaptation and Brotherhood/manga, but 2003 will be a little more dominant, like in this chapter. The reason I wanted to do that FMA adaptation is because I have plans for Star and Marco being in a more darker setting since the show seems like it will take a turn like that in S3 and it would be boring if they just went into another comedy adventure (though there will be a lot of comedy here as well), also for the theme of this story to work I need it to be mostly 2003. I hope you understand. Also there will be changes to the stories of FMA and SvtFoE, so don't expect me to follow the cannon a lot.

For those of you who haven't seen FMA or SvtFoE, watch them. They are both awesome shows in their own ways.

As for the settings: in FMA it is between episodes 18 and 19, so major spoilers ahead; and in SvtFoE it's the middle of S2, right after the episode "Raid the Cave", so spoilers here too.

If you have any questions or requests for the story (yes, I do take them) feel free to tell me that in the reviews or PM me... whatever turns you on more. ;)

And now without any further ado... The Story begins! Enjoy!

Chapter 1: For Nothing

With his metal arm, Edward punched the closest shelf he could find. He couldn't even see straight, because anger and sadness have overcome him. He just looked at the floor with hate in his eyes. He couldn't do anything but barely mutter these words:

"That's the secret, isn't it!?"- his voice was shaking, just like his metal arm- "The secret to creating the Philosopher's Stone! The final ingredient! It's… it's…"- he wanted to say it, but was too afraid. It felt like, if he said it, his heart would immediately stop, or he could bite his own tongue off. Why couldn't he say it? It were just two words. But considering the context he would use it for, not saying it at all felt like a much safer option.

"Brother?"- Edward immediately stopped shaking as he heard a sad and innocent voice. He turned around to see his younger brother Alphonse sitting next to a table- "Are you alright?"- Alphonse asked him, this time a little bit more seriously. Edward didn't respond, he just looked around the big room he found himself in. He was so lost in his train of thought, it felt like he went to another place. He felt alone and lost. But after hearing Al's voice, he immediately came to. He felt a little relieved to know that he didn't go anywhere and that his brother was there with him- "Brother, something's troubling you. What is it?"

Edward lade his head down, as if feeling intense shame and guilt- "The secret to creating the Philosopher's Stone."- he spoke quietly not moving his head from looking at the ground. He then gritted his teeth. He had to say it, he can't keep Alphonse in the dark. He had to say it!

"IT'S HUMAN LIVES!"- He screamed this time, with his eyes closed. It felt like if he opened them, they would only see shame and disgust coming from Alphonse. Not that he could tell since his younger brother is in a suit of armor, with a helmet which can't move its face. Though if that wasn't the case, yes, Alphonse would feel shame and disgust, but at the same time he also felt confusion and sadness. He couldn't believe it! Their whole journey happened because they were going after the Philosopher's Stone. Now, as it turns out… it was all for nothing!

Edward and Alphonse were in a big library in Central, going through Dr. Tim Marcoh's research, which was now scattered all over the table Alphonse sat next to. There were also papers on the floor, some that were frown away by the brothers when they finished with them and some that Edward dropped, when he stood up. There was nobody in the room but the two of them. Their two bodyguards Sergeant Denny Brosh and 2nd Lt. Maria Ross, were standing outside and were minding their own business. Well that's what the brothers thought, in reality Ross was spying on them to make sure they are ok, since the serial killer known as Scar is still on the loose and the brothers are his current main targets. Not only has she seen Edward's reaction, she also heard what was the secret ingredient to creating a Philosopher's Stone. She immediately called her partner and decided to break into the room. She kicked the door open surprising the two brothers.

"Mr. Elric… I mean Edwar… I mean Mr. Fullmetal Alchemist! Are you alright!?"- She spoke loud trying to hold her straight position, but her nervousness of something going wrong made her shake just a little. Brosh immediately came after her and upon entering the room entered a salute position.

"Is everything alright Fullmetal Alchemist Sir!?"

Edward looked at the two soldiers, surprised and kind of relieved. He felt flattered for being treated with this much respect and glad that the two actually care about him and Alphonse. His frown turned into a smile. It was clearly fake and the two soldiers could tell, but Ed didn't want to worry them.

"Everything's alright."- he said it while trying to keep his optimistic attitude- "Al and I are just tired, is all. Right lil' brother?"- He turned towards Alphonse who was until then looking at the floor in his own train of thought.

"Oh yea, yea! Just tired. Should we go to that hotel place, where we're staying for the night?"

"Sure thing, I'm beat."- Edward made a yawn and was stretching- "But I think we should tidy up a bit here before we leave. This place is a mess!"- He gave a small chuckle and leaned down to pick up the papers. Alphonse began picking up papers too. After picking up a couple of them, Edward was surprised to see Ross and Brosh picking up the papers as well- "It's ok, we can do it on our own."- Edward said reassuringly.

"It will be much faster if we do it together. Besides, you guys are really tired."- Ross said while not glaring away from the papers.

"But it's only noon."- Brosh quietly said to her, but only got a death glare from his partner as a response. He rubbed his head, nervously chuckled and quickly began picking up papers, earning a laugh from the others. After picking up all the papers, the group folded them all together and they left the library.

"Maybe this is what you need."- that is the only thing Star heard from the small blue man. She couldn't say anything, because she was being pulled back and the portal around her started to close. She held out her hand.

"Why won't you reach it!? I'm right here!"- She thought to herself. Unfortunately for her, if she had stuck the hand any further, she wouldn't have brought it back since the portal was becoming more and more narrow. She had no choice. She pulled her hand out of the portal, and was just watching it close with Glossaryck eating pudding on the other side.

"Glossaryck!"- Star yelled out while waking up from her nightmare. Wait, nightmare? So she was dreaming this! Star sighed in relief. She looked under the bed to see if her spell book is still there and that this whole emotional roller coaster was just a dream.

No.

There was only a pink textbook laying in the place where the original spell book laid. It wasn't a dream, though Star knew that, she just didn't want to believe it. She couldn't cope with the fact that Glossaryck, despite everything they've been through, betrayed her. After raiding Ludo's former cave, Star told her parents what had happened. They took the news rather well actually. But still, she felt really guilty and sad (two feelings she hated the most). On the bright side, she started writing her own spells in a spell book of her own. She was up all night and was filling up the book with a lot of content, though not all her spells were written there. There is still a lot to go through, and she can always create more spells. On top of all that she is also beginning to have strange new feelings towards her best friend Marco Diaz. Ever since his date with Jackie, Star felt weird around them together. When she's just with Marco it is kind of fine, but every time he even mentions Jackie, Star feels something. A mix of sadness and anger. She hates this feeling as well. She curled into a ball on her bed and was wondering how to take her mind off of things. Maybe she and Marco could visit another dimension? Maybe some nachos could help? Maybe just watch static?

All of these ideas were pretty tempting, but she and Marco haven't gone to any other dimension, except Mewni, in a good while. There were many possibilities but she couldn't think of anything. Probably because her head still hurt from exhaustion and sleep deprivation. Or probably because she felt a little lazy… who knows? She looked around her now lit room, well the only source of light was the sun shining through her open window (she forgot to lower the shades). It was a bright sunny day outside, but since it was early in the morning, and it was also Saturday, no kids were outside, just some people who had work were walking through the streets. Star was not in her pajamas because she fell asleep immediately after finishing the first chapter of her spell book. She even forgot to use her wand to make her pajamas appear. But since she is awake and doesn't feel like sleeping, that won't be an issue. Star ran out of her room and while running through the hall she saw that the Diaz parents room is open and no one is inside. Probably off to work. She saw Marco's bedroom door and knocked on it really hard.

"Wake up Diaz! We are going on an adventure!"- She spoke loudly and sang a little.

Marco opened the door, still in his pajamas, and with an angry expression.

"It's 7:30! I'm always up for an adventure, but come on Star! I'm tired, you're tired, let's just sleep and get some rest."- He barely spoke, he was a little exhausted as well, but he wanted to help his friend get back her family heritage. Didn't turn out so well in the end. He then closed the door, Star just looked baffled at it.

"You're no fun!"- She then ran into her room and jumped on her bed- "Maybe I should get some sleep, but I just don't feel like it!"- She then growled a little and hugged her pillow- "Bet he would never do that to Jackie!"- she then calmed down, there was no need to bring Jackie into this. It was peaceful and quiet. After a day like yesterday, it was really needed.

The ancient monster temple was in a... bad shape to say the least. Ludo and his pets Spider and Eagle have just put Glossaryck in the dungeons. Ludo was so excited! He finally managed to defeat Star Butterfly, and not only that, but he took her most prised possesion as well... The Book of Spells! He felt like he was on top of the world. His long and tough journey to come to the top was finally over...

OK, it only began, but he was still excited nontheless. It was early in the morning and Ludo had just gotten out of bed. He saw his "girls" eating something, he had no idea what it was.

"Well girls!"- his raspy voice had echoed across the room- "Last night was our first and greatest victory!"- his pets only looked at him, but he took it as if they were internaly celebrating with him- "I suggest that we celebrate, and eat some of the finest corn Mewni has to offer!"- but as soon as he said that, the wand had glown a bright green- "What is it now!?"- Ludo, as always, thought that the wand was speaking to him (though it's not his imagination). He wouldn't lie if he said that he felt a little grumpy. He had just finished an objective, and now the wand is probably going to ask him to do something else. Though, he wouldn't object much, it had done nothing but help him on his everlasting mission, it even did more work than his old gang ever could. He leaned closer towards the wand .

"Say what?"- he was surprised from what he heard on the other side- "Who's she?"- the wand was still glowing with Ludo listening intently- "But I already have the book, why do I need her!?"- the wand glowed brighter than before this time- "I know, I know, you've been really helpfull, but can I go later? I'm tired!"- the wand was at its brigthest this time, scaring Ludo a little- "Ok, ok! We'll go. Just tell me where she is."- the wand glowed but this time it was calm like before, probably glad that its wielder had stoped complaining.

"Amestris?"

"IT'S HUMAN LIVES!"- Ross couldn't get that senteance out of her mind. She tried, but she can't. She just looked at Edward, as he, she, Alphonse and Brosh were walking through Central to get to the hotel, knowing he's hiding an awful lot of pain. It was expected, though. After a three year journey to get something of great value, they figured out they need to do something tremendously horrifying to get it, who wouldn't feel hurt? Maybe if she just pretended that she was fine, the brothers would feel less worried.

It was a bright sunny day and it was very peaceful, well as much peaceful as a big city could be. The weather was so nice, that the group decided not to use the limousine State Alchemists usually use, but to have a nice walk. Maybe some fresh air was what the brothers needed, they certainly look a little better than they did in the library. Well Edward did, no one could possibly tell what Alphonse was thinking, he had an expressionless helmet. Edward was just smiling, looking like he didn't have a care in the world. But you and I both know he was just faking it. Besides what good would it do if his protectors found out about the Philosopher's stone's dark secret. And moping around wouldn't help much either. So he decided to keep his spirits up, at least until he gets to the hotel. They were passing a market. It seemed to have pretty tasty food and drinks. Just by watching them, Edward felt so much hunger in his stomach. He was basically drooling by just looking at the food.

"Let's buy something after we rest at the hotel."- Edward suggested to the others.

"Sounds like a great idea."- Ross responded enthusiastically.

"Whoa, what got you into such high spirits!"- Edward asked, this time with an actual smile on his face.

"I'm just glad that everything is going according to plan. No attempts at your lives by Scar, you got more information on your objective and…"- She was about to finish, but Brosh abruptly interrupted her.

"And we don't have to fear Mustang or Hughes, who would probably kill us if something were to happen to you guys."- Ross gave a nervous chuckle at that.

Edward also chuckled. He was happy he didn't hurt anyone's feelings. Wish he could say the same for Alphonse though. Alphonse just looked at the others while they were talking. He didn't even say a word. Who knows what he was thinking? Edward didn't feel happy about the fact that Alphonse might trash the whole room out of anger when they get there. But it was Alphonse! He wouldn't even hurt a fly. But Edward realized he's no fly. He shivered at the thought of being punched by Alphonse's… (gulp)… metal arm. The walk towards the hotel onwards was mostly quiet.

The group arrived at the hotel. Ross and Brosh reserved the room, where the brothers would stay in, earlier, so all the brothers had to do was to get the key and they were on their way. Their room was on the third floor, having a nice view of a small park. Edward and Alphonse unpacked in the room, with Ross and Brosh staying outside the room, keeping guard. To Edward's surprise though, Alphonse was pretty calm when he entered. He just put Edward's bag down and went to stare at the window. This made Edward a little confused, but he decided not to question it, and that he should rest as well.

...

A few hours passed, with Alphonse just looking through the window as the sun was setting, and Edward was just lying on the couch, looking at the spinning fan on the ceiling, holding out his metal right arm, as if he is trying to reach it.

"God hates us."- Edward had no emotion while saying this. Alphonse only responded by turning to the sofa Ed was lying on. It couldn't be told, but Alphonse seemed a little confused by his brother's words. He wanted to ask him what he had meant by that, but Edward, as if he knew the question was coming, already responded- "Every time… Every time we get closer to it… It just escapes our grasp. Every time I thought we got closer to the end, every time I thought it was almost going to be over… Fate would just make us fall on our stupid heads! There will always be something else! Something worse! And every time I thought we sank deep enough, it turns out it is still too deep and we have to sink even more! I'm tired, Al."- After that statement, Edward turned around and faced the pillows of the sofa. Alphonse still kept silent. He just saw the papers neatly folded on the table in front of Edward, next to a cup of tea brought by Ross earlier, and went to them. He kneeled in front of the table and picked up the papers.

Finally after hours of staying silent, Alphonse finally spoke- "If what you're saying is true brother… I'll gladly accept the depth we are in. But unlike you, who will just let it pull you into the dark abyss, I'll learn how to swim and I will find my way around it. There has to be another way to get the Stone! And I'll find it with or without your help!"- Edward did not respond, he just kept looking at the pillows. He wasn't asleep, but was deep in thought.

...

Outside the room, Ross and Brosh were listening to the whole conversation.

"That was a pretty poetic conversation, don't you think?"- Brosh joked a little, hoping he could bright his partner's mood. Unfortunately for him, she turned to his side with an angry expression.

"Is this really a time to joke around!?"- She loudly whispered, because she really didn't want the brothers to hear them and find out that they were eves dropping- "These boys are crushed! We shouldn't be spying on them! We should help them!"

"I agree with you."- Brosh was serious this time, shocking his partner a little- "But this is something the boys need to deal with on their own."

"But they're just children!"

"Yes, and this is a growing experience!"- Ross wanted to say something else, but she couldn't think of anything. For the first time in her life she had to admit it… Brosh was right! Boy, does it feel weird to think that.

...

There was only silence in the Elric room, Alphonse was scrolling through the papers while Edward was resting on the sofa. Edward felt a little bored because he was just lying around. He wanted to help Alphonse out, but he knew further research would only result in more head aces. He didn't want to spend the whole day doing nothing, so he decided to stand up and stroll around the room. After getting up and seeing the Sun set through the window, he immediately remembered. They didn't buy dinner yet! He then rushed and quickly put on his iconic bright red, long-sleeved, hooded cloak.

Edward looked at Alphonse, who hadn't turned his attention away from the papers- "You can stay here all day, or you could chill out a little and go outside."- he said with a fake grumpy voice. And as if on cue, Al turned towards him. Ed smiled, knowing his brother's coming with him.

Ross saw that they are getting ready and she told her partner to get into position. They both stood straight, and when the brothers exited, they saluted them.

"Ok guys, let's go."- Edward said without looking at them, he just walked towards the stairs leading to the reception. Alphonse was immediatly behind him with Ross and Brosh following suit.

In the Butterfly Kingdom however, the atmosphere was filled with worry. Queen Moon Butterfly was sitting on her throne, while her husband River was walking around nervously. It was somewhere around 11:30pm.

"It's alright honey."- Moon said that to River with a calm voice- "We have Hekapoo on the case. She'll track down Ludo, by going through his dimensional scissor history."

"I know Moonpie, but our daughter is really upset!"- he was more disturbed than ever this time. Just by the call their daughter gave them several hours ago, River could tell right away that she didn't feel alright- "And also I feel uncomfortable. I mean, we can't just go through a guy's scissor history, that's just wrong!"- to this, Moon only rubbed her forehead and sighed, remembering what she found when she searched through River's scissor history (you didn't hear it from me). As soon as she felt ready to say something to River, a red portal opened, with a familiar demoness coming out of it.

"Hello Hekapoo."- Moon said in a reagal tone. Hekapoo only bowed down- "Have you found Ludo?"

Hekapoo only bit her lip- "Yes and no."- Moon raised an eyebrow in confusion- "I found his scissor source and by the looks of things, he seems to be changing locations very often."

"Where had he been when he stole the Book of Spells?"- Moon asked eager to find out where he is.

"When he left Earth, he used the scissors to go to the Forest of Certain Death."

"Great!"- River jumped enthusiatically- "We'll send the guards there!"

"I haven't finished, your majesty."- Hekapoo interupted his moment of joy- "I went to the forest myself and I hadn't found him."- River than sat on the floor feeling defeated- "I searched through his history again, but he hadn't used the scissors all night. Early in the morning I picked up the signal of the scissors being used in... the temple."- Moon's eyes went wide at the last part.

"So, he's staying in the ancient temple?"- Moon asked curiouslly.

"I'm not sure."- Hekapoo held her chin- "It could have been a temporary place to stay."- Moon nodded to that possibility- "But he is on the move again! This time in another dimension. It's called Amestris."

"You mean that dimension where they use patty cakes to create magic?"- Moon asked confused. Why would Ludo go there of all places?

"They call it Alchemy, I believe."- River added- "I visited that place a while back. Met a very nice young lad. What was his name again? Arm...stew? Nevermind. Didn't Mewni have that kind of practice many years ago?"

"It did, but it became taboo ever since... "The Incident"."- Moon wasn't very happy mentioning that event. River only nodded in agreement remembering that as well.

"Alright, we'll send the guards there?"- River said with a lot of motivation.

"Actually, why don't we send Star there?"- Moon said, surprising River.

"AND EXPOSE HER TO DANGER!"- River was starting to get angry.

"To let her have a second chance!"- When Moon said that, River calmed down- "You know that Star wants to keep the tradition, though she doesn't show it often. She does not want to stay beaten. Maybe this will be her shot at finding the book and defeat Ludo before he becomes a real threat."- River just nodded to his wife's words.

"Alright Star will go, but only if that Marco boy accompanies her! She still needs protection!"

"Of course Marco can come."- Moon fondly smiled at her husband.

"Great! I'll give them a call right away!"- River rushed out of the throne room to use the mirror. Moon and Hekapoo only looked at each other seriously.

"Do you think Ludo is doing this all by himself?"- Hekapoo asked with no itention of joking.

"He doesn't seem like the brain's type, nor brawn. I think something or someone is helping him. For now let's just stay silent."- Moon said and Hekapoo nodded in agreement. They then looked at River, who was about to make a mirror call.

Star woke up and the first thing she saw was her drool on the pillow- "How long was I out?"- she thought to herself. It was 7:30 when she was last awake, now it's 11:33- "4 hours! Man, what's wrong with me today. I wonder if Marco's awake?"- she then fell out of bed and stood up like it was nothing. But to her surprise, the door opened, revealing Marco on the other side. He had a big plate of nachos in his hands. He also had a little bit of a sad expresion on his face.

"Here's some "I'm sorry nachos"."- Star raised an eyebrow to that last part- "I'm sorry for telling you to buzz off. I was just tired and I thought you might use some rest too."- Star only walked towards Marco, took the plate of nachos, put it on the desk and then gave her best friend a hug.

"You don't need to apologize for anything."- Marco smiled at that- "I'm sorry for waking you up early after a busy day. You were tired and I should have understood that... but it was still rude to close the door like that."- both of them snickered to the last one. Marco then put his hand around Star and casually said:

"Why don't we just rest and do nothing for the entire day."- Star only nodded in agreement, but immediatly after those words were spoken, the mirror phone rang. Star ran towards it to see who it is.

"Dad's calling?"- Marco then came closer to her to see what's happening. Star clicked on "Reply", and River was shown on the glass. He stood tall and proud.

"Hello sweetie!"- he sounded cheery, but Star and Marco could tell something was not right.

"Hey dad."- Star replied nervously- "What's up?"

"Oh nothing much, I just wanted to see how my pumpkin was doing?"

"She's doing great!"- Star tried to hide her nervousness as hard as she could, but River noticed something was wrong. So instead of prolonging a pretty awkward conversation, he decided to get to the point.

"Listen Star."- he was serious this time- "I want you and Marco to go to another dimension called Amestris."

"Why?"- Marco entered the conversation- "Is something wrong?"

"It's Ludo."- Moon entered the conversation as well- "We found out that he went there and we want you two to find him and upper hand him!"- Marco felt a little nervous, what would Star think about this? Well he found out immediatly. She had the biggest evil grin she could muster.

"This is my chance!"- she thought to herself, excited by the chance of getting some pay back from Ludo- "We'll go!"- Star said with a lot of confidence radiating from her, surprising her parents and Marco.

"That's great honey!"- Moon said with pride clearly in her voice- "We're counting on you both!"

"Thanks mom! But, uh, could you send us there? We've never been to that place before."

"Oh yes of course!"- River laughed at himself after facepalming- "Teleport to Mewni. I'll give you a lift."

"Thanks dad!"- Star took the scissors from her purse and opened a portal to Mewni. She and Marco both entered and were greeted on the other side, in the throne room by her parents. Though they were not alone, Hekapoo was still with them.

"Where did you get the scissors? I don't remember you taking the trials."- Hekapoo folded her arms.

"Oh, borrowed them from a friend."- Star said, remembering her bestie Pony Head. She then gave the scissors to her dad who opened the portal to Amestris.

"Be careful, you two!"- Moon said to both Star and Marco- "This won't be an easy mission."

"We won't let you down ma'm!"- Marco said while saluting. Moon only gave a small chuckle.

"You don't have to act like that Marco, it's alright."- Moon said reasuringly. Marco blushed and rubbed his head in emberessament. After Hekapoo examined the scissors once more she had her eyes wide.

"Wait you two!"- she then started running towards them.

"GOTTA GO, LOVE YOU, BIE!"- Star then grabbed Marco by the hoodie and ran into the portal with him, closing it immediatly after entering.

"THOSE LITTLE..."- Hekapoo glowed a bright red, but Moon grabbed her by the shoulder.

"Let them focus on the mission for now. You'll get them later."

"Fine."- Hekapoo said with a little bit of anger in her voice. She wasn't too happy that the kids have "those" scissors.

The sun was still setting in Central, so the lights in the city weren't on yet. Edward and Alphonse were with their bodyguards and they were buying some food for dinner. Edward decided to treat his millitary friends with something. They refused at first, but Ed wouldn't be Ed if he wasn't so convincing (that's why he's popular with the ladies).

The shopping was actually quite nice. It was great that the brothers could forget about their worries, even for a little while. They weren't even focused on buying food actually, they spent most of their time there talking to each other and other people in the market. They even managed to talk to some people they met in Central. They would have had the time to do that earlier, but their quest for the Philosopher's Stone always made them busy. It was now night time and after actually buying some food, Ed, Al and Brosh went to a bench and sat down, surprising Ross.

"We're just going to sit here?"- Ross asked confused.

"Yea."- Edward responded casually- "What? You afraid of the dark or something?"- he chuckled when saying that, earning a chuckle from Brosh, but Alphonse only shook his head. He doesn't like it when his brother makes fun of people.

"It's not that."- Ross was now a little bit more serious- "It's just that, Scar is still on the loose, and we shouldn't be hanging around here in the dark."- This time Edward stood up. Alphonse and Brosh just looked at him.

"If Scar even dares to show his face."- Edward was serious this time- "I won't be afraid to face him."- there was silence for a while, but Ed than looked at Ross with a smile on his face- "Besides, maybe we could all use some fresh air."- Ross at first didn't know what to say, but then she smiled as well.

"I guess you're right."- just as the two were about to sit down on the bench they heard screaming. It was coming from an alley. Ross turned towards Brosh with both worry and seriousness- "Do you think it's Scar?"

"No."- Edward answered for him, looking at the alleyway the people were running away from.

"What do you mean by that?"- Brosh asked just as confused as his partner was.

"It isn't."- Alphonse continued instead of Ed- "Scar is only targeting State Alchemists and the Military, he doesn't care about civillians."

"And whoever that is..."- Ed continued- "Only seems interested in causing havoc."- Ed then saw a man running and screaming. He went to the man and stopped him. After calming him down, he asked him- "Sir, what are you running away from?"

"There's this creature!"- the man asked a little bit shaken- "A bird like creature is causing some green light to appear. It's unlike anything I've ever seen. There are a giant spider and an eagle with it too."- Edward's eyes went wide. He then let the man go and turned towards the group.

"Brother, do you think it's..."- Alphonse wanted to ask but Edward interupted him.

"A Chimera! No doubt about it!"- Edward then turned to his bodyguards- "Think it's something you can't handle?"- Ross only laughed at Ed's asumption. She and Brosh then both grab their guns, clearly ready for action.

"It's just a Chimera."- she said confidently- "I heard about those things. If what is said about them is true, nothing too hard."- Edward was happy to see this much confidence coming from (especially how he previously saw) Ross.

Star and Marco appeared in the town square. It was night time, and the two looked around the big city. Marco looked around because of curiousity, while Star was just trying to see where Ludo went. She then saw a man walking past them. What does she do? She grabs him by the shoulders and shakes him.

"Did you see an ugly green bird person anywhere?"

"Star!"- Marco yelled out- "You can't just grab people and ask them stuff like that!"

"I did actually."- the man answered, much to the surprise of Star and Marco- "He had a spider and an eagle with him too. They were frantically walking around town and asking people questions. They were pretty weird, like you two."- that made Star and Marco look at each other- "They were asking around for someone. Someone named D..."

"We don't care!"- Star yelled out, causing Marco to look at her- "Where did he go?"

"He went that way."- the man showed behind himself, to the east side of the square.

"Thank you sir."- Marco said. Star let him go and the duo ran to the east.

"Weirdos."- the man said while cleaning his collar. He then went away.

Edward, Alphonse, Ross and Brosh ran towards the ally way, to find the source of the trouble. They found it. They saw the strangest creature they would ever see. A green bird type creature which aimlessly shot green rays. It was riding a giant spider while the eagle was flying around.

"Hey Chimera!"- Brosh yelled at the thing. Ludo and the spider stopped to look at Brosh. At first Ludo seemed scared, then he looked at Brosh confused. He then questioningly pointed towards himself- "Yes, you! What are you doing here and why are you causing trouble!?"

Ludo looked offended and he yelled back at him- "First of all, I'm not Chimera, I'm Ludo! Second of all, I was looking for someone, but she wasn't there so the wand started shooting around aimlessly! It's like it's angry or something."

"What is that?"- Ross asked as she looked at the object in Ludo's hand.

"I just said it's the wand. Don't you guys know what a wand is?"- Ludo asked, with the group looking at each other confused.

"You know what? We don't care!"- Edward yelled out- "Just stop causing trouble!"

"Trust me, trouble is the last thing I need right now!"- Ludo said while waving the wand around. But, to everyone's surprise, the wand seemed like it controlled Ludo's hand and it shot right at Alphonse. Thankfully he dodged the attack, but a fountain in the square, which was a little bit far from their location, behind him was destroyed by the blast. Edward was enraged by what he saw. The creature said it didn't want trouble, and then it tried to kill his brother! It's going to get some trouble.

"Take this you bastard!"- he used alchemy to raise the ground. The spider was hit and she hit the wall. Ludo almost fell off of her, but the eagle caught him. After she made sure it was safe, she put Ludo down.

"Thank you."- he said greatfully to the bird. He then looked at the spider, which was limping from the attack- "You dare attack my girl! You will pay for that!"- this time the wand glowed green, but not by itself, but by Ludo. He blasted towards the group again. Alphonse grabbed Brosh, while Edward grabbed Ross and they jumped out of the way. Thankfully the alley was big and they landed behind Ludo, Ed and Ross to Ludo's left and Al and Brosh to his right. Ludo turned around angrier than ever.

"Since when do Chimeras shoot green blasts?"- Edward asked Alphonse.

"I don't know brother."- Alphonse responded- "But I think we need to formulate a plan to beat him."

"Like the way you're thinking little bro!"- Edward showed a thumbs up. Unfortunatelly, the time for thinking was cut short due to another blast by Ludo.

Star and Marco were running around the city for a while now. No sign of Ludo anywhere. The two then returned to the square, where they started their search. Both of them took heavy breaths due to hours of running.

"Maybe we should have split up?"- Marco said while holding his knees.

"Well, there's no point in that now, since we searched the entire city!"- Star said while trying to keep her stature. Boy, were they out of shape.

"I guess we won't be finding him."- Marco rubbed the back of his neck, feeling sad that they might have failed their mission.

"I guess we won't."- Star kicked a small rock. She then sat on the ground, but then lied down and curled into a ball- "I messed everything up!"- Marco could feel like she was about to cry. But that's Star Butterfly! Why would she give up like that? Marco then sat down next to his friend.

"You didn't mess anything up."- Star looked up at him, her eyes were a little bit teary- "You only lost once to that jerk! Just once! I know this loss might seem crucial, but you came through. You made your own book of spells for crying out loud!"- Star laughed at herself a little- "You are amazing! And I couldn't ask for a better or a more resourceful friend! We'll get that bastard and that book back!"- Star was happy she had someone like Marco by her side. She couldn't ask for anyone better. Which is why she had tell him now! She must tell him what's troubling her. What she feels for him!

"Marco, there's something I need to tell you."- Marco only turned to her to see what she wanted to say- "I..."

As soon as she was about to say it, a huge explosion cut her off. The duo turned towards the source, only to find that the fountain was destroyed. Star turned towards Marco. He only nodded, knowing what she wanted to say.

They found their target.

While Ross and Brosh were dealing with the spider and eagle, the Elric brothers were trying to get to Ludo. Ludo was furious, shooting everything in site, making it harder for the brothers to get near him. Every time Alphonse wants to make a transmutation circle, Ludo would just shoot at him and every time Edward makes a weapon or influences the area, a blast would destroy it.

"How is he doing this brother!? He doesn't even use a transmutation circle!"- Alphonse yelled out to his brother.

"Then what kind of alchemy is he using!?"- Edward said confused. This is unlike anything he had ever seen. He then examined Ludo more. He saw that the thing on his hand is what's causing the blasts. That's it!- "Alphonse! That thing he has. That's the source of the blasts! We need to get rid of it!"- Al only nodded in agreement.

Edward then used alchemy to shake the ground again, causing Ludo to blast him. The blast hit the moving ground, creating smoke. Ludo coughed and he couldn't see anything. He frantically looked around, trying to find his opponents. The wand had glowed a bright green, revealing Alphonse in the smoke. He was jumping to grab Ludo. Out of fear, Ludo ducked, unaware of Edward who was behind him, trying to catch him as well. Edward and Alphonse didn't expect Ludo to be this small, and when he ducked the brothers hit each other. They fell to the ground. Ludo stood up and laughed at their missfortune. When the brothers came to, Ludo was standing above them.

"You should have thought twice, before picking a fight with me! Now it shall be your undoing!"- Ludo held the wand above him, it glowed even brighter than before. The spider and eagle forced the bodyguards into the corner. Brosh was protecting himself and Ross by using an opener of a nearby dumpster as a shield. Ross was looking at the defeated brothers, lying on the ground, waiting for their fate to be sealed by that vile creature. She could only watch as her first great mission becomes a complete failure.

This was it for the brothers. They really hit a dead end this time. Edward couldn't believe this. His whole life was dedicated to alchemy, to find the Philosopher's Stone. Not only did he find out that his quest was for nothing, but that he will meet his end by the hands of a bird creature he just met. He really hit a new low, didn't he? This was just like the scenario with Scar. He never believed in God, but in this moment, he actually took it to consideration. Could this be God's punishment for Ed? Ed closed his eyes, coming to peace with it. Alphonse couldn't believe it as well. He just wanted to bring back his body. He just wanted to be like everyone else again. Now this will be the end, never getting to feel again. Never getting to be warm again, this time, only the cold was awaiting him now.

"Goodbye Brother."- Alphonse quietly said.

"Goodbye Little Brother."- Edward also spoke quietly.

...

"NARWHAL BLAST!"

The brothers looked up in shock. Instead of Ludo they saw... A couple of flying narwhals hitting him and pushing him to the wall. After the "narwhal shower" the creatures disappeared. The brothers turned to the place where the narwhals came from. There they saw a girl with blonde hair, green dress, red and pink stockings and purple boots. Next to her was a boy, who wore a red hoodie, brown trousers and brown sneakers.

"Brother..."- Alphonse spoke quietly again- "Are we dead?"

"No, what makes you say that?"- Edward asked, a little bit glad that he and his brother were alive.

"Because I just saw an angel!"- Alphonse said with a blush (or at least Ed presumed he was blushing), while looking at the girl. Edward examined her a little more.

"Kinda ironic, considering she's wearing devil horns."- Ed joked a little. He will never get his little brother's taste in women.

The spider and eagle saw what happened and they came to Ludo's side, leaving Ross and Brosh alone. They helped him stand up, with him giving them a thankful smile.

"Alright Ludo!"- the girl yelled out- "Time to return to me what is rightfully mine!"- Edward and Alphonse looked at each other confused. Seems like the girl and the bird are enemies. Only a laugh came as response by Ludo.

"Why don't you come and get it princess!?"- Ludo was now more confident in his skills than ever before.

"Princess!?"- the Elric brothers asked in unision. The girl heard their question and beamingly smiled.

"That's right! I'm Star Butterfly! The princess from the dimension called Mewni!"- she then swirled and made a small rainbow above herself, but since the wand is weaker now, the rainbow melted (at least it didn't catch fire like last time). She then pointed towards Marco- "And this my best friend, Marco Diaz."

The brothers only seemed more confused at this point. Alphonse examined the girl more and saw the source of the rainbow.

"Brother! That thing in her hand. It's the same thing that the bird has!"- Alphonse pointed towards the wand. Edward only smiled. It doesn't matter how weird the situation currently is, what matters is that they have a fighting chance now.

"Then I guess we'll fight fire with fire!"- he enthusiastically pointed out- "Ross, Brosh!"- the bodyguards looked at them both, glad that the brothers were alive- "Think you can come and help!?"- the bodyguards then ran towards the Elrics.

"Hey, you four!"- Marco yelled out towards them- "Looks like you could use some help!"

"We sure could!"- Edward yelled back. The four than ran to the duo. This time, everyone was ready for the fight. It looks like it's going to get a little weird. Maybe even a little wild!

Oh my God! This took so long to finish! And now we're here, at a cliffhanger. Tell me, what did you think of this story so far. Part 2 might come out sooner, but I'm not making any promises. Like I said before, if there are any suggestions and/or questions, just tell me in the reviews and/or PMs.

I want to thank robertkellett for beta reading this chapter. You're cool man!

I hope you enjoyed and have a nice day or evening (or don't, I don't really care).