Chapter 1: References

Pandora skipped happily through the town of Lior, not caring if it was night time and rest of the town was on a man hunt for someone. "La-la-la-la-la-la! Sing a Happy song! La-la-la-la-la-la! Find The Alchemists!" She sang. Why was she here, you may be asking? Well, it was simply because A certain Flame Alchemist partnered her up with An Alchemist called 'The Nullmetal Alchemist'. How that name made any sense to Furor Bradley, she would never know. Perhaps they used a dull sword blade? Pandora refused to dwell on that idea. Just thinking about such a thing made her feel sick!

"People of Lior, there are two unbelievers on the loose in the town! One is a Robot! I repeat, a robot! Do you have anything to add, Cray?"

"They were last seen on Goomba Street, somebody go by there and pick me up a Pickle Sandwich!"

"What is it with you and pickle sandwiches anyways?"

"THEY'RE DELICIOUS!"

Following the disembodied voice's directions, she arrived on Goomba Street just as a crowd was gathering around two people. One of them was a Robot, just as the voices described. "Hey, you don't believe in the same stuff as we do! I'm sorry, but we're gonna have to kill ya!" Their Leader said while holding a pole of some sort. Surprisingly, the Robot's blonde companion seemed ok with it. "I'm serious, you should be doing everything Father Cornello tells you to if you don't wanna have a broken pelvis!" The man threatened, making the Blonde haired male snort in disgust. "Are you people really threatening us with violence simply because your preacher said we're evil???" Violence? Pandora Smiled. 'I might have actually liked this town if it wasn't so religious!' "Well you did say you were going to eat him!" Everyone's attention turned to a girl. "That sounds pretty evil to me!" The Blonde had no excuses for that. "Yeah? Well...um...the thing you've got to keep in mind is that...uh...ROSE IS A HOOKER!!!" He blurted Out, earning a bash in the head from his Steel bodied companion. 'Wait, What If that's the person that the Boss described? Blonde, weirdo, Nightmare Fetish? Well, that girl did say that he talked about eating Father Cornello! And a Robot for a companion? Yeah, that's the one alright! Now to-Hey, where did everyone go???' Pandora snapped out of her thoughts when she realized she was the only one left on the now vacant street. Cue anime sweat drop. 'Back to the Temple it is then...'

While looking for wherever the crowd took the Blonde Alchemist, a song came on the radio.

"Don't stop me now!"

"Don't stop me From having a good time, having a good time! Shooting star shooting through the sky! Like a tiger,defying the laws of gravity! I'm a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva! I'm gonna go, go, go! There's no stopping me!"

"I'm burning through the sky!" She sang joyfully along with the singer. "Two hundred degrees, that's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit! I'm traveling at the speed of light! I wanna make a supersonic man outta you!" Running as fast as she could, Pandora tried to find the source of it. After all, it was causing quite a stir in the Town, it had to be something good! "Don't stop me now! I'm having such a good time! I'm having a ball!" A flash of blue light. That had to be Alchemy! "Don't stop me now! If you wanna have a good time, just give me a call! Don't stop me now!" The voice sang. "Cause I'm having a good time!" Pandora added.

"Don't stop me!"

Now a Giant statue was involved, no thanks to a certain blonde.

"Cause I'm having a good time! I DON'T WANNA STOP AT ALL!!!!" She jumped out and pushed Father Cornello to the ground. The old man fell flat on his face, whimpering.

After everything was wrapped up and Father Cornello was revealed as the greedy basterd he truly was, Pandora finally had a chance to meet her new Partner. "I don't get it, how did you defeat him using karaoke?" The Lior girl asked The Blonde. "The Guy has a rational hatred for references! A vocal cover was too much for his elitist brain to handle!" The Girl looked down. "I see. But what do I now? I've lost the one person who gave me direction in life!" Unfortunately for her, no one was really listening.

"That was you singing that song on the radio?" Pandora asked the Blonde. He nodded. "You have a nice voice!" She complimented him. "Thank you. My name's Edward. I'm a Magician!" He extended one hand, which Pandora gladly accepted. "Pandora. I'm also a Magician, and I like to make References too!" Pandora introduced. The boy's eyes lit up at the mention of her favorite hobby. "Really? You do that too?" She nodded. "It's fun! In fact, I made a reference to the Smurfs earlier in this chapter, though I doubt anyone's going to get it!" A big smile grew on Edward's face. "By the way, I was sent here by Roy Mustang. He said you were my new partner!" "Is that so? Well then, I think you and I are going to get along quite well...Pandora"