A/N: Another random thing for the day! An unusual crossover from an unusual team! For the Tale in Fragments challenge (Anime/Manga version), prompt flight, here is our FMA/Symphogear crossover for you all to enjoy. Have fun!


1. Ashen Feathers

Tsubasa had never liked much about herself. All she saw were weak bird limbs and big eyes and timid sparks and none of this was anything worth celebrating. Kanade celebrated her, however. Every day, every minute they were near each other, she would smile and laugh and make the world as bright as the blood she coughed up in the evenings when she thought no one was looking.

They were not sure, or rather, Ryoko-san was uncertain about, why Kanade's body was constantly in rejection of what it was. Kanade herself didn't seem to care.

Tsubasa did. At first it had been because of the Noise, the creatures she barely had the urge to fight by herself. But now it was because the flutter from her empty chest.

She had some humanity in her somewhere, in that half of her that wasn't ripping up things and burning up from the grit of her body.

If Kanade went away, would the fluttering go as well?

Neither could happen. Neither would. They would stop fighting and that would settle it. The step they took today would be enough.

if they succeeded tonight, they would be free, so free.

And if they failed…

Tsubasa would not lose her Kanade. The Noise would be ripped apart carbon by carbon with her nails if she had to.

"Tsubasa!"

She pretended to be surprised by the sudden hug from behind that had always been a little too tight. "Kanade."

"Set up's over." Such a happy chirp. Red hair tickled her cheeks. It made her heart thump. "Come on, time to get going. We're the main attraction."

Tsubasa felt her hands tremble. This would work. It had to work.

They were Zwei Wing, after all.


Was it too late to leave?

Hibiki had never been good at big, social things like this. She liked her niches, her nests. Those were enough. This wasn't a nest, this was the big open sky and her wings were still tiny.

"Miku…" she murmured with a sigh. She understood that if a family member got hurt, they needed to be there to check up on them, to make sure they were okay. Something like that made sense. Of course, that didn't mean she wanted Miku to have to go too. It would have been better to distract her with the concert and she could call them after it was over. But that was a selfish thought. She couldn't force her friend to do something like that.

Now Hibiki couldn't back out either because she was already in line and the tickets had been paid for and everything. Nothing left to do but get some glow sticks and find a seat.

It could be fun! It was going to be fun! It was her first concert!

Hibiki slapped her cheeks. "That's right, this is gonna be great! I'll get to tell Miku all about it when I get back!"

Such a big and crowded concert hall could only mean one thing at a time like this: fun.

Her eyes caught a glimpse of the two idols on a banner. They widened, excitement beginning to bubble over. "They're really pretty." Now she had to see them on stage.

By the time Hibiki had found her seat, most of the seats were full. She beamed at nothing and sat back, listening to excited whispering and people already starting to cheer. Then the lights dimmed and Hibiki hurried to fiddle with a glowstick.

Show time.