GW: Here's the next chapter and this will show how our two heroines changed in just a few years

GW: Here's the next chapter and this will show how our two heroines changed in just a few years.

Nita: Let's get going!

All Grown Up

Fiver years later…

Two girls were seen solar-surfing through the sky. The one who was steering was 15-years old with long black hair that was in a ponytail that was held with a silver hair-tie and two red streaks in the front, dark blue eyes, and wearing a black and silver over-sized hoodie over a black sports bra and shorts, knee-high black go-go boots, silver bracelets on each wrist, black and silver fingerless gloves, and a silver heart-shaped (like the KH logo) necklace.

Holding onto the older girl was an 11-year old girl with pixie-cutted mousy brown hair with black streaks and a red butterfly clip adorned at the side, grey eyes, and wearing a pink and red long-sleeved shirt under a light blue vest, a blue denim skirt, red stockings, black school girl shoes, and pinkish-red fingerless gloves. Believe it or not, these were Nemo and Nita Collins, doing their favorite hobby: surfing through the sky.

Nemo soared through the sky, and when she was high, she told her younger sister, "Hit it, sis!"

"Okey-dokey!" Nita smiled as she stepped on a button behind her that retracted the sail. They closed their eyes and Nita squealed in delight as they fell down while Nemo did many aerial spins. They were about to crash into the ground when Nita pressed the button that brought the sail up again and they flew forward.

"Whoo-hoo!" the sisters cheered. They crashed through the barrier of a mining company, with the alarm going off, and ignoring it the entire time. They began sliding on an iron tube, leaving sparks in their trail.

"Yeah!" Nemo shouted while Nita laughed as they flew off the tube. They spotted a large digging machine that, when timed perfectly, she could make it through unharmed. If not…well, Nemo didn't think of that as she prepared for the challenge.

"Now, for a daring feat performed by the amazing Collins' sisters!" Nita commented as the sail became retracted again.

"Let's go!" Nemo said as she flew through it unharmed. "And it's a new feat conquered by the Wonder-Girls!" Nita cheered as Nemo smiled while she held her sail and kept flying.

Yes, it was the time of their lives…until police sirens were heard behind them. They looked behind them to see Archer and Yoki behind them on their scooters.

"Super," Nemo mumbled as she began to pull-over. "Hey, why don't you flee!?" Nita cried.

"Shut it, Nita," Nemo told her sister glumly, knowing they were going to get in trouble by Aeris when they got back at the Strife Inn.

At said inn, business was booming as Aeris carried food to a table.

"Hi, Lady!" the imaginary friend named Cheese called as he waved his glass around.

"Alright! Refills on the orange juice! I'll be there," Aeris told the imaginary friend as she was delivering an order to Billy's family

"Okay. That's a dozen donuts…" she said as she laid a plate in front of Harold, "oatmeal and milk…" she laid a plat in front of Gladys, "And the cereal for the little man." She laid a big bowl of cereal in front of Billy.

"Yay!" Billy cheered before plunging his whole face in the bowl.

"Enjoy your meal," Aeris said before arriving at a table of six. A man was reading the paper. He had black hair, bored-looking eyes, and was wearing a blue military uniform. He was Roy Mustang, Flame Alchemist.

The second was an 18-year old boy with blond hair in a ponytail, golden eyes, and wearing a white shirt under a brown vest, brown pants, and brown dress shoes. He was Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist.

Next to him was a boy of 16 with brownish-blond hair, gold eyes, and wearing a black shirt under a red jacket, black pants, black shoes, and white gloves. He was Alphonse Elric, Ed's younger brother.

The fourth was a man that was about the same age as Alphonse, with short light blonde hair, blue eyes, and fair skin. He wore a white collar shirt, brown trousers with suspenders, and brown loafers. He was Alfons Heidrich.

The fifth was a girl with short, copper-colored hair that was curly at the ends, brownish-blue eyes. She wore a blue T-shirt, a white scarf, a lavender skirt, knee-high white stockings, brown school-girl shoes, and a blue headband. She had left arm and right leg automail and beside her was a brown coat that holds her pocket-watch. This was Iris Reinheart, the Braveheart Alchemist.

The last person was a girl tall for her age with long brown hair that reaches her shoulders and chocolate brown eyes. She wore a pink tank top, blue bell-bottoms, brown boots, red gloves, and a red bandanna on her head that covers her brown rabbit ears. This was Bunnie Bellstone, Iris' mechanic and friend. These six were good friends of the Strife's and Nemo and Nita.

"Sorry, you guys. It's been a madhouse here," Aeris apologized as she placed their meals in front of them.

"That's alright, Aeris," Roy told her, placing his paper down. "Seeing you is good enough for me."

"Flattery will get you nowhere," Aeris said as she walked off. "That's pathetic, Mustang," Edward laughed as Iris added, "Where'd you get your lines, from the Love Guru?"

"Insults coming from a mouse and a flat-chest," Roy smirked, making Ed and Iris' eyes go evil.

"Please no drama here," Al sighed as Bunnie said, "Listen to Al for once and let's eat. I'm starving!"

"Mmm, scrambled eggs, bacon, and coffee to wash it all down. Let's eat," Alfons said. But, before any of them could eat, a large dog named Sadaharu came up to the table.

"Uh…hello," Roy said as the gang looked at him. "Why are you here? Do you have friends?" Ed then smirked as he said, "What's the matter? Cat got your-"

Just then, Sadaharu bit a massive piece out of the table-and taking the gang's food with it- before trotting off, leaving a stunned gang.

"Isn't he cute?" Aeris came up to the recovering gang as Iris mumbled, "Yeah, makes me want to hug it with my arms around its neck."

"She's so nice," Bunnie added sarcastically.

"That reminds me. How are Nemo and Nita doing?" Al asked.

"Much better. They had some rough spots, but…I think they're coming along," Aeris said, lifting a few plates of a table. After she said that, a door opened to reveal Yoki and Archer with a guilty-looking Nemo and Nita.

"Mrs. Strife?" Yoki asked.

"Nemo! Nita!" Aeris gasped, dropping all her dishes.

"Oh, spoke to soon," Iris cringed.

"Alright, thanks for the lift, fellas," Nemo said, but Archer held tight to her soldier. "They're holding us against our will!" Nita cried.

"We apprehended your daughters operating a solar surfer near a construction site," Archer reported.

"Breaking violation 100, section 12, paragraph, er…" Yoki faltered.

"Eight," Nemo suggested awkwardly.

"Thank you," he said.

"No problem," Nita chirped, getting nudged by her older sister.

"As you are aware, this is a violation on their probation," Archer continued.

"Yes, I know. But, could we just-" Aeris started.

"Allow me, Aeris," Roy said as he and the others came up to the two officers. "My name is Roy Mustang, the Flame Alchemist. Perhaps you heard of me?" When the two officers stared at him, he continued, "No? I'm the Hero of Ishbal."

"Crap, he's screwing it up," Ed and Iris groaned.

"Are you these girls's father?" Archer asked.

"Oh, God, no! He's a family friend," Aeris told them. They leaned forward towards the group.

"Back off," they snarled.

"Thank you, but I'll take it from here," Aeris told her friends.

"Okay," Alfons said before whispering, "Don't ever make us do that again."

"Due to repeated violations, we have confiscated their surfer. One more time this happens, and it's off to Juvenile Detention," Yoki said.

"The slammer," Archer said.

"The kiddie jailhouse," Yoki added.

"Thank you, officers. I'll make sure it'll never happen again," Aeris said as she took her two daughters out of their hands.

"We've seen cases like them all the time, ma'am," Archer said.

"Street rats," Yoki said.

"No-futures," Archer added.

"Ditch-diggers," Yoki said, making the two girls glare at him.

"Take care, ma'am," Archer said as he and Yoki headed out the door.

There was an awkward moment of silence in the room until everyone just went back to their business.

"I have had it, you two. Do you two want to be sent to Juvenile Hall? Is that it?" Aeris asked the girl. They just walked off and went to clean a table off nearby.

"Nemo, Nita. Look at me. It's hard keeping the inn going with you two always in-"

"Aeris, it's no big deal," Nemo said as she handed a plate to Nita. "No one was around. Those guys just won't leave us-forget it." With the dirty dishes in hand, the two headed to the kitchen.

"Lady!" Cheese yelled as he banged his glass on the table. "I want chocolate milk!"

"I'll be there, Cheese," Aeris told him as she turned back to her two charges. "I just don't want you to throw away your futures," she said before going to Cheese.

The two looked at their surrogate-mom before Nita sighed, "What future?"

GW: Aren't they just happy, cheery girls? Hope things will brighten in their lives.

Roy, Ed, Al, Alfons, Iris, & Bunnie: Read & Review!