Ed gulped. Lust was one intimidating character. "Don't do it Ed" warned Al, knowing that his brother would never listen. Suddenly Ed lunged at Lust who laughed and dodged easily. "You'll have to better than that, I'm afraid" she said "Fight back!" Yelled Ed. "Why?" Asked Lust. "I have no need to. Your pathetic attemps are weak. Why not leave. Give up your quest. As you may have noticed, I have shredded all the research you might have needed." Al sighed. Calling Ed weak would only infuriate him further. One of these days he was going to do something really stupid and get himself killed. As long as Lust didn't call him short… "Why, you barely even reach up to my waist…" "WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO TINY AN ANT COULD SQUASH HIM?" Lust laughed again. Ed dived at her and, because she was not expecting it, caught her by surprise. She was knocked to the ground.
Ed shouted in triumph. But Lust was not to be defeated so easily. Al's cry of warning came a second to late and Ed found himself pinned down. "I have done what I came to do." She leapt off Ed and, before he could sit up, was gone. The brothers turned to Marco. "Now." Said Ed "You have some explaining to do."