~Announcement~
Hey guys! Sorry for last chapter's SUPER weird Omake Theater! Sometimes I just come up with an idea and drift with it...no, I don't have ADHD. But...I might have a brain defect that makes me think like a grade below the grade I'm in, let's just say it that way. And yes, I got inspiration from the Disney movie Saving Mr. Banks, thus the chapter's name, Saving Mr. Hughes! Hehe, kinda clever now that I think about it...No? Okay, I'll just do the disclaimers now...WAIT! I NEED YOUR OPINION ON IF YOU THINK LIV IS TURNING INTO A MARY-SUE! PLS! CAUSE I HATE MARY-SUES!Ahem. Okay, NOW onto the disclaimers!
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own FMA or else I would've been KING OF THE COW CLUB! Ouran High School Host Club reference? No? Okay...
Warning: Chicken, I mean, fowl, no, I mean, FOUL, language and some mature themes suggested. Also, POP-CULTURE REFERENCES HERE AND THERE! No, seriously, it could be a hazard to people because some are just so shockily disturbing (i.e. Donald Trump with Kim Kardashian's butt) that it could send them to Heaven, or Hell. #GenderEquality #thatdoesn'tmakesense #NigaHigareference YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
(Wake up.) (WAKE UP.) (WAKE UP!) FUDGE A MOLE LI! Who...?! Oh right! I busted people's asses last night and now I'm sleeping with a bunch of cardboard boxes! Yay! (Forgot something?) Oh yeah, what time is it? (9:14. Again, ARE YOU FORGETTING SOMETHING?) Hmmm...Oh yeah! Only 2 more days to pass til saving the good old family man! (DUMBASS! YOU'RE FORGETTING ABOUT ME!) Oh. Oh yeah, what about you? (*facepalms* I'm here to guide you. You're in the manga version of the world, so when Hughes dies, the brothers are already at Rush Valley with Winry. But, if you SAVE Hughes, then Mustang would OBVIOUSLY stall them and make them stay for a few more days to investigate you. ) Ahh, so you're Truth? (NO. I'm just your guide. I guided Maddie, well, more like fucked with her...) You had sex with my sister? She's not even lesbian! (NONONONO! WRONG IDEA! I MESSED WITH HER MIND THAT'S ALL! *sweatdrops*) Oh. What should I do now to pass the time? (Who the fuck cares. Explore the city. Get killed by the military. Steal some goodies.) I'll just watch Markiplier's Yandere Simulator series and his animations and take some naps. Possibly building jump to warm up. I still need to bust some moves and Kung Fu Panda everything. (Yeah, and I'll Roundhouse Kick the bad thoughts in your mind. ) Thanks for the support. Now, how to start? (I can put in a timeskip for you. Makes my job easier.) A timeskip? I guess so. But it only works in fanfic-
~TIMESKIP BROUGHT TO YOU BY SCAR'S TANNING BEDS: "If you want to look fabulous like me, come to my store or else I'll explode your body one way or another."~
"Boobs Makenzie, your boobs are suffocating my boobs!" I laughed at my version of the animation. Wait. I'm back! (Yes, you are, Terminator.) You cut my sentence short! How rude! (You deal with Maddie all the time. I'm just like her. Except I'm more sarcastic.) Great. A hybrid of my anime-loving sister and Roy Mustang. Can anything get better than that? (Nope. Except for me cause BITCH! I'M FABULOUS!) I need to watch that remix after this video! Anyways, what time is it? (Let's see...you watched that thing for about 3 hours...So I guess lunch time?) Yippee! I got out my Pocky sticks, unfinished from yesterday, and my half full water bottle. I need to stock up on food or else I won't have energy to defeat Envy. I finished my meal in 10 minutes, savoring the aftertaste of Matcha Pocky and quenching my thirst with the last droplets of water. (Did you really have to describe everything?) Do yo have to comment on everything? Silence. Yeah, that's what I should hear. Wait, I need to catch up on Amestrian news! Let's see...I fumbled through my backpack, finding only 17 cents and 5 silver dollars at the bottom of everything. Great. I'll just tell them that this was a very special coin used a long time ago and that they stopped using it. I zipped up my backpack, flung it over my shoulder, and walked out of the alley. I looked to my left and saw a newspaper stand few blocks away. (To the left, to the left, everything you own is in the box to the left!~) Nice job, Adele. You'll win 400 Grammys for sure. I walked slowly to the stand, clutching my strap and the coins in my hands. I walked up to the little old lady that was running the stand. And oh my anime gods! She also sells snacks, flowers, AND BOOKS?! THIS IS LIKE A 7-11! She smiled at me and pointed to the sign: BUY A NEWSPAPER AND GET 1 MORE ITEM FOR FREE! This is my lucky day!
"Hello, dear. What would you like to buy?" I selected a newspaper along with a mince meat pie pastry. She nodded and put them in a paper bag.
"This would be 5000 cenz, please. What free item would you want?"
"Hmm...How about another pastry, then?" She nodded and put the other pastry in the bag, along with a flyer for some kind of flower shop.
"Thank you for your purchase. Where are your cenz?" I held out my coins, and she made a "Wtf is this" face.
"Oh! These are coins passed down from many generations and I don't have any cenz on me right now, so...Take this! I'm sure my um...great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather would want you to have it!" She looked surprised, then came out behind the counter and hugged me? What's with people hugging me? I hugged back, pulling away after an awkward 50 seconds.
"Thank you. I ask people to pay at the end of their purchase to see if they have a good heart. Some just run away, most with children wait and pay. Even if you have nothing, you still try to help me and my dying mother. Thank you." I was shocked, and my face slowly turned into a serene smile, feeling warm and fuzzy on the inside.
"Thanks!" Even though I lied about the great-grandfather thing, the coins could still, well, manage.
"I'll treasure these coins in my jewelry box, opening it everyday to be reminded of the kind, young girl. You are also very pretty when you smile. Reminds me of when I was your age." She stared up into the blue,open sky, then walked back behind the counter. I waved at her and she smiled, reminding me of Trisha before she kicked the milk bucket. But score! I got food for tonight and tomorrow! Eat half a pastry per meal and by meal I mean for lunch and dinner, and bam! Defeat Envy and get REAL food from the Hughes! Ahh, life is sweet! I went back to my alley again, but taking a nap, dozing off in my weird dreams.
~Day 5: Operation: Save Hughes~
"Bitch! Bitch! Bitch! Bitch!" I sang along to the video. Oh, I'm in the English Version of the manga and that's why I'm not freaked out that I speak freaking Korean or something! Also, you might be wondering why I'm in a tree. Well, it's the tree with the best view of the telephone booth that he was killed in! And what better way to kill time by watching Markiplier? What? I thought it would fit the theme here. Anyways, I survived by eating edible leaves, drinking water from puddles, and the old lady's pastries that she gave me yesterday. Yeah, I'm a douche. Let's check the time...(6:57. 1 or 2 hours more.) Thanks. I turned down the volume to 3 bars and organized my backpack. Weapons on top, food in middle, and other stuff on the bottom. Good. All I need is to be quick. I slice and dice, slice and dice. I read the newspaper again, looking at the headlines for yesterday and the days before. All about me kicking ass. Let's see...14 plus 18 plus 11 plus 8 equals...(51. You stopped 51 crimes. And made 51 markings.) Thanks, calculator. Oh yeah, my chalk is just a stub now. I'll have to buy more chalk later. How to pass the time...(Sing something. Sing the song that you need to practice. You will go back to your world like every fanfic, most likely.) Yeah, I'll practice singing the song for the competition! Okay, count it off! (A 1, a 2, a 1, 2, 3!)
"I try to blend in~"
"With the others, everyday.~"
"But I can't stay for long.~"
"Every time I try to block them out~"
"They just make me scream and shout.~"
"I want to find~"
"Someone that will be mine.~"
"But I'm an outcast, and so are they~"
"It's impossible to dream all day.~"
"They laugh, I cry~"
"They taunt, and I just want to die.~"
"But even in the darkest times~" I started tapping my fingers on the branches to the beat, ready for the chorus.
"The dislocated figures dance through my head~"
"Screaming at me as I curl up in bed.~"
"But I don't care, cause I'm me, the best I could be.~"
"And I'm perfect, just the way I am.~" I hummed the song's big finale, pretending to play the drums.
"Bada Boom...CRASH!" I almost fell out of the tree as I was bouncing to the music. Hey, I did it! Let's see...I saved the video of us playing it in the garage. I clicked on the play button and watched the 4 months old video.
~Liv's Video: June 27: Practice #1~
"Hey, you got the lyrics down?" Rissa asked me, and I nodded. She asked the same to Amy, except she said she needs more time.
"Fine. I'll give you til a month later. We'll be practicing the shit out of this." Oh no she didn't! No profanity in the garage!
"RISSA! LANGUAGE!" She put her hands up like she was surrendering, and backed away.
"Okay, okay, OKAY! Geez Louise, and I thought Amy was the Mom of the group!" I laughed with her while Amy pouted.
"Hey! That's not nice! Can we practice now?" We stopped laughing and readied our instruments.
"Instruments?"
"Check."
"Check!"
"Mikes?"
"Check!"
"Check!"
"Sheets with lyrics and notes?" We both nodded, and Rissa nodded.
"We are all going to count to 3 slowly, okay?" We nodded. We picked up our instruments and Rissa picked up her drumsticks.
"1-"
"2-"
"3!" Rissa began playing the beat, and I began following the notes. Amy then began to sing. After the song, we stared at each other for a few minutes, and knew we REALLY need to practice. I came closer to my phone, which was recording.
"This is Practice #1 for the competition, with Amy and Rissa. The song is called 'Outsider.' See you next time." I stopped recording there.
~Liv's Video: End~
I smiled at the good memories with Amy and Rissa, and I felt super nostalgic even though that was only a few months ago. No! Now's not the time! I shook my head, probably looking like an idiot to the squirrels. Wait, I hear someone running...?! Hughes! I got my weapons ready, putting my ninja stars in a pouch in my belt. I pulled the mask over my face and got the chalk ready in my pocket. I saw the fake Maria Ross and jumped down from the tree, landing on her.
"Ouch! That hurts, you motherfucker!" Envy changed back into his form, throwing me backwards. Hughes backed away into the booth, and started calling the military.
"Sorry, Envy! If I had known better, then I would've killed you!~" I ran up to him, slicing his body in half. He regenerated, but I did the same thing, except he punched me in my face, making me slice his arm instead.
"You should be interesting to Father. You know, you are something, you know?" Hughes frantically said the password,and waited patiently. No, he waited like "Hurry the fuck up, or else Kim Kardashian (AKA Lust) and one of the Biggest Loser contestants (AKA Gluttony) are going to be the next Batman and Robin!" I laughed under my mask, probably making me sound constipated.
"Thanks for the complinment, sweetie-pie!~ Hughes, hurry up and call!~" He nodded and shouted some stuff about a gender-shifting palm tree and possibly the mystery superhero to our favorite miniskirt-loving colonel. Oh no. OH NO. Envy ran towards Hughes, ready to kill him. I threw my ninja star, wanting to hit him in the back but it instead hit the tush. He yelped, pulling the ninja star out, and threw it back at me. I dodged it and ran as fast as I could, but he shot Hughes. Luckily it was on the side, and Hughes pulled some knifes out. Envy was about to shoot again, but I sliced him in half. Again. And I stabbed both parts of Envy's body again and again, making sure it would take him forever to regenerate, buying us some time.
"Hughes, run to somewhere near here and lead them here! I'll buy you some time!" He stood there, terrified, and nodded. He opened his mouth to speak, and Envy was about to regenerate again, but I stabbed him again.
"J-Just w-w-wh-who are y-you? Ar-Are you th-the on-one in the new-newspaper?" I was hesitant to answer, but I nodded.
"Yes I am. I want to help. I can't tell you anything yet, but I'll make sure that we will see each other again, and I'm serious." He gulped, and ran. I sighed. I need to stay here and keep stabbing Mr. I Love Palm Trees here and leave before the military gets here? Easy peasy. I got out some rope from my nifty utility belt and tied up his body parts. I got out some duct tape and some more rope, probably over-doing the tying him up part. I stabbed him some more, then left my mark, except this time I added this message: "The body parts form a homunculus." Bradley would see this for sure and probably hunt me down. I climbed back up to my tree, cleaning my weapons and organizing my backpack. I put my belt and my phone inside my backpack last, sighing as I flung it over my shoulder. I kept the mask on though, makes me feel like a badass person. I need to change into the clothes I wore when I first arrived, but before that I need to wash my face, hands, feet, and clothes in puddle water. Actually, I got a better ide-Uh oh. I see military people running. You know what? I'll do tree jumping. Yeah, tree jumping. If I can jump buildings then I could jump trees. Okay. I Jumped to the next tree. I almost lost my footing. Okay, new plan. RUN LIKE HELL! I jumped down, then ran in the opposite direction that I came from.
"Hey! Stop right there! I order you to stop!" Oh god, Mustang's here? Better plan my funeral soon. I didn't stop. I just ran faster. Am I stupid or what? (Take a left.) Huh? You're back? Halalujah! But-(JUST TAKE A LEFT.) Fine! I ran left once I reached more pavement, then I zig-zagged in the directions this voice told me to. And then I saw flames appear out of no where right next to me. I yelped and ran slower, but that didn't last long. (Climb that ladder and building jump the hell out of here. NOW.) Okay, I jumped from building to building, seeing flames behind me every now and then. I jumped down and decided to run to my alley and hide. (This is going to be long. I better just write a timeskip.) What? Whatever. Holy! God! I eeped and yelped, afraid of catching on fire like Katniss. Oh why didn't I learn the rain dance?
~TIMESKIP BROUGHT TO YOU BY GLUTTONY'S AND LING'S ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET: "We serve humans, Xingese food, and even Ed's famous leather boot soup!"
"Oh...My...GOD...TOOK...forever...to...escape..." I breathed heavily, trying to catch my breath after running a marathon trying to get away from Mustang. And I succeeded. I rested in a cardboard box for an hour, thinking about the craziness I was dragged into. All because of me. I sighed. Oh well, time to get up! I got up, struggling to do anything. I changed into my spare clothes in a larger cardboard box, which was hard to do even if you're tiny. OH MY FUCK! I CALLED MYSELF TINY! I banged my head against a brick wall for only a short amount of time, trying to recollect myself. Okay. I'm a giant. I'm taller than Al. I'm-Oh who am I kidding?! Nothing's working now! Wait..I could go to Hughes's house! I'm walking on the streets again! After god knows how long, I found his house. Okay. Just say that you're just visiting your sick mother in the hospital and you don't have enough money for a hotel. I took several deep breaths, and knocked on the door. And guess who opened it. HUGHES.
"Hey ya, kiddo! What's a little kid-" OH YOU DIDN'T. OH YOU CROSSED THE LINE.
"WHO YA CALLING TINY, GRAMPS?! I'LL SHOW YOU TINY!" I almost tackled him, but I composed myself.
"I'm sorry about that. I'm...Sensitive. I'm visiting my mother that got into a car accident and she's at the hospital. I actually don't have money to afford some nights at a hotel. So...Would you mind if I stayed here for the night?" He smiled, and welcomed me in.
"You know, you remind me someone I know. You 2 would get along quite well! Anyways, we're having dinner right now since I got home late. Hehe!" He scratched the back of his head and chuckled. For some reason I feel as though he knows I'm lying...
"AND GUESS WHO'S HERE? MY SWEET,LITTLE PRINCESS ELICIA!~" He started bombarding me with pictures of her as we walked into the dining room, and basically doing what he always does.
"Honey, we have a special guest here! She's spending the night here since she can't afford a hotel! Elicia, you have another playmate!~" He went up to her and hugged the hell out of her while Mrs. Hughes just nodded and smiled.
"I'm sorry if I'm a burden! You might be thinking: Who doesn't have money for a hotel? Haha!" I sweatdropped. REAL HARD. Elicia ran up to me and looked up.
"What's youw name, Little Sis? My name's Elicia and I'm 2, no, I'm 3!" She pointed to 3 fingers that she was making, and I gotta admit, that was pretty cute. Wait. SHE CALLED ME LITTLE?! OH HELL-There's no reason to yell at her. Serenity now. SERENITY NOW. (Shout-Out to whoever gets this reference :P) What? You are crazy.
"Yes, that's right! Elicia is going to have a birthday party next Saturday! We hope you can come! And no, you're not a burden! We live by the words of the more, the merrier!" She smiled and went back to cutting up the casserole into chunks.
"My name's Olivia, but you can call Liv! And no, I'm BIG Sis, not LITTLE Sis."
"Then why awe you so little?" I swear, if she was older, I would've strangled her by now...NO! Serenity now! SERENITY NOW!
"It's because the Growing Fairy didn't come to me yet. Once she comes to me, I'll be taller." Basically the cuter version of explaining growth spurts.
"Will I be tallew too if the Gwowing Faiwy comes to me?"
"Yep! But she only come to people that are older because she doesn't want to interfer with you growing right now!" Elicia nodded, putting a finger in her mouth.
"Ohhh! So now I gwow because.."
"Because what your mommy ate when you were still in her tummy gave you growing powers!" She "ohed" and nodded. Not long, I was playing with her version of weddings with dolls.
"The man said: kiss youw woman!" Elicia, why? Why did you say that?
"Mwah mwah mwah mwah!" I moved the dolls to make them look like that they were kissing. And apparently I am the sound effects person.
"Yay! We awe mawwied now! We can have bab-"
"Elicia!~ Olivia!~ Time to eat!~" Wait, I thought that they already had dinner? Whatever. I dropped the dolls and gave Elicia a piggy-back ride to the dining room.
"What were you guys playing up there?" Maes asked, giving me the look I hate while being interrogated. I gulped but decided to tell the truth.
"Elicia's version of weddings." He nodded, and got up to help carry the dishes.
"I see. Anyways, we're having broccoli casserole and some other side dishes made by my wonderful wife!" The adults chuckled, and Elicia just sat there. She was like: "3 year olds are too cool for that." When I got food, I inhaled it. LITERALLY. SO fast that it looked like I just shoved everything in like there was no biggie. And plus, it was probably the only REAL food I had ever since I got here. And plus, like all fanfics say, her food was THE STUFF. Actually, it tastes better than what stories say. Another one down, over a 100 more to go. And Gracia stared at me, then started chuckling.
"My, Maes was right! You are like him! What do you want to drink? Milk?" No. NO. Milk. The only thing that makes me want to leave.
"NO! I mean, no. I'll just have water!" I laughed sheepily, and OH MY GOD. Am I acting like that guy? NO NONONONONONO! SERENITY NOW! SERENITY NOW! Oh god. I might have died of thinking of fanart of him. Anyways, now's a great time to put a timeskip! Hehe...(No prob. Don't need to see you break down.)
~TIMESKIP BROUGHT TO YOU BY ARMSTRONG'S MANLY COLOGNE: "This cologne has been passed down for MANY GENERATIONS IN THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY!"~
"Elicia, it's time for bed!" Elicia pouted, and clung onto me.
"Why, Little Sis? I still want to pway with you!" I think I stole 1,000 urk marks from everyone because of that. I stroked her hair, and carried her up to her room. I set her on her bed and tucked her in.
"Because if you don't sleep, you won't grow. And you want to be as tall and strong as your daddy, right?" She nodded, and Hughes might have done you-know-what if he heard that.
"That's why you have to sleep. Goodnight, Elicia." I went to turn off the lamp, but Elicia stopped me.
"But I can't sweep. Can you sing me a song pwease?" I sighed, and sat on her bed, knowing which one to sing.
"Okay, then." I cleared my voice, and began to sing.
"Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur~"
"Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr, purr, purr.~" I was going to sing her the Edward version of it, but she won't get it. Thanks, Sheldon, for the song. She fell asleep. Wow. That was a short song but okay. I turned off the lamp and closed the door, leaving only a crack. I went to the guest room and set my phone's alarm to 5 AM, but turned the volume to only 1 bar, loud enough for me to hear and not wake them up. I slept in the chair since I didn't want to dirty their bed. I dozed off, dreaming of kitties and Al.
~TIMESKIP BROUGHT TO YOU BY AL'S KITTY HEAVEN: "Because Brother doesn't let my keep cats, I decided to work with cats, 24 hours a day!"~
"Ready Steady Never Look Back, Ready Steady Give Me Good Luck, Ready Steady Can't Hold Me Back, Let's Get Started, Ready Steady G-" I turned off my alarm, tucking my phone into my pocket. Okay. I'll leave this pre-written note here, along with um...a ninja star! I grabbed my backpack, ready to jump out of the window, but a familiar voice caught me in action. I turned around. It was Maes. Shitty poop.
"I know you're hiding something. And I know you are White Cat." He stood at the doorway, in his 2 piece sleepwear with sheep on it. I'm not even kidding. Oh god, he looks scary. I gulped, and closed the window.
"You searched through my backpack, didn't you?" He came closer, and nodded.
"Yes, yes I did. I knew you were lying when you came to my door, even though that was some pretty good acting you got there. I'm not stopping you from leaving nor turning you into the military. I noticed your true self." What shit is he talking about again?
"H-How did y-you know?"
"Apart from searching your backpack, I noticed the voices, and how you said earlier that you were going to meet me again. I put 2 and 2 together, and I came up with a conclusion. I saw some...interesting things in your backpack aside from your cutlass daggers with Philosopher's Stones. Mind telling me?"
"Humph. Fine, you caught me. But I rather tell the others with you first. But aren't you supposed to be in the hospital right now?"
"No. When "Envy," or what you called him/her, tried to shoot me, he shot one of my knifes instead."
"What about the blood?"
"Oh, that? That was just a small cut I received before that. It was still healing and it opened. Don't worry, it should be fine. Again, who are you?"
"I need to gather the others and tell them too. Don't worry, keep this a secret until I tell them. I plan on getting caught by the military." I winked and reopened the window.
"I see. Then what should I do?"
"Listen, just tell them what happened at the telephone booth. Nothing more, nothing less." He nodded, and turned around, possibly going back to sleep.
"I understand. We'll meet again soon?"
"You can count on it!" I saluted him and grinned, before jumping out. What I didn't know was that we were going to meet sooner than expected...
~Author's Note~
Sorry if this chapter's too long! Also, I'm sorry if I made any character from FMA too OOC. R&R and don't forget to comment on my mistakes! Also, whoever gets that reference gets a SHOUT-OUT FROM ME AND CAN GIVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER! And it won't be long until the Elrics meet our little girl...(Liv: WHO YOU CALLING SMALL?! CAN A TINY PERSON DO THIS?! *Throws Knife*) I better stop here before she kills me. This is BlackMidnightWhite, signing out. BYE!~