Author's Note: Hi guys, it's me again. I'm so sorry that I haven't updated on this story in over a month. I've been so busy with so much school and homework and even more school that IT'S NOT FUNNY! ;'-(
Not that I hate school, but you know what I mean, right? Anyways, to those of you who are currently following my story, thank you so much all of your great love, patience, and support, I really appreciate that. So yeah, heheheheheh... Again, as always, I DO NOT OWN THE TWO HIT ANIME/MANGA SERIES OF "FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST" OR "SHINGEKI NO KYOJIN" OR THE ORIGINAL FAIRY TALE OF "SNOW WHITE". THEY ALL BELONG TO THEIR ORIGINAL OWNERS. AND THE ONLY THING THAT I OWN FROM HERE IS MY OC, OLIVIA. This is for entertainment purposes only! ;-)
Okay then, if we're already, then be prepared to see more awkwardness and more people "OOC", and there's a LOT of talking and less action going on, which is slow. AND Shingekinops4, as I've promised you, and I kept it, one of your favorite characters will show up in this chapter. Okay then, now everyone just sit back and relax, and enjoy the show. And here we go... ;-) Enjoy.
CHAPTER THREE: Where There is Despair, There is Hope…
"Eww… You mean to tell us that Envy's going to eat Petra alive? That's disgusting…" Olivia shuddered.
"Whoa. I'm already beginning to hate Envy. He's so mean to Petra. First her parents died, then her brothers nearly die in the war and she gets really sick, and now a psychopathic monster like Envy kidnaps her?! I can't imagine being in her position right now." Nina shook her head in disbelief.
"Yeah me too. Life can be so unfair at times." Elicia and Olivia nodded in agreement.
"I hope that either she will save herself or that someone like Ed, Al, or Sky will come and save her," Elicia sighed sadly.
"Well let's turn the page and find out." Paninya quickly scanned the page and continued reading out loud from where she left off.
By the time he got back into the basement of the fortress, the sun was already beginning to rise, signifying that morning had already come. Envy stormed in through the doors of the fortress with the young Princess limp and unconscious and was still swung over his shoulder and he was already having a horrible start to his day. The sound that was to be heard was the sound of Envy's stomping footsteps against the stone cold floor, his sharp breathing, and him grumbling under his breath. Since those were the only sounds being heard, the place was way too quiet indicating that the other six Homunculi had not yet returned to the fortress from whatever they were doing the other day. When he tossed her to the ground in front of Truth, who was already standing in front of the opened Door of Truth waiting for his return, Petra was suddenly woken up by the loud sickening thud of her landing and suddenly cried out in fear.
"GET UP!" The young Homunculus barked at the girl ferociously.
Slowly but painfully, Petra rose to her feet and she was able to steady herself. She felt chilling shivers slowly crawling up and down her spine, and her body felt so weak that she nearly fell over again as she struggled to stand up on her own. When her gaze met Envy's cold, lifeless glare, Petra barely heard herself gasp as she felt tears stream down her face and a hand flew straight for her mouth. When she raised the other one up to hide her face, she instantly realized that she wasn't where she hoped she was.
"Where am I? Why did you bring me here?! What do want with me?!" Petra shouted at Envy as she felt more tears roll down her cheeks.
But right before Envy could answer her, Truth snapped angrily, "ENVY! What the hell have I told you about dealing with the other ninety-nine humans first before you eliminate the Purest Human Being?!"
"It's nothing, alright?!" Envy roared back at Truth. "I just wanted to make sure that I got the HER out of the way first because I tend to forget about doing those things before I go on with doing the next task! Is that reason good enough for you?!"
Truth only stared blankly at Envy and Petra. Then Truth turned to Petra and gestured her to follow him. Hesitating on what to say or do next, Petra slowly stepped away from Envy in fear and began to take tiny baby steps towards the Door of Truth with her golden-amber eyes never leaving the pale featureless figure.
Envy then began to protest, "Hey you stupid girl, you get back-"
"Na-ah-ah. She only listens to me now. And she will stay here with me until you have eaten the soul, heart, and body of all the other ninety-nine humans before you devour her. But until then, you can't do anything to her, or else you will have to answer TO ME! YOU UNDERSTAND ME?!" That was Truth's only reply before he and Petra stepped through the Door of Truth.
When the Doors closed behind them, there was nothing but grim silence that filled the small, empty room. Petra was shaking like crazy and she was shivering from the bitter cold of the room since she only wore her pearly-white satin nightgown and her feet were left exposed. Compared to the rest of her small body, which felt like sub-zero, the only place she felt warm was around her neck since her long dark golden brown hair was left loose, letting it flow down freely past her neck and shoulder blades. She felt more hot steamy tears burn her eyes as they continued to stream down the sides of her face.
Gathering up all the courage she could muster, the young Princess finally asked, "Who are you supposed to be? And what does that guy want with me anyways?"
"Allow me to explain, Princess…" Truth replied.
When Truth finished explaining to Petra about Envy being named after one of the Seven Deadly Sins and living as a Homunculus, his grim desire to become a human, and what he has to do to become a human, she felt her blood freeze in her veins. But the one fact that made her fall to her knees and break down crying was the one where she was the Purest Human Being alive, and that she was the last human that Envy has to kill and devour to become a human permanently. And the thought of Envy willing to kill so many innocent people just to have his wish become a reality, and she was one of those people that were going to die a horrible death because of that only just made her sob even harder. Truth sighed sadly, knowing that what he just told her was the horrifying truth about what Envy wants with her, as he slowly wrapped his arms around the weeping Princess in comfort.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have told him… and now look what I've done. You were taken away from your family… your previous life… and brought all the way up here… away from what's left of your home. This is all my fault... I'm so sorry." Truth gently stroked the top of the girl's head, combing his fingers through her long, soft golden brown hair. "If I kept my mouth shut at that time, then none of this would've happened. I just wrote your death sentence, and now I wish I didn't do it…"
After Petra finally managed to get herself to calm down a little bit, she glanced up at Truth's featureless face as she then asked, "What can I do to prevent this from happening? To save those people that Envy plans to kill and devour?"
Truth was silent for a moment before he answered, "Unfortunately, now that foolish Homunculus knows what to do to desperately change himself into a human, there's no way of stopping him… however… I can tell you that there is one thing that could stop him, and that is using either water, fire, alchemy, or constantly stabbing him with a blade to defect his ability to fight. And then when you've weakened him just enough, if you happen to still have a dagger or some kind of sharp blade with you, then raise the blade and keep on stabbing him in the left-hand side of his chest area until he drops dead."
"What else can this guy do?" Petra asked.
"And just so you are aware, Envy has the ability to change himself into any other person or animal at will. He can even change his limbs into weapons. He often uses his shape shifting ability when it comes to tormenting and killing other people just for his own amusement. One way to tell that it's him in disguise of whatever he is it that if he ends up losing one of his limbs or has a single scratch inflicted upon him, then both the limb that has been cut off will instantaneously grow back to the way it was before and the wound will heal in even less than half a second. Plus, another way to tell a Homunculus apart from humans is that Homunculi can't bleed." Truth replied.
He also said, "However… I can't promise you what will happen, but something tells me it will be a long time before you even get the slightest chance of escaping from this place, let alone Envy's wrath. Also, whatever you do, don't say or do anything that will make him very angry with you. And you'd be surprized on how easy it is for Envy to lose his temper and take his rage out on you. But until you do find a way to escape from Envy forever, I'll do whatever it takes to keep you safe for as long as I am able."
Petra felt slightly relieved that there was a slim chance of hope of that she might survive as more tears streamed down her face.
"Thank you… Truth…" that was all she was able to muster before she smiled to herself and fell into a deep and comfortable sleep for the first time that day since her kidnapping. Truth then took the sleeping Princess into his arms, waved his arm at one of the walls in the small, empty room, which caused a bright electric blue light to appear. He then quickly stepped through it, and then the light disappeared into thin air right behind him as he stared at the new room he was now standing in.
The room itself had a tiny cot that was covered with torn light brown bed sheets and a small gray pillow, a small side table that stood next to the bed with a lit candle on it, a stone fireplace that was lit up with roaring amber flame inside, and a little wooden bench that hung against the side of one of the stone walls. There was also a wooden door that had a little window with metal bars on it, and above the bench was another window that let the golden sunlight pour through the window's jet black tattered open drapes and into the room.
"Luckily this room isn't too shabby, and it could be a bit better, but I guess it will have to do, since this is the best I could possibly offer to her. She will either have to take it or leave it at that…" Truth muttered to himself as he crossed the room and placed the sleeping Princess in his arms into the cot.
When he knelt down beside the cot and pulled the tattered light brown blanket over Petra's sleeping form and up to her shoulders to keep her warm, Truth suddenly felt his fingers shaking out of control and his body tensed as he stared at her pale face. He gently used one finger to brush a lock of her hair out of her closed eyes, and he felt a wave of regret and sadness wash over him.
Then, as if he was hoping that she heard him in her sleep, he whispered, "I'm so sorry, Petra… Even though I don't want to get your hopes up too soon, I will do everything I can to keep my promise that I just made to you. I won't go back on my word…"
And with that, he rose to his feet as he turned to face one of the walls of the room and waved his hand at it to activate the same bright electric blue light that he stepped through earlier. He glanced over his shoulder to catch one last glimpse of the beautiful sleeping Princess and felt his grieving outweigh every single thought that lurked through his dense mind. Then, he faced the wall and hurried through the light without looking back as he silently prayed for the girl's well-being and for the day that she will find a way to escape from this dreary place and back to her family to come around soon…
The next morning, when they heard about what happened the previous night, Lord Sig and Lady Izumi were devastated. They immediately gathered around as many people in their kingdom as they could and then everyone, including Ed, Al, Sky and his parents, and of course Doctor Marcoh and his apprentices, was sent out on a frantic search for Petra Starlight. The kingdom searched and searched everywhere: the village, the forest, the farmland orchards and meadows, the hills and valleys, the mountains, literally everywhere! Even some citizens and both the Royal Families of the two neighbouring kingdoms of Maiagaru and Xing came in to Resembool to offer help and do what they could in finding the Princess.
Five years had passed since that sorrowful night of Petra Starlight's disappearance, and the search continued on for many endless nights in a row, but no one was able find any evidence or clues that might be a step closer to finding her. Unfortunately, no one could find their beloved Princess or the identity of her captor, and then eventually most of them turned around and fell into an icy despair and lost all hope, believing that Petra had died a horrible death sometime after she was kidnapped. But only few people didn't give up hope, and those few people were the Royal Family of Resembool, Doctor Marcoh and his two apprentices, and the Royal families of Xing and Maiagaru. Despite the many times people advised them to surrender on their search, they refused to let anything or anyone stand in their way of searching for the Princess. But the ones who were the most determined to find Petra and bring her back home were her little brothers, Ed, Sky, and Al.
Around this time, the Royal Family of Maiagaru, King Roy Mustang, Queen Riza Hawkeye, and their three children, Prince Levi, Prince Farlan, and Princess Isabel, invited Ed and his family and friends over to their kingdom to stay for a visit. While they were up there, King Roy and Queen Riza told Ed and everyone else who accompanied him that two of their three children, Farlan and Isabel, who were also the youngest members in the family, were diagnosed with the same illness that both Queen Trisha and Petra had. As time went by, the illness that Queen Trisha died from and that Petra was diagnosed with became known as the Irresolute Pulmonary Disease, or better known as the Serpent's Venom.
One day, after staying up late for many endless nights in a row on research and testing, Sheska, with the help of Doctor Marcoh and Rio, succeeded on finally finding a cure for the Serpent's Venom. When the news of the new antidote for the Serpent's Venom spread around the three kingdoms of Maiagaru, Resembool, and Xing, many people who were diagnosed with the illness began gathering around in the town market place and the Castle of Shiganshina Village with their friends, family, and their other fellow citizens. All of these people did this just to try and either gain more information about the cure or purchase some of it, since they were so desperate in trying to get rid of their diagnosis for good. Then, the more people knew about the antidote for the Serpent's Venom, the demands for it increased rapidly as the prices for it raised high in numbers.
Fortunately, there was enough of the antidote for all the people who were gravely ill to have, and they were all able to purchase and use it. And then, miraculously, everyone within the three kingdoms who had received the antidote, including Prince Farlan and his little sister, Princess Isabel, were instantly cured! Then, to celebrate the day of discovering the cure for the Serpent's Venom, a great holiday was proclaimed throughout all three kingdoms. During the time of this particular celebration, however… Disaster stuck once again…
The Serpent's Venom broke out once again, and this time it spread throughout a region way up the northern borders of Resembool. Within the part of that particular region of the kingdom, in between the eastern dark forest and the mountain range laying in the west, there lay a small community by the name of Hyōsetsu City.
Now, not only was it surrounded by darkness and shadows throughout most of the day, but this particular town was located in a glacial-like valley that is under a constant cover of dark storm clouds, icy snow and frozen rain falls, and thick wisps of fog and swirling chinooks that gently nipped at any exposed skin of any human passing through this northern arctic-like region. That being said, of course the cold weather conditions made it difficult for the citizens of this local town to hunt any animals they could find, which was hardly seen by the human eye, and to grow crops and orchards for food and economics. In fact, it seems as though Hyōsetsu City hardly ever gets any heat, sunlight and/or summer-like weather at all, and whenever that would happen, it would only last up to two or three months in the year at the most while the other nine to ten months fell into an endless winter cycle, which only happens once every year.
Anyways, in spite of the cold weather, the people of this town were already struggling to live a stable life, but the spread of the Serpent's Venom only just made things worse for everybody who lived there. So, the mayor of Hyōsetsu City then decided to extend a message out to King Roy and Queen Riza that the Serpent's Venom had broken out again and had spread throughout their town and region and that they were in desperate need of help. When he heard this, Doctor Marcoh and his two faithful students, Rio and Sheska, discussed the issue amongst each other as well as with the King and Queen. And then together, they all formulated a plan to help the people of Hyōsetsu City. The plan was to have Doctor Marcoh, his two students, and four other trusted allies travel up to that particular community together as a group and stay up there for a few days while delivering some of the antidote for the Serpent's Venom to the town as well as some other goods such as food, water, medicine, and some other valuable supplies for the townspeople.
A few days later…
Before they left for Hyōsetsu City with Doctor Marcoh, Rio and Sheska were in the Royal Castle Library with Ed, Al, and their family friend, Ling, the young Prince of Xing, in deep discussion on what to expect while traveling to a distant city like Hyōsetsu City in a foreign region in Resembool. They also pondered on the plan in full detail as well as some other important topics such as the following things… There was some brief mentions of alchemical formulas plus transmutations that are being used as useful sources of creation and destruction, basic survival and combat skills. And they even got in on some recent stories of people of a small town within the northeastern borders of Resembool called Marosina either disappearing or winding up dead, and course some more updated information on the Homunculi as well as Petra's whereabouts.
During the discussion, Rio and Sheska of course sat next to each other and across from Ling and the Elric Brothers. Ed shifted uncomfortably in his seat as he ran his teeth over his bottom lip and stared down at a piece of sand-coloured parchment paper that was covered from top to bottom with jet black ink sat that was formed into scribbles and cursive handwriting, which just sat right before him and stared blankly back at him. He felt beads of sweat pour down his forehead and the sides of his face as he wiped them away with one swipe of the back of his right hand. He was also clothed in a long-sleeved navy blue shirt, a pair of black pants with a matching pair of black boots which were lined with a deep red and a long-sleeved hooded blood-red cloak as he had his golden blonde hair tied back into a loose, messy braid.
As for Al, he sat next to Ed staring at his brother with a worried expression on his face while he ran his fingers through his short dirty blonde hair. He too was clothed in a deep grayish blue long-sleeved tunic, a pair of dark gray pants, and a pair of dark brown leather combat boots as well as a long-sleeved dark blue hooded coat. And as for Ling, he was a young man around Ed's age, who had slanted onyx coloured eyes, pale skin tone, and long jet black hair that reached out to his shoulder blades which was often pulled back into a low, loose ponytail with a snow coloured hair tie. He wore the exact same attire as Ed and Al did, except that for the fact that it was all black. Not only did he have a huge appetite and was the heir to the throne of Xing, but Ling was also taller than Ed as well.
As the discussion rambled on, Ed felt his face and entire body break out into another unexpected cold sweat while Al continued to watch his brother with concern written all over his face. Ling only just flashed a toothy grin at the Elric Brothers as he lazily leaned back in his seat and took a huge bite into a fresh deep green apple. Since they were the ones who knew what was going on according to the plan they made with Doctor Marcoh and King Roy and Queen Riza, Rio and Sheska took turns with each other as they did most of the talking. Rio sometimes made sure that Ed, Al, and Ling were paying close attention to what he and Sheska were saying by asking them if they understood everything on what was going to happen a few days away from now and was happy to explain anything if and when it was made necessary to do so. Everything was going nice and smoothly for everyone who took part in this important discussion until suddenly…
"WHAT?! Are you saying that your three childhood friends, Winry, Lan Fan, and May Chang, said that they recently saw Petra while they were visiting some relatives way up in Marosina Village?! Whoa… I mean, that's just crazy! What else did they say in the letter that they sent to you guys?" Rio shouted at the top of his lungs in shock.
Ed nervously gulped as he quickly scanned the letter that lay open in his hand for some valid information before he answered, "Winry not only said that she, Lan Fan, and May saw Petra just outside of their village and then disappeared into thin air again a few days ago, but there are some other strange things going on around up there… As it turns out that the Serpent's Venom broke out up there and a ton of people who lived in the village have recently died from it, plus there's a rumor going around that a serial murderer from Ishval is on the loose."
He paused for a moment before Al continued on Ed's behalf, "But what's even weirder is, before the Serpent's Venom broke out again, is that four kids from the village and two young female soldiers who serve in the Military have disappeared around three days ago. And that they also saw these huge man-eating beasts which some people like to call 'Titans' lurking around in the forest, fields and mountain range near the village gates. May also believes that she and some of the other villagers saw who Petra's kidnapper was, and that they think that they have figured out where he is keeping her, and have formulated a plan on how to save her from that 'thing' that took her away from us five years ago."
Everyone in the room was silent for a moment as they all exchanged glances with each other with wide eyes at what they just heard.
"Is there something else wrong, Ed? You seemed to be shaking for a really long time now." Ling asked as he finally gulped down the last bite of the sour green apple he finished snacking on.
Everyone now stared at Ed with worried expressions on their faces as he only remained silent for what seemed like an eternity until he finally replied with a question, "Sheska? Rio? Since this is the first time that Al, Ling, and I are traveling to different part of Resembool with you guys… Are there moments that you get the feeling that something might go wrong, even though you spend so much effort planning ahead of time for whatever might happen down the road and have done several times before, when an unexpected incident suddenly occurs? And if so, how high are those chances?"
Rio and Sheska felt their jaws fall open in shock as they stared back at Ed with confused expressions on their faces. But then Sheska replied, "I'm honestly not all that sure. Now whenever Rio and I go on these missions with Doctor Marcoh to help whoever requests for our assistance, we never really know what to expect. But so far, nothing severe that we weren't prepared for has occurred, yet anything could happen on these missions. So we can't promise you if anything in our plan will go wrong, but the chances are really small and what I'm trying to say is that we need to be prepared for what the future holds."
Rio then took over, "Now, do we all understand on what will happen over the course of the next few days, and what to be ready for?"
Everyone else only just nodded their heads in agreement.
"Good." Rio paused and smiled before he continued, "So now all we need to do is to find one more person who's willing to give up some of their precious time to help us on this mission, and then we're pretty much ready to go." He then turned to Sheska. "Who do you think should come with us, Sheska?"
Sheska adjusted her reading glasses with her index finger as she said, "I don't know… I was originally thinking about asking Levi if he's interested in coming with us, but-"
Before she had the chance to fully answer Rio's question, Ed felt a pulsing vein on his forehead grow in size as he rose up from his seat and shouted angrily, "NO! NO WAY! Why do you even want to bother asking Prince NeatFreak?! Because the last time I checked, that idiotic jerk-face wasn't into doing these kind of-"
"What the HELL did you just say, you rotten little brat?!" a smooth, husky voice called out of nowhere that made everyone jump at least five inches out of their seats.
Then, everyone turned around as their gaze landed on someone who was standing in the doorway to the library. The person who was leaning against the side of the doorway was a young man who looked between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one, and he had pale skin tone, a pair of dark gray eyes with a hint of icy blue, and he also had short, straight raven black hair that barely reached halfway down the nape of his neck. He was clothed in a navy blue tunic that had pure white long sleeves, a pair of jet black pants as well as a matching pair of jet black leather boots and hunting gloves that nearly reached halfway up his forearms. There was also a jet black leather belt with a small silver buckle that wrapped around his waist, and there was also a sword with a bluish black handle and a long silvery sharp blade sealed away in its sheath. The sword itself was strapped to his back with a second black leather belt that wrapped around both his shoulder and torso, and he also had a long dark forest green hooded cloak with a small piece of silvery fabric in the shape of a shield with two wings, one black and one white, sewn on the back as it hung tightly around his neck and shoulders.
This young man not only had his arms crossed over his chest, but he also had a stern scowl on his face while his eyes were filled with nothing but pure irritation. His mouth was formed into a very thin, straight line as he continued to glare at everyone in the room. And then he only raised an elegant eyebrow at them as he spat out, "Well, Ed? Don't you have something to say for yourself?"
Ed and Al gulped again as they felt everyone's gaze land on them, but they struggled to ignored that as they just stared back at the young man with fear in their eyes. Finally, Al managed to reply, "I'm sorry, Levi! Brother didn't mean it! Right Ed?"
Sensing trouble nearby, Sheska quickly spoke up, "Don't worry about what Edward just said, Levi. He's just concerned about what will be going on over the next few days, that's all. Anyways, how long have you been standing there, and how much of the discussion and plan have you heard?"
The look on Levi's face then softened up somewhat as he gave Sheska a small smile and brushed his bangs out of his eyes with a hand while he nodded, "I was out here the whole time, and in case you were wondering, yes, I've heard every single word of the entire discussion from start to finish."
"Okay then, since you've heard everything, are you interested in coming with us on this mission? Doctor Marcoh said that we only need one more person we can trust, and your mother and father shouldn't have a problem with that." Rio said as he slid an arm around Sheska's shoulder.
Levi then smiled one more time as he nodded again, "Alright then. I'll come with you guys, just as long as 'Shorty' here behaves himself so that Alphonse won't have to worry about him causing any more trouble than we can handle." He then frowned again as he pointed his index finger at a flustered Ed.
Then Ed charged at Levi and tackled him to the ground as he shouted at the top of his lungs in fury, "DON'T CALL ME SMALL! OR I'LL BREAK OFF YOUR FEET AND STICK'EM ON YOUR HEAD, PRINCE NEATFREAK!"
Levi then glared at Ed and then effortlessly pinned him to the warm, wooden floor with one hand as he hissed angrily, "Shut the hell up and take that back, FullMetal Pipsqueak!"
And before long, Ed and Levi were drawn into an intense fist fight with each other as more ugly tension filled up the library. Rio, Sheska, Al, and Ling just stood aside and watched the brawl in confusion wondering what to say or do next, with the occasion of having to move aside and whatnot since there were many books flying everywhere. Ed grabbed an armload of heavy, hardcover books and began tossing them one book at a time at Levi, who dodged them with little to no effort. Levi too began to grab as many library books that were near him, and he of course threw them at Ed, just barely missing him by an inch or two. Then, Ed tried to throw another book at his opponent, but Levi simply ducked and the book ended up whacking Ling right in the center of his face, who tumbled backwards and fell to the ground with a muffled, "OOF!"
Both Ed and Levi froze dead in their tracks with scared expressions on their faces as they helplessly watched Ling slowly rise to his feet and glared at them, yelling, "OH WHY YOU LITTLE-"
And with that, all three Princes, Ling, Levi, and Ed, continued right from where they left off in their little fighting fiasco, fully unaware that this wasn't making the situation any better. If anything, all the fighting between the three Princes was making everything worse than it was before. Sheska stood back as far away from the fight as she could with Al and Rio while a shocked expression was written upon her face. Then, as the fight continued onwards, Al, Rio, and Sheska tried to hold back themselves from laughing at what they were watching, but they all failed. And before they knew it, they all found themselves on the ground howling with laughter while clutching their sides with their hands with tears streaming down their flushed faces.
"Oh boy! What a bunch of stupid idiots! Aren't those three ever going to get along with each other?!" Rio tripped on his words as he continued to laugh his head off.
After the three of them finally managed to calm down a little bit, Sheska replied, "I don't know. I know that Ling gets along with the both of them just fine, but I'm not so sure about Edward and Levi though…"
Al only sighed heavily as he shook his head and smiled, raising an eyebrow disapprovingly at the thought of three Princes fighting with each other and chuckled to himself, "Something tells me that this mission is not going to end very well. Especially for those three idiotic morons here…"
Author's Note: HAHAHAHA! WOO-YEAH MAN! XD I literally died of laughter as I was writing the ending, especially at the part where the fist fight actually happens and that last line that Al says. XD I also thought that it would be hilarious if Ed and Levi met in real life, and that their relationship would be kind of like a friendly rivalry, I guess. Heheheheh... Okay then, for those of you who don't know, Shiganshina(?) is a name of a place in SnK, and I used some Japanese word for the names of some of the places in this story because I couldn't think of anything else better. And for Marosina, that was a name for a village, and I combined the names of the Walls in SnK (Wall Maria, Wall Rose, and Wall Sina), to create this name in particular.
Ex.) Maiagaru is the Japanese word for "Soar", and Hyōsetsu is also the Japanese word for "Ice and Snow".
Oh, and one more thing before I forget AGAIN: Remember to Rate 'N Review, and NO RUDE COMMENTS PLEASE, OR ELSE THEY WILL BE TAKEN DOWN THE MOMENT I SEE THEM!
And there are some things that I've left out because I wanted to keep this chapter at a reasonable length. Ex. Why hasn't Sky been here much, and where is he? What is Envy up to now? Will Truth be able to keep Petra safe from Envy, or will he fail? And finally, will Petra be able to save herself, or will someone come and save her? Well, some of these questions will be answered in the next few chapters. Anyways, thank you all so much for taking the time to read my story, I really appreciate all the love and support you're giving me. And you have no idea how much that means to me. Well, B'Bye for now, and see you all next time. Stay awesome Bros! ;-)