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Alternate ending to FMA Brotherhood episode 28.

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"Please Edo-kun!"

"No!"

"But I'm hungry!" Ling whined.

"You ate just two hours ago!" Ed replied.

"And I'm hungry again, so please buy me some food! Just one bowl of rice, please!"

Ed sighed. "Fine, but only one bowl of rice…"

"Make it fried rice."

"Ok, fried rice,"

"With chicken."

"…with chicken."

"And eggs. And steamed vegetables and a side order of pork dumplings…."

"Don't push it."

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Ling practically skipped through the streets of Rush Valley, looking at all the street venders and their goods for sale. Specifically, the food stalls.

"Ahh, smells so good!" He said happily. "This western food looks delicious!"

Ed pointed his finger at him. "Don't even think about it. I bought you a large breakfast this morning."

"But now it's afternoon and my stomach needs nourishment! It's empty."

"Yeah well your stomach is gonna make my wallet become empty!" Ed frowned as he continued to walk off. "Pay for your own food!"

"Please Edward, please! I need this food! It's why I came to this country; to have a taste of the culinary masterpieces of Amestris!"

"I thought you were after the Philosophers Stone Young Master." Fu commented.

"Oh yeah, that too."

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Ed thought his eyes would pop out of their sockets.

"You ordered one of EVERYTHING off the menu?"

"Well everything looked so good I just couldn't decide what to get." The Xing prince said with a smile as he took another bite out of his chocolate éclair.

"Aren't you a prince? Where is all your money?"

"Well, I don't have a very large allowance and I spent all the money that I do have."

"On what?"

The 12th prince of Xing held up a box of pocky.

Lan Fan quickly rushed him out of the window and onto the lamplight streets before Ed went on his rampage.

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"Ling?"

"Huh? Ah, you mean the owner of this body? Sorry." Ling smirked and stood up. The bandage around his hand slowly unraveled, revealing the ouroboros mark. "Greed has taken over this container."

"You're not Ling?" Al asked, shocked.

"You're Greed?" Ed asked incredulously. "No…no, this isn't right…"

"I know Ed." Al looked down. "I'm upset too."

"No, no not that. I mean… I kind of understand why he's Greed but I think Gluttony would be a much better sin for him."

"But I'm Gluttony…" Gluttony said, confused.

Ed continued. "He's always eating and whenever he's not eating he's hungry. Yet he manages to stay so skinny! And I thought Gluttony's stomach was a bottomless pit…."

Greed-Ling frowned. "Look kid, I'm Greed, deal with it." Suddenly, his stomach growled. "Huh? ….For some reason, I'm starving…"

"I knew it!" Ed smiled triumphantly. "Ling is still in there!"

Gling (1) closed his eyes as Greed's soul went to speak with Ling. "What the hell are you doing to me? I've never been this hungry in my life!"

"It's not like I'm consciously doing it! I haven't eaten for the longest time! The only meal I've had in the past few hours is Ed's leather shoe! Ick!" He stuck out his tongue. "I need something to get this taste out of my mouth."

"Dammit, why did I get stuck with your body?" Greed returned to consciousness.

"Now then Greed, about your role in all this…" Father started to say.

"Can't talk old man!" Gling said as he ran out of the lair. "I gotta find a ramen shop fast!"

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(1) Combination Greed-Ling