Here you guys go! Chapter 10 of Fullmetal Heart. Enjoy!

Chapter 10: Heartless Ship Battle

Deep within the dark castle, Riza and Roy emerged from the dark portal, only to run into someone grumbling to themselves.

"Darn that, Maleficent! I know I owe her everything, but does she really have to make me do ALL the chores!" he grumbled and stopped, surprised to see two people standing behind him. "W-Who are you?"

"I was about to ask the same thing!" Riza muttered, lying Roy down on his bed.

"Why I'm Pete! Maleficent and I are going to rule all the worlds someday! Wait-a-minute... You're not that Mustang fella she's been talking about, are ya?" Pete asked, glaring at Roy.

"Yes... and it's a misfortune to meet you..." Roy groaned, but he mumbled the last part. He studied the cat closely and stifled a laugh, "So you expect to rule the universe as that witch's equal? That's a laugh."

Pete's ears flattened. "What's dat suppose to mean? Maleficent would never go back on her promise! I've been here longer than you, rookie!" he spat, throwing the scrub he used to clean the floors to the ground.

Roy's smile turned into a grin. "So she makes you clean the floor like a house maid? That's something I have Lieutenant Havoc do on a bad day." And knowing the Queen of Darkness, I'm pretty sure she would go back on a promise... he thought to himself.

Pete snorted. "Humph! She's just making me do this to keep me fit and busy until she finds a mission for me! And what about you? Did you destroy that new key bearer or did you fail?" he asked with a smirk.

Roy's face then twisted from a smug grin to a menacing sneer and he sat up from his bed, ignoring the pain. "None of your damn buisness! I'm not killing for that bitch, AND I'M SURE AS HELL NOT KILLING MY BOYS!" There was a long awkward pause before he leaned back and let Riza care to him. "I'm... not killing... Edward... or Alphonse..."

"Humph! Whatever! Keep having that attitude and Maleficent might just get rid of you!" Pete said and marched out.

Riza sighed, caressing Roy's face as she brushed a few strands of hair out of his eyes. "Don't listen to him, Roy. You're right. He's just one of Maleficent's puppets..." she whispered.

"And at this rate I will be too," Roy said sadly, "But I get the feeling that I just can't leave. I mean, when I think about getting out of here, it feels like something's pulling at my heart, wanting to rip it out. I think either way, I'm doomed to be a Heartless..."

Riza frowned. "No...don't say that!" she whispered and sat on the bed, lying his head into her lap. "You just have to fight the darkness, Roy. I believe you can," she said and sighed, letting him fall asleep in her lap.

Ed yawned as the gang now flew in the single gummi ship. "So where are we headed now?" he asked, stretching his arms above his head.

"Hmm...looks like a world Sora, Donald and I have never been to. It's called...Notre Dame," Goofy said, pointing to the map.

Ed got up and looked at the world. "Looks like a church..." he said and frowned when suddenly he lurched forward, something hitting the gummi ship. "What the heck was that?" he asked, rubbing his head.

"Heartless ships!" Riku yelled, pointing to the red dots on the screen, closing in on the green dot that was them.

"You mean they can attack us, even in space?" Ed yelled and looked out the window. "Damn...I guess 4 keyblade wielders together in one ship is a huge beacon for them!" he growled.

"How come we missed them last time?" Alphonse asked, bracing himself for impact.

Donald shrugged, "Luck I guess. There are some places in space they don't travel."

"COWARDS!" Sora cried as he took control of the guns and started to blast away, "You guys should have attacked us earlier! I kept falling asleep, I was so bored!"

"I think he forgot we could hear him too..." Alphonse sighed.

Ed fell over again as the ship rocked. "OW!" he yelled, glaring up at Sora as he looked up after face planting into the floor, his butt sticking up in the air.

"SORA! We're surrounded!" Goofy yelled.

"Move Sora! Let me take the guns!" Riku said, trying to push Sora out of the seat, making the ship rock and spin even more.

"WHY DON'T ONE OF YOU DRIVE AND THE OTHER SHOOT!" Kairi yelled, clinging to one of the seats.

"DON'T YOU REMEMBER THE LAST TIME SORA DROVE!" Donald screamed in panic.

Alphonse decided to take initiative and grabbed the controls. He was quite the pilot actually. Even the experienced ones were impressed.

Sora lost to Riku's pushing him, so he let his friend take over anyway. "I still think I'm the best gunner..."

Ed stood up wobbly when Al took over the controls and blinked. "Al, when did you learn to drive a ship?" he asked amazed as he stood next to his brother, gripping the seat to keep his balance as they twirled and spun through space, taking a bit of damage as well.

"DIE HEARTLESS!" Riku yelled, firing the guns at them as they disappeared one after the other.

"Sora, why don't you help Al navigate?" Kairi asked, seeing that Goofy was both worrying about the heartless ships and Al's navigating.

"I talked to Chip and Dale while I was at Disney Castle," Alphonse said, appearing to smile at his brother, "I was just so interested in learning about Gummi Ships that this is starting to be come natural!"

Sora nodded to Kairi and went over to the brothers. "So Chip and Dale, huh? When did you go to the castle?"

"Two days before we went to Twilight Town actually. We were hoping to find Brother and the King there."

Ed blinked a few times. "Chip and Dale?" he asked then looked out the window, noticing that the firing stopped.

"Heartless destroyed!" Riku said, getting up happily as they approached the new world.

"That was quick!" Kairi said, smiling.

"Let's land this thing, Donald!" Goofy said, seeing the world in plain view.

"Oh, you haven't met them? They're two cute little chipmunks that are Gummi experts!" Alphonse said, doting over said rodents.

Donald nodded to his co-piolt and took over for Alphonse, "You did a good job, Al."

"Thanks!"

Sora shot a rival's glare at Riku, "I could have done it faster if you hadn't gotten in my way."

Ed shrugged. "No, can't say I have..." he said, looking at his brother like he didn't really care. It was just like Al to gush over some furry little animal. He then quickly skittered to his seat and strapped in before they hit the atmosphere.

Riku grinned and slapped Sora on the back. "Sure, sure..." he said as he sat down and buckled in as well.

Sora growled and he too took his seat. There were a few comments he'd like to tell his best friend, but thought it best to keep it to himself.

Alphonse sat next to his brother and the armor appeared to smile, "So Ed... if we find anything on this journey that will get our bodies back... what do we do then? Do we keep fighting Heartless, or do we go home?"

Ed shrugged. "I would LOOOVE to go home..." he muttered then glanced at Sora. "But apparently, since I'm one of the keyblade masters, I have to keep defending the worlds from darkness no matter what..."

"I'm sure the worlds will be at peace again someday," Kairi said, reassuring Ed. "You won't be on this journey forever. Things will be the way they were before."

Just then the gummi ship hit the atmosphere and the ship began to rock as they hit turbulence. Ed sunk in his seat, trying to think of something else so he wouldn't vomit again.

Alphonse tilted his head to the side, obviously not affected by the landing. He rubbed his brother's back sensing his discomfort, "It's okay, Ed. I'd probably feel sick too if I could."

"He'll get used to it." Sora laughed, "I did!"

"Then why is your face pale-ish green?" Donald asked the keybearer.

Ed sucked in a deep breath. "Well, the sudden urge to vomit isn't as strong as it was the first time..." he mumbled and looked to Sora then back to Al. "You should've seen him before when we took off from Traverse Town. He was getting thrown around by the ship and broke his nose in the process."

Riku rolled his eyes. "Geeze, Sora. And I thought getting beat up by the heartless was enough for you..."

"Riku!" Kairi said, glaring at the white haired boy.

Goofy slowly landed the gummi ship on the ground and looked out the window. "Gwarsh! That sure is one big Cathedral!" he said, pointing out the window.

Sora rubbed his nose with his finger with a sheepish grin, "I was just having fun, guys, sheesh!"

"That doesn't sound like much fun," Alphonse said sadly as he and the others exited the Ship.

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