Last time, Cid was working in Aerugo's beach on a secret project known as the Project: Highwind. Aided by Merlin's Haste magic, Chip & Dale's mechanical skills, and Goofy's additional support, Cid's project was a few seconds away from being fully completed. Cid then appointed Eric, the prince of Aerugo and founder of Destiny Islands as the pilot of the project and headed over to the project to make the finishing touches...

witnessing the Fullmetal's capture horrified Winry, who was helpless to save him. No longer in the mood to wait for a miracle, Winry decided to make her own by commanding Roxas and Xion to aid her, Eiko, Ling Yao and Fu in a rescue attempt!

Outside Hollow Bastion, Donald and Vivi were met by Scar, who also happened to follow Sora, Edward, Winry and Kairi into the portal to the Bleeding Continent. As Scar explained his reasons for arriving, Donald found the courage to follow him into the castle and attempt to save the Ishbalin boys, Rick and Rio...

Vivi was now alone, until Winry and her group arrived at the castle doors!

Back at the village, Izumi appeared and decided to go to the castle, but she suddenly heard something approaching the beach...it was an army, an army ready to rip Hollow Bastion from the ground and salvage what was hidden...

Warning: Kingdom Hearts and Fullmetal Alchemist are both licensed by Square-Enix. The secondary licenses for both franchises are Disney (Kingdom Hearts), Aniplex, Bones Inc., and Funimation (Fullmetal Alchemist).

PS: There will be spoilers.


Fullmetal Kingdom: The Fanfic

Chapter 161: FACE-IT!

"CRISIS-OR-CALAMITY! CRISIS-OR-CALAMITY! CRISIS-OR-CALAMITY-!"

The soldiers in white marched through the village, and began to pave through the village, as if looking for something important. The head soldier commanded, "SEARCH EVERYWHERE, THE MOUNTAINS, THE RUINS, AND THE CASTLE! EVERYWHERE WITH AN OPENING AND ARTIFICIAL CONCEALMENT! WE MUST FIND THE REMNANTS OF THE NOVA DRAGON!"

(CLANG-CLASH)

(SMASH)

(KA-THOOOOOM)

From a distance, Braig and Marluxia watched the soldiers decimate what remained of the village and Edward's broken ship. Braig chuckled, "The Discord's Voice: Nobodies, I guess the legends weren't so bogus after all." Marluxia then wondered, "What are these…Nobodies? And this 'voice', is it anything I should know about?" Braig answered, "All that and other interesting questions relate to one word…Crisis."

Marluxia then boasted, "Such conviction in your speech…is nothing to men of purpose…men of true power." Braig then said, "…'True Power', as if. The Nobodies are an army of deserted, abandoned, and lost people, kinda like you guys, now that I think of it! The history of our world involved this army, submitting only to the God of Discord, Crisis. This 'god' had only one agenda, to send lambs to the slaughter and eventually find an 'end' to the days of the free."

Marluxia then asked, "This god sounds so weak. If he was a true god, then why does he send such mortals to carry out his wishes?" Braig answered, "Because 'assassin', a leader NEEDS an army, and Crisis found an army of damned, lonely souls. He changed their outlooks towards his own, and gifted them with his own power to make them-…well…what's that word? Oh yeah, INHUMAN! These cronies had the ability to shift from one place to another, curl up like ribbons to avoid attacks, and there are even some who could change and summon weapons you could only dream of!"

Marluxia was almost amazed, "Such power…could come from such garments?" Braig nodded, "Oh yeah, sexy stuff, huh? A god-like fashion that plowed down the greatest of men…until the source was cut down by the first Alchemist." Marluxia then asked, "…not that it's any of my business, but you wouldn't happen to know WHO the first alchemist is…would you?" Braig ignored Marluxia and continued climbing the castle walls…

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

Edward and Lan Fan found themselves falling into a large dungeon room! As they landed, Lan Fan took out a dagger and stood ready against the Fullmetal.

As Edward got up, he wondered where he was, then, he noticed Lan Fan, ready to fight him! Edward then warned, "Look pal; take it from a guy who's broken in and out of dungeons before, this is NOT a good time to pick a fight!" Lan Fan was silent; instead, the ninja prepared his blade…and attacked!

Meanwhile, Sora called out to the troublesome little dog as she still followed her nose, "MAKA, QUIT RUNNING!" Suddenly, Maka stopped at a door. Sora had the chance to take a few deep breaths. He then said, "If this is…what it's like…to look after a pet…maybe I'm…not ready…for this…craziness-."

(whine-whine)

The little cocker spaniel tapped Sora's foot, asking him to open the door. Sora sighed and said, "…then again, responsibility's not such a bad thing. Let's see what you found." Sora then opened the door…

"Remember when you said you would save Namine?"

Sora then noticed a familiar face as he entered the room, "…Riku…it's not you, is it?" Sora said. The Replica replied, "Of course not, it's the 'imitation', remember?" Sora picked up Maka and asked, "Yeah, I remember you. I remember you attacking me when I wanted to save Namine alongside you." The Riku Replica then said, "That was a few months ago, when I didn't see things your way. To be honest, I still want to shove that Keyblade where the sun doesn't shine (Sora: "EW.")! And I guess I'm here for that reason…because I won't be beaten by some other hero when I could save her." Sora then asked, "Well, at least you're not the same insensitive Riku. Right now, you're almost…a perfect duplicate. The real Riku also risked his life to save his friends, and when one of his friends has a problem with him-."

"He settles it honorably?"

Sora nods, "Damn right."

Meanwhile, The Fullmetal just blocked a blade attack form Lan Fan and said, "Attacking somebody you just met, KINDA RUDE, DON'CHA THINK?!" Lan Fan ignored him and threw several kunai daggers at him! Edward jumped out of the way and transmuted a spear, then he attacked Lan Fan, who simply sliced it into pieces and kicked Edward, and before he was finished, Lan Fan grabbed Ed, threw him against a pillar! Edward dodged his adversary's hand as he reached for him, and then attempted to punch the ninja! But the ninja was counting on it! Lan Fan wrapped her arm around Ed's arm as it came towards her; the he readied a blade to Ed's throat! Ed however saw an opening and fell back, as he did, he kicked Lan Fan away! As Lan Fan landed on the ground safely, Ed yelled, "(tch) I don't have time for Street Fighting, I HAVE A BROTHER TO SAVE, SO TELL YOUR BOSS WITH THE CREEPY CLOSED EYES THAT I WON'T HELP HIM!"

Suddenly, Lan Fan lunged at Edward, with her fingers aimed for his eyes! Edward dodged the attack, and to his amazement, he was able to lick Lan Fan down!

(BOOT)

Edward celebrated, "H-HEY, I DID IT-!"

(WHAP)

Lan Fan however paid his enemy back with a kick to the face!

Elsewhere, the Riku Replica unsheathed his sword and said, "Your memory's a train wreck, yet you'd risk everything to get Namine back? YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN IN THE WAY, SORA!"

(CLANG)

Sora guarded against the Replica's attack, but was surprised by his opponent's Dark Flare, which blasted him in the last second!

(VA-VOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM)

Sora aimed his Keyblade at the wall and yelled "FIRE!" The impact rocketed Sora into the Replica's gut! But the Riku Replica kicked Sora into the wall and kicked him away! Sora's body slid across the ground, but the Riku Replica was far from finished, he began to charge the flame in his left hand, "I'VE LEARNED TO CHARGE MY POWER, AND HERE'S THE EFFECT!" As Sora started getting up, he saw ten balls of flame rocketing towards him!

(KA-THOOOOOOOOOOOOOM)

Coincidentally, Edward heard the Dark Firaga's impact from above! "What the Hell was that-?!" Lan Fan however found his chance and unleashed a foray of punches at his torso and wrapped nearby chains around his hands!

"BIG MISTAKE!"

(CLAP)

(SLASH)

As Edward changed the chains into a sword, he confronted Lan Fan in a sword fight! The ninja was however too fast for Edward to attack! With every swing, Lan Fan quickly blocked until-!

(PA-COW)

Lan Fan head-butted the Fullmetal, punched him HARD, and using a spinning-back kick, sent him flying!

(KRA-COOOOOOOM)

The impact from Lan Fan's attack shook the pillar Ed collided with, as it did, it shook the ground Sora and the Replica was standing on! "It seems you didn't come here alone, so I guess crushing your skull AND your friend downstairs at the same time will be a comforting thought as I send you FALLING!" The Replica said. The Replica then sent waves of power from his sword at Sora, who leapt over one wave & blocked the other! Sora then thought, There's nobody down here but me…wait, could it be Alphonse-?

"TIME TO FALL!"

The Replica surprised Sora by leaping into the air and while dropping, pointed his sword towards Sora! Sora leapt out of the way in time, but the Riku Replica continued trying to pierce Sora by leaping into the air again and plummeting CLOSER to Sora!

Back downstairs, the rattling of the attack gave Edward sometime to think, I'm not getting anywhere with this guy…still, I wonder why he could attack like this now, and just leave himself open earlier? As soon as I bad-mouthed his boss-…wait a minute…maybe he's the type who…

"Heh, GOTCHA."

Edward then stood up and mocked, "What's the matter, you're starting to slow down, 'ninja'! IF THIS IS THE BEST HIS FLUNKIES CAN HANDLE, THEN THAT BASTARD LING MUST BE PRETTY PATHETIC TO!" Lan Fan angrily charged, giving Edward the chance to dodge, "HA, I knew it, as soon as I insult your leader, your attacks become totally useless!" Ed then grabbed the ninja by the leg and threw him against the pillar!

Sora felt the ground tremble a bit and said, "This place isn't going to last if this fight keeps up!"

"YOU SHOULDN'T LEAVE YOURSELF WIDE OPEN!"

Sora jumped out of the Replica's way, and to the duo's shock, the ground came apart…

Back down, the Fullmetal rushed at Lan Fan and grabbed his mask, "I THINK IT'S TIME FOR ME TO HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR FACE!"

(CRACKLE)

"AGH!"

Edward was shocked to find, that when he shattered the mask, Lan Fan's face…was revealed to be a girl's face, "W-WHAT, Y-YOU'RE A GIRL?!" Lan Fan then angrily threw a dagger at Ed's red coat, keeping him stuck to the pillar! She then furiously threw a grenade…

(KRA-KA-THOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM)

Edward and Lan Fan were blown against the wall while Sora and the Replica fell through the destroyed floor! As he fell, Sora saw Edward, stunned from the explosion, "EDWARD, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" Sora then leapt over to Ed and shielded him from the falling debris…

Minutes later, the Replica stood up from the wreckage and looked around for Sora. To his amusement, he saw nothing but piles of rocks and stone. The Riku Replica then said, "As much as you want to believe in your own power, you have to admit that sometimes, boasting doesn't save the girl…I…might have actually wanted to talk with you more…good bye Sora." The Riku Replica then walked out of the room, and went into the second door in the room…

(BASH)

Shockingly, Lan Fan burst out of the piles of stones she was buried under and looked around, "…I overdid it." Lan Fan said as she gulped in fear. She then walked over to the pile of rocks she last saw Edward and sadly said, "(sniff) Look at this place…Master Ling will be furious (sniff)!" Lan Fan shook off her fears and tried to dig her master's target out…

"…Sora…Sora…"

"…I…I know you…"

"…get up Sora…"

"You're the voice who guided me…in my nightmares…and my dreams."

"…you have to get up…"

"…wait a minute. YOU'RE THE VOICE?!"

"I-I'LL EXPLAIN LATER, JUST TAKE MY ADVICE AND GET UP!"

(CRASH)

Just then, Lan Fan saw a hand grab hers, "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!" Lan Fan screamed as the hand wouldn't let go! She then pulled and pulled, trying to get whatever's got her to let go! But as Lan Fan pulled, she suddenly noticed Sora, who was pulling Edward out, tugging onto her arm! Sora found the strength to get himself out, and as he got himself and the Fullmetal out, he looked at Lan Fan and said, "Th-thanks for the rescue mam!" Lan Fan shyly nodded, "Y-you're welcome. HEY, WAIT-A-MINUTE!" Lan Fan then pulled out a dagger and prepared a fighting stance, but Sora then said, "H-hey, easy lady, we just got out of an early grave! All we want is to save our friends!"

(ARF-ARF)

Maka suddenly came out of the rubble and shook off some dust on her fur!

"S-SO CUTE!" Lan Fan said while Sora cheered, "…I can't believe you're OK!" Sora then picked up Maka and hugged her, "I'm so sorry girl, I'm such an idiot, why did I drop you?!" Maka just licked Sora, as a way of forgiving him. Lan Fan started to calm down, then she put her dagger away and approached Sora, "…tell me, what is your relation to Master Ling's target?" As Sora noticed Lan Fan pointing at an awakening Fullmetal, Sora answered, "I'm Edward's bodyguard, what's it to you?" Lan Fan explained, "My master wishes for your master to answer some questions!" Sora then said, "Lady, I don't know who your master is, but if he wants a piece of Ed, he'll have to talk to me first!" Lan Fan then said, "You DARE speak ill of Master Ling?!" Sora then said, "I'll talk bad about anybody who hides like some chicken and sends his cronies to hurt innocent people, INCLUDING my friends!"

Sora then puts his puppy down and summons his Keyblade. Lan Fan was amazed at how the Keyblade simply appeared in Sora's hand, but she snapped out of it when Sora said, "I'm fed up with kidnappers, murderers, and costumed pretenders, so if you know what's good for you, YOU WILL LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE!" Lan Fan grabbed Sora by the throat and said, "MY MASTER'S WILL IS MY WILL, and I assure you, peasant, my master…is no such villain!"

"…I…I haven't seen good eyes like that in a while." Sora said. Lan Fan blushed a bit, but then she blushed more when Sora gently removed her hand from his throat and held it with both his hands and said, "…you REALLY aren't here to hurt my friends?" Lan Fan darted her hand away from Sora's and answered, "…I am a bodyguard to my master…as well as a peacekeeper. I would NEVER hurt without reason…especially if they were innocent people…like you." Sora smiled and explained, "…my name is Sora. I came here with Edward to save his younger brother, and a girl, from the ruler of this castle." Lan Fan then said, "I am Lan Fan, bodyguard to master Ling Yao, who came into Amestris for personal reasons. We saw your portal and followed you here."

"Yeah, and since then, her boss wanted to hear more about the Philosopher Stone!" Ed said as he stood up. Sora then said, "Lan Fan, right? Sorry, but right now, we can't help your master. We have business to take care of!" Lan Fan suddenly grabbed Sora's shoulder and said, "THAT'S NOT A GOOD ENOUGH REASON TO WALK AWAY! Whoever owns this castle is the reason you two are here in the first place, so until your business with him is finished, I will follow you, with the intention of bringing you to Master Ling!"

Sora then said, "…it's going to be dangerous, the guy who owns this castle isn't going to just hand our friends over. He'll have a trap ready to catch us." Lan Fan then said, "Then it's a good thing I'm going with you, because I can sense traps." Sora nods, then looks at Edward to ask, "So 'Eddy', what's say we let Lan Fan tag along?" Ed answered, "…fine, she could give us an edge, so she's welcome." Sora then patted Lan Fan on the shoulder and said, "Then let's go save Al and Namine!" Lan Fan nodded, shyly, and followed the two boys and the dog into the second doorway…

End of Chapter 161


Next Chapter, Crimson appears before his foes to tell a tale of treachery and lies...

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