Jaz: aaah… what a wonderful day… (watches Breda getting attacked by Butterflies back and forth)

Al: Excuse me, why are you abusing these wonderful animals…?

Jaz: Are the animals being abused or is the abusement from the animals?

Al: Huh?

Jaz: Get em' Black Hayate!

Black Hayate: (pees on Al)

Al: IM RuSTING!! IM RUSTING!!!!!

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Family

Chapter 3: Alchemist Apprentice

"I can't believe it…" Roy said reading the letter over and over again. "Fuhrer is sending us on a cruise in honor of my promotion!!"

Riza nearly gagged on her coffee. "What?"

"I'm getting promoted!!!" Roy repeated again almost jumping up and down in his seat.

Riza cleared her throat. "Are you joking?" She took the letter and skimmed through it. "Wow… And he's paying for our tickets… and the cruise is on Sunday… 3 days from now!?"

Roy took a can of pistachios in the middle of the dining room table and started stuffing a handful in his mouth. "This will be Gabriella's first cruise ship ride. This'll be some experience…"

Riza snatched the can of pistachios. "I'm making dinner you know!!"

Roy sweat dropped. He then felt a tug on his sleeve. "Hmm?" He turned and saw Gabriella. "What is it?"

"Daddy! I learned how to do it! I learned how to snap my fingers!!" Gabriella said as she snapped her fingers several times.

Riza quirked an eyebrow.

Roy smirked and whispered in Gabe's ear. "Put on you're jacket and boots and meet me in the backyard.."

Gabe giggled and ran off.

"Is there…. Something I'm missing…?" Riza said cocking her head.

"It's nothing.. Just a father-daughter thing…" He then got up and left the dining room.

Riza shrugged and continued sorting through her paperwork.

Roy opened the sliding door and stepped outside the backyard. He put down several cans on the floor and closed the door behind him.

"Alright, help me set these targets up…" He said stretching his back.

Gabriella and Roy set the cans 5 inches apart in a nice row.

"All done!" Gabriella chirped.

Roy dug into his pocket and took out a pair of his special alchemy gloves with the fire transmutation circle sewed on it. "Put these on.."

Gabriella put the gloves on.. and saw the glove finger tips sticking out. "Daddy, it doesn't fit me…" Gabriella said in a whiny tone with a frown.

Roy smiled patiently. "You'll grow into them… but it'll have to do…" He then turned to the straight aligned cans. "Now, aim you're hand at one of the cans…."

Gabriella held out her hand that pointed to the middle can. "Like this, daddy?"

Roy nodded. "Right. Now snap you're fingers directly at you're target…"

Gabriella squinted trying to concentrate with her tongue hanging out of the side of her mouth. She then snapped her fingers but only made a little spark that barely reached the can. "Ooh…" Gabriella whimpered. "I'll never be as good as daddy…"

"That's okay.. you just need to try again and practice…" Roy said reassuringly. "Now try again, but this time, snap you're fingers harder.."

Gabriella squinted harder and gritted her teeth. She then snapped a bit harder and a little fire ball shot out and knocked a can over.

Gabe beamed. "I did it!!!!"

Roy smiled. "You sure did…" He turned to Gabe. "Wanna practice more?"

Gabe nodded slightly. "YOU BET!"

And from the bedroom window, Riza watched them with a worried look on her face.

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Jaz: Wow. That was short!

Ed: STOP CALLING ME SHORT!

Jaz: I didn't call you short, midget-man..

Ed: Why—you..

JazEd: (fight in a cloud of smoke)

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