Next chapter is finally done. Finally. Thanks so much to all my reviewers, ILUVED, doggy, Riyo Shiban, Phyco girl, and gggggggggggg. Well, it seems like people want Ed and Al to win. Okay, okay, they will. So don't worry XDDDD And a warning. This is the first time I've ever tried to write a fight scene (the ones in Anything Goes don't count) so it's not very good…

"So I have to fight against a girl?" asked Ed grouchily. "Why do we have to fight anyway? It seems so pointless to me."

The Flame Alchemist leaned back in his chair. "I want to see what these new alchemists can do, and this is the easiest way to find out. You're not afraid or anything, are you?"

Ed was about to start yelling, or worse, start attacking the Colonel, but Al held him back. "So I have to fight the Angel Alchemist, sir? But why him?"

"I think you're more evenly matched this way. Maia's a very powerful alchemist; she doesn't need a transmutation circle. It wouldn't be fair if I matched her against anyone else. And I think that you should be able to handle the Angel Alchemist just fine."

Al nodded and, still holding his brother by his shirt, left the office. Once they were outside, he set his brother down.

"Who does that self-centered jerk think he is? If he wants to test out the alchemists, he should fight them himself!"

Al listened to his ranting for several minutes before interrupting quietly.

"I think he has his reasons. What he said did make sense. I mean, this way we'll know for sure just how powerful they really are. And it's not like it's a fight to the death or anything. It's just a duel, that's all, right brother?"

"Yeah, yeah, I guess you're right," Ed said gloomily, staring at the floor. "But I just really think that this is pointless."

The day of the fight dawned pure and clear. A group of State Alchemists, along with various members of the military, had gathered around the large plaza (A/N: does anyone know a better word for the place where Ed and Roy fight in Fullmetal vs. Flame?) to see the matchup. Most of them came to see if the infamous FullMetal Alchemist could actually be beaten. Some of them were women who were cheering for Aeon, having been impressed by his good looks. Al and Aeon were going against each other first. They stood on opposite edges of the stone paving, each facing the other. When Hughes, who was serving once again as the announcer, gave the word to start, Aeon, who'd removed his gloves, held the pendant he wore between his palms. A strange silver light flowed around him and then a pair of emerald wings appeared from his back. They appeared to be made of light, but by flapping them, he was hovering about half a foot off the ground. Al charged at him, and to the surprise of most of the audience, (especially Ed), Aeon managed to avoid it easily.

"That's why he's such a good figher," Maia spoke up from where she was standing next to Hawkeye. "The wings make him even faster than he normally is. Since he doesn't have to worry about losing his balance, he can move in pretty much any way he wants to. But he can't stay in this form for very long without getting these terrible headaches. And if the necklace falls off…"

Ed stared at her. That was probably the most she'd ever said since he met her. Usually she only answered with one or two words whenever someone asked a question, and it was rare that she actually said something without someone talking to her first.

"Come on!" Aeon was hovering about ten feet away from Al. His angel wings were beating hard, he was floating almost a foot above the ground now. Al started forward again, but no matter how fast he tried, the Angel Alchemist was faster. What Aeon didn't realize, however, was that Al was gradually pinning him up against the wall. When he felt the solid pressure of the wall behind him, Aeon panicked and tried to fly higher up. This time, though, Al was expecting his movement, and reached out and grabbed his necklace. In an instant, the emerald wings disappeared, and Aeon crashed to the ground.

"Are you okay?" Al bent over the fallen alchemist. "I didn't mean to hurt you…"

"I'm fine, I'm fine," Aeon assured him, getting up. "It wasn't that hard of a fall. I'll be okay." The two made their way out of the plaza, Al worrying over Aeon all the way.

Slowly, Ed and Maia made their way over to the plaza. Ed was trying to remember what Maia had said about her alchemy. So she gathers all of the light in a given area. I've got to be quick to stop her… Maia held her hands up, palms outward. She closed her eyes as rays of light began to come toward her, as if being pulled to a magnet. Then Ed realized that it was getting dark around him. She's only pulling the light away from around me! So I can't see anything… He clapped his hands together, changing his metal arm into the blade he used for fighting, then ran in Maia's general direction. It looks like she can't open her eyes when she's calling the light. So if I can just get her then… But it was getting very dark around him. Gradually, it was becoming harder and harder to see. Then he thought he heard something, and he quickly stepped to his left. Something blindingly bright and hot brushed by him. There was a loud explosion and then he could see again. She must have fired the light at me. I've got to hurry. He ran as fast as he could, dodging Maia's smaller light bolts as he ran. He was starting to get tired, with all of his running around, it was hard for him to gain much ground. That's when he got an idea. He knelt and placed his hands to the ground and, just as Maia sent another bolt straight at him, he transmuted a mirror. The light bounced straight off the mirror and was sent back towards Maia. The Light Alchemist realized what was about to happen to her, and tried to get out of the way, but she wasn't quite fast enough and the light caught the edge of her arm.

"I'll be okay, it's just a small burn." She tried to brush off the medics, but they insisted on taking her off.

Okay, this is kind of abrupt, but I have to end it here. So Ed and Al won their fights. Now what? Actually, I don't know yet…