Woah, this is quick. Anyway, it's the next chapter for Dual Lives. Thanks to my reviewers, and I hope that everyone who reads this likes it! Thanks again to as4ever!
Reader: Are you in zombie mode or something? XD. And, yes, this will go back and forth between the two Roys.
coldhardPaine85: Thanks for being my first reviewer! Since I don't exactly know how this is going to turn out, it probably will end up being pretty long.
Oh, yeah, this has a spoiler for Ep. 25.
Disclaimer: I do not own FMA. 'Nuff said.
Roy Mustang loved his life. He had a beautiful wife, two great kids, Katherine and Maes, and another on the way. He couldn't really ask for much more, except to maybe be rid of the FullMetal Alchemist. But that, he supposed, was a part of his job. Work wasn't too bad, but it was rather sad sometimes to not see Hughes with his idiotic grin and his seemingly endless supply of pictures. He sighed and shook his head. He wasn't going to get anything done if he kept living in the past. He gazed ruefully at the pile of paperwork on his desk. Marrying Riza hadn't changed anything about the amount of papers she gave him. He was about to start tackling the papers when Ed and Al ran into his office.
"Colonel! Scar's out again! And Envy's with him! Between the two of them, they'll wreck the whole city! We've got to do something!"
It took them (Al, Ed, Roy, and Riza, who didn't think that Roy was capable of taking care of himself) very little time to find Scar and Envy. The alchemist killer and the Homonculus were shooting bolts at each other and generally causing destruction. The two of them were fairly absorbed in their fight with each other, but did eventually notice the new arrivals. Scar yelled something that sounded like "All State Certified Alchemists must die!" and sent a bolt of red fire at Ed. Riza, acting on instinct, stepped in front of Ed. Al, who was a little more intelligent, knocked them both down so that the fire flew over their heads. Roy, worried for his wife, snapped his fingers and started up a immense plume of black smoke. He thought he saw something in the smoke, the slight figure of a teenage girl, and walked forward to better see who it was. Then she was gone, and he was on the other side of smoke. But Scar and Envy were no where to be seen, and he couldn't hear Ed or Al. Riza? Where's Riza? God, she'd better be all right… That's when he almost fainted. Standing in front of him was his best friend Hughes. But Hughes is…dead. This can't be right. He's dead. So why is he… And then Riza came up beside Hughes. And she wasn't pregnant, nor was she wearing the wedding ring he'd given her. Am I dreaming or something? What's wrong with me? Where is this place?
This was a rather short chapter, but it does bring both of the Roys up to the same place. By now, it should be somewhat clear what's going on; each Roy has gone into the other's world and has no idea what's going on. Please review! The more reviews I get, the more likely I am to be updating soon! Thanks!