me: I got the fourth DVD of Fullmetal Alchemist!

Sarai: Really! Can I watch it with you?

me: Sure. Let's watch metal vs. flame first.

16 minutes later...

Roy: Hello. What are you guys watching?

me: Roy, if I was furher, I wouldn't want all female officers to wear tiny miniskirts.

Roy: -sweatdrops-

Sarai: Roy, can I see one of your gloves with the array on it?

Roy: Certaintly. -gives Sarai a glove-

me: I'll put the DVD on pause.

Sarai: Alright. Sorry Roy, but have you ever been torched?

Roy: Oh, sh-

Sarai: -snap-

Roy: -goes flying through the roof-

me: Roy's gonna have to fix the roof.

Sarai: -sits back on the couch- I know. Better him than me.

Al: Hey, what are you watching?

me: The fourth DVD of fma.

Al: Really! Can I watch!

me: Sure.

45 minutes later...

Ed: Hey, what are you guys watching?

me: Nothing! -everyone sweatdrops-

Ed: Oh, really?

me: Yup! We are not watching anything!

Sarai: Especially the part when your arm gets blown off by Scar.

Ed: What!

Sarai: Oops... -everyone sweatdrops-

Ed: Let me see your portable DVD player!

me: No! It's mine!

Al: Well, animefan127 owns the idea and the new characters like Sarai.

Sarai: Huh? Did you want me?

Al: -sweatdrops- No. Apparently animefan127 doesn't own Fullmetal Alchemist.

me: GIVE ME MY DVD PLAYER!

Ed: Let me see it!

me: Okay.

Ed: Hey! There's nothing on!

me: -holding the disk in Ed's face- Of course not!

Ed: Give me that disk!

me: No! Well, on to-

Ed: -tackles animefan127- Give it!

me: Sarai! Take over! -kicks Ed-

Sarai: Okay. On to chapter Eighteen!

me: Al! A little help!

Ed: Don't mention little!

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Ch. 18 They're Back

I heard a beeping noise and I clapped my hands. I placed them on the ground and the bushes were deconstructed. I broke away from Ed and we looked at the bushes.

"I'm sorry, brother! I couldn't help it!" Al pleaded as I walked over to him.

"Al if you don't want to end up as scrap metal, I suggest that you learn to control yourself!" I yelled removing his head.

"Hey! Give me back my head!" Al demanded.

"Next time, I won't." I threatened tossing the head back to Al.

"Well, I guess we should go to the Command Center." Ed finished while getting up.

"Yeah, I guess so. Hey, Ed? Do you think I can take the State Alchemist Exam!" I asked a bit enthusiastic.

"I'm sure you would pass without a problem, right Al?" Ed asked.

"Yep."

"Alright. I'll take it." I said with triumph.

"Well, first things first. Why don't we get a room at an apartment?" Ed asked looking at me and Al.

"Sounds great!" Al and I said in unison.

"Alright." Ed concluded as we started towards town.

Meanwhile...

"We need another plan." Lust told Envy.

"Yeah, but we need to get the fullmetal pipsqueak away from Kira." Envy said transforming into Ed.

"Yes, but he will be on his guard now. We need a distraction." Lust thought aloud as she hopped off the rock she was sitting on.

"Why not send me? I'm good at that." Envy asked as he transformed his arm into a blade.

"Of course you are. You can go, but make sure that fullmetal and his brother are seperated from Kira."

"Don't worry. I will." Envy finished as he walked out the door and started for the Central Command Center.

Back with Sarai...

"I could live here." I sighed as I jumped on the bed.

"Well, your serious about taking the test, right?" Ed asked as I turned to face him.

"Of course.I mean, I know what your after and I need it too." I told Ed, "Your after the philosopher's stone."

Ed looked at me wide eyed.

"How did you know?"

"It's simple once you think about it. Your gonna use it to put Al in his original body and to get your arm and leg back."

"You got it. Why do you need it?" Ed asked as I looked away.

"I... I have my reasons." I finished as I heard Ed sigh.

"Alright. I'll figure it out eventually." He replied as I heard him slam something on the table.

"I guess I'll start studying..." I said in awe as I looked at the table to see it covered with alchemy books.

(((Space)))

"That would be a good idea." Ed replied as Sarai got off the bed and sat on a chair at the table.

Ed looked outside to see it raining.

"Hey, where's Al?" Ed asked looking around.

"I don't know." Sarai replied flipping a page.

Right on cue Al opened the door and came in. He went into the next room and shut the door. Ed clapped his hands and deconstructed the door.

"Ed, it's pretty obvious what he was doing." Sarai said with bordem in her voice.

"Really?"

"Check his torso." Sarai replied flipping another page.

Ed turned around and went into the room. He saw Al quickly put the torso part of his armor back on. Ed went in front of Al and asked,

"What are you hiding?"

"Nothing!" Al replied sweatdropping.

Sarai walked in the room and sat next to Al.

"I know what your hiding."

"Know you don't!"

A loud meow came from Al's torso as he began sweatdropping.

"Al, is that a-"

"Cat? Yes Ed. In fact, it's a stray. White everywhere except on the tip of it's tail and on it's paws. The rest is white." Sarai finished getting up.

"H-How did you know that!" Al asked astonished.

"I know these things." Sarai finished as she sat at the table and began reading.

"Wow..." Ed stared at the cat to see Sarai was right.

Meanwhile...

"I'm here." Envy concluded as he went up the steps to the apartment Ed was supposed to be staying.

"Gluttony, go wait right over there." Lut commanded pointing to a hay carriage next to the apartment.

"Envy, you know what to do." Lust smiled as Envy went inside lookig like Ed.

Back with Ed...

"It's already late. You can study in the mornin'." Ed protested as Sarai turned the page.

"Ed you were serious about the test when you took it, so let Sarai study." Soya finished watching Sarai scan over every word on the page.

Just a little while ago, Soya had awoken and was filled in on what happened after she was knocked out.

"Ed, just go to sleep. I'll be fine." Sarai said in an annoyed voice.

Ed started mumbling as he went in the bathroom to get changed.

(((Space)))

About forty-five minutes later, I started feeling tired. Soya, Ed, and Al were already asleep. I had already finished three books and I was half way through the one I was reading.

Why I need the philosopher's stone... I thought as I marked the page I was on and shut the book.

"I need it... to become human and for other reasons I can't explain." I finished sadly.

I went on top of the window seal and heard munching. I looked down and gasped. Gluttony was down there eating someone. I jumped back into the room and ran to Ed's bed.

"Ed! Wake up!" I yelled.

"Huh...?" Ed mumbled as he opened his eyes slowly.

There was a slight knock on the door. A second later, the door flew off it's hinges and slammed me on the ground. Ed was now offically awake.

"Sarai!" He yelled as he jumped of the bed and lifted the door off me.

"Ow... that hurt." I responded as Ed helped me up.

Soya and Al awoke with a start and stood up. We all looked at the door and gasped. An exact replica of Ed stood there with an already transmuted blade.

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me: You will never get it now! -throws the disk on top of the roof-

Ed: You little bitch!

Al: Ed! That's not a nice thing to say! Apologize!

Ed: -transmutes a ladder- Yeah, as soon as pigs fly!

Sarai: -transforms into a pig with wings and flies up to Ed-

Ed: Why are you on her side!

me: She's not on anyone's side!

Al: Apologize!

Ed: Fine, I'm sorry okay!

me: You didn't mean it!

Sarai: -flies on the roof and grabs the disk-

Ed: Come back here with that!

Sarai: -gives the disk to animefan127-

Ed: Hey!

me: Until next time, loyal readers!

Soya: -grabs the ladder and throws it-

Ed: Damn you all!