Summary: A mysterious stranger takes Edward Elric and deposits him in the DBZ world.
Disclaimer: (it walks alone, BritKit, and Mordecai are sitting at a lunch table)
it walks alone: (scribble)
BritKit: (munch)
Mordecai: (spins penny)
M: ...I have some good news and some bad news.
BK & IWA: (look up)
M: The good news is that I have named my penny John!
BK & IWA: (raise eyebrow)
M: The bad news is... it's a girl penny!
BK & IWA: ... (sweatdrop)
BK: Do I want to know...?
IWA: No.
BK: Didn't think so.
M: (spins John) So what does "BritKit" stand for?
BK: British Kitten. 6th grade, don't ask.
IWA: Wasn't gonna.
M: BRITISH! With the tea... and the crumpets andthedrinkingJOHN! (dives off table in search of penny)
IWA: (zips up binder)
M: (wanders under table)
IWA: (lifts up binder)
M: (comes by IWA)
/WHACK/
BK: (wince)
IWA: (satisfied smirk)
M: (hyperbabble)
M: ...Hey, that hurt.
M: ...Ow.
M: (more hyperbabble)
BK & IWA: (sweatdrop)
IWA: Anywho. So I do not own FMA or DBZ... and never will.
BK: Probably.
M: DOUBLE-SIDED TAPE!
BK & IWA: (sweatdrop)
BK: Moving ON.
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"Speaking" Thoughts (Me to you) "Telephone or other such communication device"
Last time:
Al poked his head in. "What's going... Is that a refrigerator?" he asked, flabbergasted. Everyone nodded.
"...I missed something, didn't I?"
Mustang just growled.
Chapter 10: Surprises
That evening, Bulma, Ed, and Al were in the transmit room or Mustang's office, depending on which world they were in. They had been sending a replica of Al's suit of armor through for a while now. Bulma and Al were trying to get Ed to finally let Al actually come through. Ed was being so stubborn, though, that Al was tempted to 'accidentally' switch places with the suit of armor they were transmitting.
"Come on, Ed, surely we've run enough tests by now!" Bulma said, exasperated.
"No! We still don't know how well the blood rune will transmit!" Ed replied.
"Nii-san, I agree with Bulma on this one..."
"So you're all against me!"
Bulma sighed. "It's getting late. You should get to sleep, Ed. We'll do some more tests tomorrow. This argument isn't getting us anywhere."
Ed sighed as well. "Fine." He got up and left.
After half an hour of more tests and making sure Ed actually asleep, Bulma looked up at Al. "You ready, Al?"
Al nodded. "Yes." He gulped.
"You're sure?"
"Yes. Let's do this before my courage runs out."
"Okay, Al."
"Oh, hold on a minute." He walked over to the identical suit of armor now sitting in the corner and attached a sticky note to it that said, "This is not me. I am with nii-san. Please don't mistake this for me. Al" "Okay."
Al curled up in the smallest ball he could, considering his armor, in front of the Colonel's (third) desk.
"Transmitting."
There was a hum and a flash of light, and Al appeared on the floor of the transmit room with an echoing clang.
He stood up and examined his body. Everything seemed to be in order. However, he couldn't check his blood rune himself.
"Bulma? Could you check something for me?" he asked.
"Huh? Sure, Al. What?"
"My blood rune," he said, reaching up and taking his head off.
Bulma gasped. "A—Al!"
"Don't worry, Bulma. I'm fine," the headless suit of armor assured her. He bent down. "In the back of my armor, there's a letter. Can you see it?"
Bulma peered inside. "Uhh... Yup, I can see it. Looks fine."
"Thanks Bulma," he said, standing up and replacing his head. "Did I scare you?"
"W—well, it's kind of unnerving, seeing someone just pull their own head off like that," she replied, her hand on her heart.
"Sorry."
"Don't apologize. It's not your fault. Now. You're here, so you might as well stay the night. Do you need to sleep?"
"No. Umm... If it's not too much trouble, could I see your library?"
"Sure! Come on, it's this way."
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The next day, Bulma, Vegeta, both Trunkses, and Al were eating breakfast. (Well, technically, Al wasn't eating, but he was there, staring at Vegeta and the Trunkses. He hadn't seen anyone eat that much that fast in his life.)
"Hey, where's Ed?" Mirai asked between mouthfuls.
"Probably still sleeping," Al sighed, shaking his head. "Nii-san is NOT a morning person."
"Why don't you go wake him up, then, Al?" Bulma suggested.
"Sure," Al agreed, standing up and leaving to go wake his nii-san.
Mirai watched him go. "No matter how long he's around, I will never get used to that."
Vegeta glanced at him. "To what?"
"The way his voice echoes."
Bulma shook her head. "That's nothing. He asked me to check his blood rune on the inside of his armor. He had to take his head off."
Chibi Trunks gaped. "Wow..."
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Al poked his head into his brother's room. Sure enough, Ed was still asleep, tangled up in the sheets. Al sighed and shook his head. Ed would never change.
He walked over to the bedside. "Nii-san, it's time to get up," he said softly, shaking the other.
Ed just kept snoring away.
Al sighed again. "Nii-san..." he repeated, louder this time, "it's time to get up."
No response.
"Ed, you're going to miss breakfast!"
"Nng... Five more minutes, Al... Waiaminute, AL!" Ed yelped, bolting upright.
He stared at his little brother, gaping like a fish. "A—Al?" He panicked. "Whatareyoudoingherehowdidyougetheredidyougothroughthetransmitterweweren'tdonewithtestsyoucouldhavebeenkilledyourbloodrunecouldhavebeenwrecked!" Ed's expression said clearly that he was horrified and could continue in this vein for hours.
Al held up his hands to quiet his brother. "Nii-san, calm down! I'm fine!"
"Butbutbut—!"
"I'm fine! Anyway, Bulma knew you weren't gong to let me cross without doing more tests, and she also knew that no matter how many test we did, you'd always want to do another, so she sent you do bed, ran a few more tests on blood and such, and then sent me. I was in the library all last night." He put his hands down, seeing his brother was quiet. "And you are late for breakfast, nii-san."
Ed's eyes widened. "Food!" He bolted out of bed, tripped over the sheets, untangled himself, and dashed into the bathroom. "Tell them I'll be right down!"
Al sighed and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him. He walked back down to the kitchen, where Vegeta and the Trunkses were still eating.
Bulma looked up. "Where's Ed?"
"Getting dressed."
Bulma nodded. "So he's up, then. Good."
"Well, it took me three tries to get him to respond at all. Then it took five minutes to get him to stop overreacting and explain."
Chibi Trunks snickered.
"What's so funny?" Ed yawned, walking in.
"Nii-san, you're falling asleep on your feet again."
Ed just blinked at him. Then he noticed the food.
Enough said.
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A few days later, Goten and Trunks came home from a fair. Thew were loaded down with all sorts of prizes. (Hey, they're part Saiyan. And kids. You can't really expect anything less, can you?)
They each took their own new toys home. When Goten got to his house, he dumped most of the stuff in his room, took the last one and raced off to find his mom. "Mom!HeyMom,look!LookwhatIwonatthefairwithTrunks!" he babbled, holding up a goldfish in a plastic bag. Chi-Chi looked down, saw the fish, and blanched, remembering all the other animals Goten'd brought home.
"CanIkeephim?Please?Please?Pleeeeeeease?" Goten pleaded, unconsciously employing the Puppy Eyes™.
Chi-Chi, however, wasn't sure. "Well..."
"Pleeeeeeeeeeease?"
"I don't think so..."
Goten upgraded to Watery Puppy Eyes™. "But Mom!"
"..." Chi-Chi looked at her youngest son. She didn't want to keep the fish, but she also didn't want her chibi to start crying.
Luckily for her, Gohan walked in. He took one look at the fish and grinned. "Why don't you lett him, Mom. I have an idea..."
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Later that day, Gohan brought Goten and his fish to Capsule Corp to talk to Bulma. The first person they ran into, though, was Al.
Gohan stared at the suit of armor. "I've seen you before, haven't I...?"
Goten just gaped. "Wow..."
Al turned to look at Gohan. "...You're Gohan, right?"
Gohan nodded.
"I'm Al. Ed's my big brother."
"Oh! Now I remember! Sorry," Gohan apologized, giving Al a sheepish Son Grin™. "By the way, do you know where Bulma is?"
Al nodded. "Yeah. She's in the transmit room."
"Thanks."
"You're welcome. Have you seen nii-san?"
Gohan shook his head. "Sorry. I just got here."
"Oh. Thanks anyway."
"See you!"
"Bye, Gohan!" Al waved and walked off in search of his nii-san.
Gohan waved back, grabbed the back of Goten's gi (he'd been trying to sneak away) and left for the transmit room.
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Neat, huh? Okay, who can guess what Gohan's planning? Cookies to anyone who gets it right! And please leave me a review on your way out.