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Warning: Lot's of OOC stuff!

FMA/ Eragon/Eldest/Empire

Battle Preparations

Envy and Edward stared at the dragonet. It flapped its thin, leathery wings to dry them, and then let out a chirp.

Envy then got an odd feeling of hunger. It seemed to be coming from somewhere else, instead of himself.

"Hey Chibi, I think it's hungry." Envy spoke.

"Huh? How do you know that?" Edward asked. The dragonet turned to him. He suddenly felt the dragonet's hunger. "Wait, I think I know what you mean."

The two looked for Angela. "Where did that woman go!" Envy snapped after a minute of looking.

"Be patient, Envy." Edward lectured. "We'll wait for her to notice we're missing, than she can find us!"

Envy crossed his arms mumbling something incoherent. Edward looked about for some sign of the red cloaked woman.

Ten minutes passed. Then twenty. Finally Edward gave up. "Okay! I'm tired of waiting! Let's just head up the stairs!"

So Edward, Envy, and the little dragonet, carried by Edward, marched up the long stairs. They began to wonder if the stairs ever ended, or if they kept going.

Finally, the three reached the top. By now, the little dragon was chewing on a small rock to keep its hunger at bay.

"Wow. We reached the top." Edward mumbled. A gaping hole lay before them, surrounded by a wall dotted with caves. What was left of the edges was a beautiful ruby red, reminding Edward of a rose. "I wonder why this hole is here?"

"Hey, remember what Saphira said? She said 'Arya and I destroyed a treasure of the dwarves to rescue Eragon.' Remember?" Envy pointed out. "Maybe this is the "treasure" of the dwarves, which I believe exist here in this place."

"Yeah, that could be it…" Edward stared off for a moment. "Why am I agreeing with you?"

"I don't know, Chibi." Envy smirked.

"Stop calling me Chibi!" Edward started to aim a punch for Envy. A roar stopped him.

Saphira appeared at the far end of the hole. She floated a moment before heading their way. Stop this fighting! This is inappropriate for you two!

Why, we practically kill each other back in our world. Envy replied.

No, I kill you, but you just revive yourself, like the other homunculi. Edward shot back at Envy spitefully.

Saphira landed, showing Eragon, Arya, and Murtagh on her back. The three jumped off, and hurried to Edward and Envy. As they came close, the little dragon hissed at the three.

"The egg! It hatched!" Arya and Eragon gasped.

"Yeah, it did. So?" Edward crossed his arms. "What about those monster thingies?"

"Wow, what pretty colors!" Arya admired the little dragon's scales.

"It looks just like Saphira when she first hatched!" Eragon gave Saphira a gentle pat on the nose.

"It reminds me of my father's dragon." Murtagh mumbled to himself.

Edward did an anime style face plant into the ground. "Hello? Monsters about to attack? HELLOOO?" Edward picked up the little dragonet, feeling a tingling feeling in his only hand. "Come on, get to business. I can help fight your little war."

"Same here." Envy muttered.

"Do you guys know how to use swords, axes, or lances? Otherwise, it would be nearly impossible for you guys to help, seeing as you can't use magic just yet." Arya eyed the two.

"I can use swords or lances. Mostly a lance though." Edward grinned.

"I can use anything!" Envy poked a finger at Arya. "Not to mention I'm im-"

Ed tackled Envy. "Don't tell them!" he hissed.

"Hey! Break it up!" Murtagh yelled. He grabbed Edward and lifted him up off the ground. "Wow, you aren't only short, but you are a feather weight!"

If there had been crickets around, the group might have heard them for a moment. Then:

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A SUPER SMALL MIDGET SHORTY WHO CAN'T EVEN DEFEND HIMSELF FROM THE WIND SO IT DOESN'T PICK HIM UP AND DROP HIM SOMEWHERE ELSE!" Ed screamed at Murtagh.

Envy burst into tears laughing, while Murtagh set him down and took several steps away. Eragon had a look of pure confusion on his face, Arya was looking from Envy, to Edward, to Murtagh like she had missed something, and Saphira and the dragonet squinted, trying to figure out what they missed.

Once Edward stopped fuming, the group loaded up onto Saphira, who then dropped down through the hole. Edward nearly puked at the sensation of his first flight, while Envy yawned. He had done this before many times over.

At the bottom of the hole, the group started for the armory. Edward was thinking about how he could just transmute his own lance, while Envy thought about going into the battle with only himself.

The armory's weapons were nothing compared to Edward's transmuted lance. He was given a really old lance that would probably break, while Envy also got an old about-to-shatter sword. Edward decided he would just transmute one without anyone around.

"Well, how are these?" Arya asked. Edward dropped his cruddy lance on the ground.

"These are awful! They're in horrible condition! But don't worry, Envy and I can supply our own weapons." Edward grinned. Arya gave him a nasty look before turning to Eragon.

"When shall we head out, Eragon?" Arya asked.

"After Edward and Envy get their weapons." Eragon answered.

"Can you guys show me where we can find really strong ore?" Edward asked.

"Why?" Murtagh asked.

"For a really good weapon." Envy answered for Edward.

After a bit of searching, the group came across a mine with a strong ore that the elves were believed to use for their weapons. Arya had left to get food for the little dragonet, which was starving. Edward inspected the metal.

"This is perfect!" Edward exclaimed. He looked at Murtagh and Eragon. "Umm, could you guys go somewhere else for a moment?"

Murtagh gave him a suspicious look. Edward didn't really want his alchemy skills to get out. He silently pleaded for the two to leave. Fortunately, they seemed to get a point.

Edward gave a happy sigh. He then turned to the ore. "Okay, let's go." He clapped his hands together, feeling the energy rush through his body. He touched the ore, which immediately took shape into his favorite lance. He then made another, this time instead of a dragon at the end, he made a snake.

"Here." He threw the lance to Envy, who caught it like and expert. Edward had secretly tried to throw it so it would impale the sin. Like that would really make a difference. They then left the mine. Edward noted that the lance was very light compared to his usual lances.

"Wow, those are really nice!" Eragon exclaimed as they exited the mine. "Can I see them?"

"Sure." Edward gave it to Eragon. Both Murtagh and Eragon studied it.

"How did you make it in such short time?" Murtagh asked.

"That's a secret." Edward winked. He gave Envy a look that said "don't say a word." Envy snickered at this.

"We need to hurry now. We'll get you guys some armor." Eragon turned about to head back to Tronjheim.

"No, we don't need armor." Envy growled.

"Of course you do! It's dangerous going into these battles without armor!" Murtagh exclaimed.

Edward thought about showing the two that Envy couldn't die a all, but he thought against it. "Oh, don't worry, we've been though a lot more than a war." He said, remembering the gate.

"Well, let's hurry up then!" Eragon growled. Arya was heading their way with a small pouch and a girl.

"Hey, I found someone to take care of your dragon while you are in battle!" she called, giving the pouch to the girl. "Her father is going to fight, and doesn't want her to help, so I asked her to do this job."

The girl was about fourteen years old. She had dirty brown hair and a cloak to match. "Hello, I'm am Cat." The girl curtsied to the boys. "I'll be honored to take care of your dragon."

"Nice to meet you, Cat." Edward shook her hand. Envy was too busy messing with his lance to notice anything. "I'm sure you'll take excellent care of our dragon."

"We need to hurry, now. Cat, will you take the dragon and go with the rest of the non-fighters? Hurry now."

Cat carefully picked up the dragon, who protested the entire time. She hurried off to join the women, children, and elders who wouldn't fight in this battle.

"Come on, the battle plans should be complete by now." Eragon turned and headed for Tronjheim. The preparations were complete.

Muahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Chapter 3 Complete! I'm so happy! I hope that everyone enjoys it! It took me a little longer to complete though (thanks to my internet being down, I'm so glad it's back!) Well, it's time to think about starting the next chapter! School is out for me, so I should update sooner, of possible.

Chapter Four:

Shade of Maroon

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