Izu: …

Ardath: Whispers Izu, say your line already!

Izu- Umm, we captured Aru and made her work on her story. (Hides dagger behind back)

Aru – Yesh, so thank them, not me. I admit, I had my favorite, Writers' Block, and was having more fun talking to my friends. Now that Eldest is out, I realize that my story is way off course. Go ahead, laugh at me! And please take that dagger away from Izu!

Amina: Naw, it's funny to see you look nervous. Go ahead, Rolland.

Rolland: Aru doesn't own anything but her new computer, Ardath, Izu, and I, and not to mention a copy of Eragon and Eldest!

Eragon/ Eldest/ Empire

Fullmetal Alchemist

Chapter 5:

Secrets Revealed

"Durza…" Eragon whispered.

"I'm back." Durza grinned coolly.

Edward and Envy eyed the man with the maroon eyes. Envy decided to throw in a few words for himself. "Back? Back from where? Cowering in the shadows?"

Eragon, Arya, Murtagh, and Saphira all eyed Envy. Arya looked to Edward. But Edward had his own remarks. "I bet he's come back from his mommy." Edward laughed. Envy joined in.

"Who are these little things? One of them looks like a child who can't keep his mouth shut." Durza growled, drawing his sword.

Edward glared at him. "WHO'RE YOU CALLING SO SMALL HE COULD BE A SPY BY DRESSING UP AS AN INNOCENT FIVE YEAR OLD!" Edward threw his lance at Durza, who stopped it in midair.

"I'm calling you that." Durza looked at the lance, before grabbing it and throwing it at Edward with inhuman strength. Edward ducked, exposing Envy to the lance. Envy wasn't as lucky. The lance struck him in the face, lodging it firmly between his eyes.

"Envy!" Arya and Eragon drew their swords, while Murtagh pulled out his bow. But Edward just laughed.

"You think you can take down Envy that easily?" Edward laughed, pulling out his lance, then sticking it in Envy's chest. Eragon nearly puked, Arya's eyes grew as wide as saucers, Murtagh dropped his bow, his mouth a gape, Saphira roared, and Durza raised an eye brow.

"What are you doing Edward?" Arya managed to gasp with shock.

"You are an interesting kid indeed." Durza laughed.

"I'm no kid." Edward dropped his bloody lance, then clapped his hands, running his left hand over the right arm and hand, producing his signature blade. "I'm the state alchemist, Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist!" he launched himself forward.

Envy suddenly sat up with a yawn. "What'd I miss?" he asked, looking at the four gaping humans and dragon.

"You- you died!" Murtagh gasped.

"Yeah… So?" Envy stood up and watched Edward trying to attack Durza. "Time to die, Reddy!" Envy yelled, launching himself into the fray. The Urgals behind Durza began to attack the little band. Eragon used magic to send rubble from the destroyed home flying through the Urgals' heads. Arya and Murtagh threw them selves into the fray, slashing the Urgals left and right. Saphira roared, then snapped an Urgal in two with her hard fangs. Edward and Envy took on Durza. They fought, ignoring each other, trying to get at Durza.

Finally, Edward managed to cut Durza's sword arm. He cursed, and began to retreat. But Edward and Envy were too quick. Edward grabbed his lance, and threw it while Envy stabbed Durza. Both attacks hit home, which was Durza's heart.

The Shade let out a terrible screech that brought everything to a halt. The battle outside the walls stopped, man, dwarf, and Urgal alike turning towards the city. The battle of Eragon, Arya, Saphira, and Murtagh against the Urgals came to a stand still. Edward and Envy laughed at their accomplishment. Durza's body began to disintegrate, dust falling to the ground. Silence ensued.

Suddenly, the Urgals turned on each other, killing left and right. One went for Edward and Envy, but Edward stabbed it with his arm blade, causing the creature to grimace before falling to the ground.

"Hey, Envy, is it just me, or are these guys just a little too easy?" Edward turned and stabbed at another Urgal, who was about to behead another Urgal. Eragon finished the other Urgal off with a burst of magic. The last couple of Urgals disappeared back into the rubbish.

"You two have some explaining to do." Murtagh poked Edward in the chest. "Not just anyone can resurrect them selves after getting stabbed not only in the head, but the chest."

"Wait, did you stabbed me in the chest, Chibi?" Envy growled at Edward. Edward just grinned. "How dare you!" Envy threw his lance at Edward, who threw his automail arm up to block it. The lance clattered on the ground, the tip broken by its impact with Winry's best automail.

Eragon and Murtagh grabbed Envy's arms, preventing him from attacking Edward while Edward laughed some more. Arya and Saphira shook their heads, mentioning something about "boys."

Clean up was easier for everyone than after the last battle. Edward's secret of alchemy got out, so he did most of the cleaning up of bodies, using alchemy to dig a grave for the warriors who died, transporting the Urgals' bodies to the pyre where the Urgals were burnt. Envy disappeared for a while, and came back, blood covering his body. He had taken out any and all Urgals that got lost in the maze beneath the city. Soon, Tronjheim shone brightly beneath Farthen Dur. People looked to Edward and Envy as heroes, as they did to Eragon.

Edward sat down with a heavy sigh. After a long day of work, he could finally rest. He closed his eyes. A picture of Alphonse appeared in his mind. Edward's eyes flew open. He had forgotten all about Alphonse!

Envy shoved the heavy door open. He was happy, happier than when he had been back in Amestris, where he was a murderer, a slave to That Person, and on continuous look out for alchemists who could probably create the Philosophers' Stone. He wasn't watching where he was going, and stepped on Edward.

"Ah!" Edward fell forward into the alchemy array he was creating. "What the hell was that for!"

"Sorry, Chibi." Envy apologized.

Edward turned around, a confused look on his face. Since when do you say you're sorry?" Edward asked.

"Well… I feel like a whole new Sin!" Envy laughed. Suddenly, something bronze fell on his head.

"Well, you're awake." Edward poked at the dragonet, which squeaked in protest.

"I think we should name him." Envy pulled the dragonet off of his palm tree head. "But the question is, is it a boy of a girl?"

Boy or Girl? The dragonet copied Envy.

"Are you a boy or a girl?" Envy asked.

"So you think it understands?" Edward asked. He held out a small chunk of meat for the little dragon to eat.

Girl. The little dragonet hummed, and then snatched the meat from Edward's hand. Arletha.

"Arletha? That's an odd name…" Envy thought aloud. The dragonet bit him with a faint growl.

"I think that's a pretty name." came Arya's voice from the doorway. Eragon and Arya watched them, Saphira and Murtagh further away.

"Hey, what's up?" Envy turned around.

"Well, we're heading off to Ellesmera soon, and seeing as you're a Dragonrider now, we thought we'd might as well bring you." Arya spoke in a monotone.

"Okay, I think I'd like to go." Envy stretched his arms and looked to Edward. The other four looked to Edward too.

"I'm not going." Edward announced. "I'm going home."

Well, it's shorter, much shorter, but its still an update! I hope everyone's happy! Next chapter will be the final chapter, and I might possible start a sequel!

Final Chapter: Crossroads

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