Yay! It's crazy ISAS writing hour! Or however long it takes you to read this… Uh, Anyway, I just have a few things to say before I begin this chappie…

David: Beware a few angst-soaked parts, which she came up with during her great chocolate depression—

Sara: Which lasted five minutes…

David: AND she also apologizes for any mental problems you may experience during the last few chapters of her story.

CP: Gawd, ISAS you're lazy today, makin' all your insane writing posse members do all the talking.

Shet up.

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(A/N K, peoples! I know I'm late with this one, but as stated by Sara, I was suffering a period of time where THERE WAS NO CHOCOLATE IN MY HOUSE. ANYWHERE. T.T the memory itself still brings tears to my eyes.)

"Please remind me again why I haven't killed myself yet." Adnamia growled gruffly, wet hair plastered to her face and shoulders. Soums looked on without amusement, for he too was soaked the bone from the rain. One would think that the dense trees would offer at least SOME protection from the storm, but it was coming down so strong it had worn down the canvas of leaves. Leonid didn't answer his sister either, due to exhaustion. Their trek through the forest was not going as planned. In fact, it wasn't planned at all, but that's not relevant at the moment.

Knees sinking into the muddy earth, Leonid finally collapsed. His siblings joined him, not caring about the squishy muck enveloping their bodies. "Are we there yet?" the youngest asked breathlessly.

"If we were…" Soums replied irritably, "Would we still be in this fix?" However, before the conversation could progress any further, a cloaked man walked into the clearing.

Adnamia raised an eyebrow. "What do YOU want mister?" she inquired without the least bit of warmth in her tone. A cool voice replied, "Well, you youngsters seem to be all alone in these woods, and seeing as it's getting dark I wondered if you needed lodging. This night is not fit for man, beast, nor anything else for that matter." Her eyes widened, not at the man's offer, but at the darkness that had suddenly come over the woods. "Has it really been that long since we started?" Adnamia thought, stunned at how quickly the time had passed.

Since no one else seemed to be speaking up, Soums responded politely, "That would be quite nice, actually." He carefully got up from the mush, attempting, to brush himself off in the process. He added, "As long as it doesn't cause you any trouble." The rain had already begun streaking mud across his forehead in such a way that he began to look as if he had an open wound on his head and it was trickling blood. (A/N ok, maybe a bit TOO vivid of a description -.-')

"Trouble?" the strange man chortled with a hint of darkness, "Why it would be a favor to me. I haven't had visitors in quite a while." Smiling with triumph, the trio set off with the mysterious man to his cabin, unaware that as soon as they turned their backs on the clearing, sunlight danced through the leaves. Genjutsu.

Meanwhile, at Iruka's Apartment…

"Ugh," Edward commented as he entered the kitchen, "What IS this stuff?" After days of being left unattended, the cheese, which had once been soft and gooey, had hardened into a shiny, thick plaster.

"Oh, nothing, NEW SPECIAL FRIEND," Nari said with her trademark maniacal grin, "Just a slight set-back in scientific development." Ed raised an eyebrow, but said no more about the matter. Alphonse had to crouch down to get through the door, so he awaited his brother and their insane host in the living room. /the shattered remains of a glass vase remained undisturbed as well next to the couch where the three had situated themselves for the time being.

(A/N Cookies to the people who remember what the vase is from XD)

Deciding to spark conversation, Al asked, "Brother, how are we going to get home? Ms. Nari pulled us from our dimension to this one."

In order to avoid bringing up the fact that he had no idea how to return to their universe, Ed said, "You know, that reminds me. What happened to Colonel Mustang after the flash?"

With Colonel Mustang…

"A little lower… no higher… ahhhh that's what I'm talkin' about!" Roy sighed with ecstasy on a sandy beach in Hawaii, a beautiful woman giving him a massage.

Back to Our Shor—I MEAN… SURE friend!

With a light-hearted burst of optimism, Al exclaimed, "Well, whatever happens, I'm sure we'll find our way back eventually!" Oh how oblivious they were to the coming danger that would soon engulf Konoha, causing nowhere to be safe.

In Orochimaru's Secret lair…

A woman laughed evilly, her shadow projected onto a wall on which were spatterings of fresh blood. "It's been so long since I have experienced the joy of killing," she said, her voice smooth yet cruel, "And to think that so very soon I shall commit the act again…"

Her thoughts trailed off in dreamy splendor, but she was soon brought back to reality by Orochimaru nagging, "You had better not forget MY side of the deal, Dezzira. I give you the brats, and you give me infinite power."

"Of course," Dezzira replied, running her fingers through her raven hair with long, pale fingers. "You will gain your reward soon enough, my friend." She batted her heavily made-up eyelashes with a sort of girlish mischief, even though the blood drying on her palms removed any innocence from her image. "Tainted beauty" she liked to call it, and in a way she was correct. Though her face was lovely, her crushing strength was another matter entirely.

"Now where were we with those conditions?" Dezzira asked playfully, "Oh yes, I remember…" All frivolity had drained from her demeanor as she shouted, "BRING ME THOSE CHILDREN AT ONCE!"

Slightly shaken by the woman's raw fury, Orochimaru calmly responded, "There is no need to be so impatient. The night is young. I will have them within my grasp before daybreak."

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Sorry about the lack of humor, guys, but I needed to progress the plot a bit more.

CP: What plot?

Sara: Duh, stupid! The one she just made up!

Uh, HELLO? MY author's note thank you very much,

David: You're Welcome!