Disclaimer: Yes, I own none of them, I'm a loser! sobs
Beauty of the Military
Ch. 7: An End to it All
After the competition was over, the audience was evacuated, and Cheryl gained consciousness, Riza ran over to the broken statue.
"Colonel!" she called out, looking around, as the smoke cleared.
A coughing was heard, and two human figures approached.
Roy held Foku by the collar of his shirt, as he went towards Riza.
"You're alright?" Riza asked, bounding over to him.
"Yes, are you okay?" Roy asked, looking her over.
Riza nodded.
"Well, let's take care of Ms. Moonbeams and Foku here." Roy said.
Riza saluted, and went outside.
Ms. Moonbeams and her son were taken into custody, while some of the eyewitnesses were being interviewed by energetic reporters.
"You have nothing on me. All I'm trying to do is make the world a better place." Ms. Moonbeams said, as Riza put her in the car, "Now, you're an elegant lady. I did that!"
Riza scowled at her,
"No, Vic and many other professional spa people did that, anyway, stop struggling and get into the car, you're under arrest." Riza demanded.
"You think you saved something tonight, but all you did is destroy the dreams of young girls everywhere." Ms. Moonbeams argued.
"Is that what you think girls want? Is to be blown up? You have a great chance at that insanity plea. Don't make me shoot you." Riza said.
"I deserve it! They want to fire me, steal my life, and my beauty pageant!" Ms. Moonbeams answered angrily, as she fought against Riza.
"Hey, it is not a beauty pageant. It's a scholarship program." Riza answered smartly, pulling out her gun.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah…" Ms. Moonbeams said, getting into the car.
"It's always 'Yes'" Riza corrected, as she slammed the door, and watched the car drive away.
Roy walked up to her, several bandages on his face.
"Hey, you did good work." He said.
"Thanks, you did too." Riza answered, "So, how does it feel, to be a bit different for once, and put you're job as Fuhrer in jeopardy?"
"Pretty good actually, but I don't think I'll do it again." Roy chuckled, "So, anyway, I was thinking. After you go back to your old ways, would you like to go have dinner or something?"
"Like a date?" Riza asked, some blood rushing into her face.
Roy felt himself blush also, and he loosened his uniform collar a bit.
"Yeah, I guess…" he said nervously.
"So, you do think I'm pretty." Riza said, giving him a smirk.
Roy smiled,
"No, you're stunning." He said, leaning in to kiss her.
Riza leaned in as well, and they kissed.
Maes Hughes then emerged from one of the cars,
"Roy, did you finally get yourself a wife?" he asked, looking at the pair.
"Well, don't jump too far Hughes." Roy said, "But there's a good chance I did."
Riza smiled and leaned against him.
The next morning, everyone was ready to leave, and life went back to its usual state.
"You gotta admit, you're gonna miss this." Roy said, as he held her hand.
"Maybe a little…" Riza admitted, "But I miss my job, my desk, and my dog more."
As they were going to get into Roy's car, Vic came running up to them.
"Colonel, Lieutenant, thank gosh you're still here! Someone found a suspicious looking suitcase in the dining hall. Come check it out, Foku might have left it!" he exclaimed.
Riza and Roy ran into the dining hall, where all the girls, and people involved with the pageant (except for Ms. Moonbeams and Foku) were waiting.
"This isn't gonna work for me…" Riza said, going to walk out, as she realized what just happened.
Vic and Roy stopped her.
"Oh no you don't… Vic said, pushing her forward.
"I can't believe you did that." Riza said, somewhat agitated.
"I knew that I wouldn't be able to get you here, unless you had the chance to shoot someone." Vic said, as he eased her onto the wooden podium.
Cheryl was waiting there.
"Everyone, this is First Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye of the military." Cheryl announced, as Riza tried once again in a feeble attempt to get away.
"No, wait!" Cheryl said, "Even though, you're an important part of the military, you're always going to be Rita Flowers, the nicest, sweetest, yet coolest girl in this pageant, and this year's Miss. Congeniality!"
Cheryl and several other girls handed her a trophy, and pink sash.
"Wow, I don't know what to say…" Riza said, bewildered, "Well, besides that I can't wear this with the uniform. Anyway, I never thought that this would ever happen to me. I kinda hoped, at first, that it didn't, but now that is has, I really don't mind it. I'm very honored, and moved…and truly touched by this."
Riza felt some tears come into her eyes.
"And I really do want world peace." She said, her voice breaking.
The other girls hugged her, as everyone clapped.
When she got back to her apartment, hours later, she set the trophy on a side table, and the sash on the head post of her bed.
Black Hayate sniffed it, and climbed into her lap, his tail wagging.
"Yep, who would've thought that I would ever enter that?" she said, stroking the dog's dark fur calmly.
She smiled lightly, and looked at the sash, and then at the uniforms that were hanging in her closet.
"Well, perhaps once Roy becomes Fuhrer, I can enter another beauty pageant." She thought.
She then snickered, and shook her head, amused at the thought.
"Then again, I think once is enough." She said, as she got ready for bed, "After all, I am a dog of the military."
The End
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