Full Digi Alchemist

Chapter 10

"Look at those two" Kari giggled to Yolie "They're just so alike".

"Yeh" Yolie laughed, "They even got both their stomachs showing".

It was true, halfway through the trip both Davis and Edward had dozed off, and both their shirts hiked up a bit to reveal their stomachs.

"Should we wake them up?" Ken asked, "We'll be there soon".

"That would be wise" Cody replied, "Kari, you're closest to Davis, wake him and Veemon up, we'll try and wake Edward".

"Alright" Kari said "But you know Davis, once he gets going, it's hard to wake him".

"I'm sure you'll find a way," Yolie said sneakily, watching the bearer of light blush at the comment.

"Davis" Kari said softly as she shook the young alchemist's shoulder "It's time to get up".

"Dun wanna" Was all she got in return "Comfy".

Making sure everyone else was occupied with trying to wake the master of sleep, the brown haired girl bent to whisper something into the boy's ear.

"Davis" She whispered seductively "If you wake up, I'll give you something special".

"I'm up" Davis shot upright in a speed that would make lightning jealous "Oh, hey Kari, what's up?".

"Nothing" The girl giggled, "We're almost to Rush Valley".

"Ah, that's great" The young alchemist watched his elder alchemical friend finally wake up "Hey Ed, what's Rush Valley like?".

"Hot, Dry, and reeks of steel and motor oil" Ed replied as he yawned and scratched his stomach, an act that would usually result in his brother scolding him "The last part is why Winry stays there".

"And I bet that last part is why Ed wants to stay there" Yolie whispered into her female friends ear.

The two giggled together, while the men sat there, completely bewildered.

"Anything else?" Davis asked as the whistle and the grinding on the rails indicating that they were arriving at the station "There's got to be something unique up there, any interesting people?".

"Well" Ed said slowly as they got out and picked up their luggage.

"Oh, broken auto-mail" Someone said.

A few seconds later, Davis was surrounded by mechanics and storeowners.

"Quite a doozey on this thing".

"What a basic model, but it's been upgraded somewhat".

"The internal gearing's shattered, how'd you manage that?".

"Such a design, it's a rare thing to find on a basic model".

"Come on boy, get that shirt off, we want a better look".

"This is ridiculous" Davis cried as he stood shirtless in the middle of the street "I'm a state alchemist, why'd they pick on me?".

"That's the thing about this place," Ed laughed as he shooed the remaining mechanics off "They're like a pack of lions when it comes to auto-mail".

"Hmm, I guess it would be better to get out of my uniform" Davis said as he put his shirt and jacket back on "I bet they'd love to know how much I can spend on an alchemist's salary".

"Alright" Ed said as he opened up Davis' duffel bag and threw him two shirts "Hold these, I'm gonna need the material".

"What the…hey" Davis protested as he watched his alchemical friend clap his hands together.

"There we go, now that's what I call stylish" Ed smiled as the light around Davis faded.

Using the extra clothes, Ed had fashioned Davis a costume that looked identical to his own. Black boots, black pants, black vest, they were all the same as Ed's usual attire. The only thing that was different was the long jacket that Davis now wore. Though it was the same shape as it's creator's, it was a light blue colour instead of the deep red Ed wore. The symbol of alchemy was also there, but on Davis' it had a pair of dragon wings now at the sides of the snake on the cross.

"Just a little bit of originality" Ed smirked "Can't have you copying my style completely".

"You're a twisted little man," Davis said, looking at his new clothes "I wanted to blend in, now I stick out like a sore thumb".

"WHO'S A SUPER SMALL BEAN?" The full metal yelled.

"YOU ARE YOU PIPSQUEEK" Davis yelled back.

"Man" TK said as he watched the two growl like dogs at each other "This is going to be one long trip if they keep doing that".

The remaining Digi-destined nodded in agreement while their digimon slept nestled in their partners' luggage.

"Grr, you're lucky your arm's broken" Ed growled "Other wise I'd beat the crap out of you".

"Yeah yeah" Davis said dismissively, making Ed furious "We're Winry's shop? I want to- hey, my watch is gone".

"Huh?" Ed said, looking at his younger friend "Oh yeh, I forgot to mention that".

"Looking for something spiky head?" A female voice said.

Leaning against a lamppost was a woman. Her dark skin evidence that she had lived in this hot, dusty place her entire life, her black hair pulled back into a bun, and a wide smirk on her face. She was also twirling a silver pocket watch around her finger.

"Bunny" Ed sighed, "I thought you'd given up stealing".

"Oh I have" Bunny said "I'm just doing this for amusement, brings back memories huh?".

"Sure does" Ed smiled "I chased you for ages, you really pissed me off".

"Yep that was-" But before Bunny could finish, a large cage surrounded her.

"Thank you pre-emptive strike" Ed smiled, walking up to the caged woman "Going to give it back now?".

"Humph" Bunny huffed, tossing the watch back to the young alchemist "Good thing you're friends with Ed boy, otherwise you might not have gotten that back".

"Heh, lucky you're friends with Ed lady" Davis smiled as he nudged his duffle bag "Or I might just have had to sic my friend on you".

"Hello lady" Demiveemon popped his head out and cried out.

A few minutes later, Davis was dragging the unconscious trickster along the road.

"Why do I have to drag her?" Davis whined.

"Because you freaked her out," Yolie said, "You scared the living daylights out of her".

"Heh, funny though" Davis laughed.

Earning a huff from Yolie, a laugh from the males, and a small giggle and blush from Kari, the group made there way to a small workshop that had several people inside it.

"Wow, busy store" Ken said, surveying the amount of people.

"Yep" Ed said "Winry's been getting a lot of business since her augmenting idea pulled through".

"Augmenting" Ken asked, "You mean like putting other things onto the auto-mail?".

"You're a quick one aren't you?" Ed smiled as the boy blushed in embarrassment "Yeh, Winry's managed to make auto mail that can combine other machines into itself, like cleaning appliances or cooking ones".

"Fascinating" Ken said.

"Oh, you like auto-mail?" A new voice entered the group.

"Hey Winry, how's it going" Davis smiled at the woman.

"Davis?" The attractive blond said, before throwing her self at the boy "Davis, you're really back".

"Yeah, it's good to see you again Winry" Davis smiled as he hugged the woman "By the way, I need you to help me, I've busted my arm up".

Clang.

"Ouch, that had to hurt" TK winced as he looked at his fallen friend, Kari trying to help him up "She was quick with that wrench, I'll give her that".

"So, you think auto mail is interesting?" Winry asked the former digimon emperor "I guess you've only had Davis' to look at".

"I think it's great" Ken said passionately "The way it's constructed, the nerve linkage, who ever did it is pure genius".

"Aww, aren't you the sweetest" Winry smiled as she hugged the boy, sending his face into her bosom "If you were only a couple years older, I'd go out with you in a second".

"Oh dear" Cody said to TK, looking at both Ed and Yolie fume with rage "This could get troublesome".

"So, you're all Davis' friends" Winry said, looking over human and digimon as she put down her cup of tea.

After leaving the heavily crowded front office, the group of digi-destined followed the lady mechanic into the back room. The room was the garage of the store, having all the auto mail parts and tools lying either on tables or on the walls. There they told the young mechanic all about the digimon world and their adventures.

"That's right" Kari replied "My, is all this stuff yours?".

"Mhmm" The young mechanic said, "I started this store about 6 months ago, it's been packed since the beginning".

"Speaking of which" Davis interrupted "Can you please fix my arm now?".

"Sure" Winry said, "Let's go into the medical room".

"Alright" Davis replied, "You wanna come and see how it's done Ken".

"Sure" The former villain said, walking into the room with Davis and Winry.

"Why do they need a medical room?" Yolie asked the blond alchemist.

"Probably because Davis' nerve connection needs to be recalibrated," Ed explained.

"OH BLOODY HELL" Davis' voice penetrated the room and echoed off the walls.

"Well, guess that's done" Ed sipped his tea like Davis' screams were a normal thing.

Everyone else just stared at the alchemist oddly.

"That's quite a dent Davis" Winry said as she inspected the now removed arm "Knocked all the wires and busted up a lot of gear in here".

"Davis was protecting Kari from a Digimon attack" Ken explained, "It sent him flying back a couple of feat".

"Aww" Winry taunted, "Playing the fair maiden's knight in shining armour are we Davis? Your mommy would be so proud".

"How's things going with Ed?" Davis asked, making the girl shut up immediately "By the way, how's my arm going".

"Oh I finished that old thing ages ago" Winry replied "Infact, I think it's time it gets an upgrade".

"New arm?" Ken asked.

"Yeh" Davis said wearily "Hey Ken, why don't you go out there and check on Ed and everyone else, it may get messy in here".

"All right Davis" Ken said, looking at his friend one last time before leaving the medical facility.

"I guess my idea of augmenting weapons payed off huh?" Davis said as Winry pulled out a box from a cabinet "I think I should get at least ten percent since it was my idea".

"Pfft" Winry replied, "You make enough as a alchemist, not to mention all the interest you've collected over 3 years of not touching that money".

"Yeh, I guess your right" Davis said.

"You still haven't told them?" Winry asked seriously.

"They don't need that burden on them" Davis replied sadly "What I've had to do".

"It's not easy being in the military" Winry sighed "Ed still has nightmares some times".

"Let's change the subject," Davis said as he watched Winry attach his new arm "So what do you propose".

"Well" The technological genius began "The sensitivity has to be recalibrated to fit your body, as does the length and width of the arm. The metal plates I've placed on as blades when you transmute don't need changing, but the special cannon you proposed needs time to be linked with the nerves, plus there's some new advances in the cartridge feeding system since I designed it".

"How long should this take?" Davis asked.

"About three days" Winry predicted.

"Can you give me a replacement till then?" Davis asked.

"Sure, give me a sec" With a quick snap, Davis was now equipped with a new, working arm.

"Finally" Davis said as he clapped his hands together "It's been a while".

Clang.

"What is it about you boys and wrecking my auto mail" Winry screamed as Davis transmuted the plate into a single blade.

"Ow, sorry" Davis said as he held his head "I was just testing my powers".

"Yeh yeh" Winry huffed "Come on, your friends are waiting".

"K" Davis answered as he grabbed his blue jacket.

"Sorry bout the wait guys" Davis said as he tucked his arm through the sleeve of his jacket.

For a second, Kari saw a flash of metal behind Davis' back as he adjusted his coat.

"Well guys, looks like we're stuck here for a couple of days" Davis said.

"Maybe not" Ed said as he pulled an envelope out of his jacket "Here Winry, its Hawkeye's and old flame butt's wedding invitation".

"That's right" Winry replied as she read the invitation "They weren't going to marry until Davis got back".

"You coming" Ed asked.

"Of course" Winry smiled as she hugged Yolie and Kari "Good thing I've found some shopping buddies".

"But, we didn't bring that much money?" Kari said worriedly "We didn't know we'd have to go to a wedding".

"That's okay" The elder female smiled "Davis' will cover the expenses, either that or he can pay his medical and auto mail bills".

It took Davis a few seconds to decide which was worse, 3 times that of Winry's usual shopping habits, or all those costs on auto mail parts, medical checkups and other various things Winry subjected to the boy to. With a sigh, Davis got out his bankcard.

"You remember the number Winry?" Davis sighed dejectedly "Take as much as you want".

"You sure Davis?" Kari asked, "We don't want to be a burden on your back account".

"Here, I'll right down how much is in it" Davis replied.

When it comes to writing down their accounts, a normal person would take about 3 seconds. Davis took 30. Handing it to Winry, everyone else peered over her shoulder to see the bank balance.

"WHAT IN THE SEVEN HELLS?" TK shouted, sure he didn't know what the currency in this country was, but there sure were a lot of zeros.

"Standard alchemist's pay" Davis sighed "Plus three years of unaccused interest, and what's on that paper's the final result of all that".

"Davis, you don't sound too happy about all that money" Kari noticed.

"I just don't find it really important" The young alchemist shrugged "Money's money, but friends and family are what I really care about".

"Aww, I love you Davis" Winry threw herself at the boy.

"See what I mean" Davis smiled.

"Uh, Davis" Ken began "I don't think she quite all there".

"Huh?" Davis said, looking at the love hearts in his friend's eyes at the small piece of paper "Oh geez Winry, try and save what shreds of dignity you have left".

"Yeh, I guess your right" Winry said as she got off the boy "I don't have much since I started dating the shrimp over there".

"Oh crap" Davis said as he watched Ed's eyes burned and his metal arm grow several new blades "This is going to get a hell of a lot worse before it gets any better".


Yeh yeh, I'm still here. This chapter took me about 3 days to write due to the fact that I'd get bored about 20 minutes into. And also due to the fact that I had Devil May Cry 3 to play. Speaking of which, those who've played it might see through my idea of giving Davis a blue coat while Ed has red, but without Davis being evil…yet anyway. That's about it for me (10 points for those who guess what the shiny thing behind Davis' back was) as always, lots of reviews. Till next time – Wolvie.