Disclaimer: I do not own Danny Phantom, nor do I own Fullmetal Alchemist. However, the unique plots and events I put the characters through are original creations of my own mind.
'How did I get myself into this situation?' Danny thought, closing his eyes as another fist came.
"UGH!" He sighed, falling to the ground. Looking up, he held his stomach tightly, mentally preparing for more pain. Grabbing the collar of the black button-down shirt, Izumi dragged a weary Danny to his feet, staring at him boldly in the eyes.
"I will ask this again- where did you come from?" Izumi had the right to be suspicious. In no way did she want to endanger anyone, and these two were the most mysterious children she had ever crossed. Well, if not save for two others, but they had been easy enough to decipher. No, these two posed a problem for Izumi...and it rankled her.
Glancing to his side, Danny noticed Sam wrapping the gauze Izumi had handed to her after she had caused the wound. Danny turned back to the seemingly psychotic woman.
"Out of the country." Izumi tossed Danny up into the air, eyes locked onto her target with a feral viciousness in them. Gritting his teeth, Danny contemplated on what to do. Unable to transform into his true form, he was forced to walk around as a phantom, and using his abilities without the choice to become Danny Fenton meant he would be walking around as a powerful ghost...and nothing more. Just as Izumi began to bring her leg up, Danny flew to the side, her heel clipping his jaw. Crashing to the ground, Danny rolled his jaw. Izumi walked over to him, picking him up by the back of his shirt.
"Where did you come from?" Danny closed his eyes, sighing. He felt relieved, somehow, she had not noticed his maneuver too much. Still, his jaw hurt like hell. Sam looked up to Danny, amethyst eyes somehow acknowledging that neither of them could take much more of this.
"Amity." Izumi slowly placed Danny back on his feet, looking sternly into his shocking green eyes. Coughing, he massaged his jaw, then sighing.
"Me and Sam are from Amity." Izumi examined Danny, glancing at the black button down shirt he wore, and the new rips that had formed on the jeans she had purchased for him. A small smile played at the edges of Izumi's lips, and she spoke.
"I haven't heard of any Amity."
"Yeah, well, I've never heard about this Dublith place, either, so we're even." Danny huffed, staring at her strongly.
"Hardly." Izumi silently entered her house, leaving Danny and Sam outside to recuperate in the relaxing weather.
"What the heck was that?" Danny sighed, plopping beside Sam. The rays of afternoon sunlight gently caressed the green land before them, the two hiding from the sunlight in the shade of a single tree. Down the cobblestone streets, children were at play, laughing at their frivolous game and enjoying life. Compared to Amity's honking horns and almost constant overcast, this place was peaceful, and it relaxed Sam and Danny.
"I have no idea, but she seemed really angry..." Sam passed the roll of gauze to Danny, he beginning to envelop new scrapes that occupied his legs.
"Gee, I wonder why, Sam. It's not like we're holding back any information from her." Danny ripped a strip of gauze with his teeth, grabbing some medicinal ointment beside him.
"It's not that." Sam hissed, crossing her arms. Leaning back on the trunk of the tree, she allowed her mind to wander. Where were they? Surely no where near Amity...what bugged her the most was that whatever this place was, those homunculis hadn't followed, and the fact that they ended up here after passing through the Gate made everything more complicated to Sam. Wrapping gauze around his knee, Danny continued to complain.
"If she wants to know about us, she shouldn't beat the life outta us."
"Danny, did you ever think she was worried about something else?" Sam sighed, standing up. Danny looked up to her, watching as the gentle breeze allowed the long white shirt to flow, accenting her curves to her right. Although Sam and Izumi shared the same outfit, they appeared nothing alike.
"Still, she shouldn't take it out on us." Danny stood beside Sam, ruffling his white hair.
"Danny...do you think we're in another world?" Danny looked at Sam with a look of confusion and shock, beginning to laugh nervously.
"Another world? No offense, Sam, but this isn't exactly Mars. Besides, no one has ray guns or is trying to suck our brains!" Danny made a slight sucking sound, waving his arms frantically like demented tentacles. Sam just laughed, shaking her head.
"Not like that. But...think about it, Danny. We end up here after we pass through the Gate...no one here seems to even own a television set." Sam said. But at the mention of technology, each of their minds wondered what had become of Tucker, and immediatelyhoped he was alright.
"I don't know, Sam. The Ghost Zone is one thing, but a whole different world...?" Danny crossed his arms, staring out into the street. Sam, too, gazed at the children, laughing and playing without a care. It was then the children separated, staring at two men that passed through. Each wore a blue uniform, numerous medals hanging from their chest. Sam and Danny gasped, standing back behind the tree. The two military men turned into the pathway that led to Izumi's front door. Grasping Sam's shoulders, Danny willed them to become unseen to human eyes. One intimidating figure knocked loudly on the front door, each waiting patiently in the doorway. Izumi opened the door, face expressionless as she looked up to the large one before her.
"Ma'am, I'm Lieutenant Alex Louis Armstrong, sent to inquire about the Elric brothers on Colonel Mustang's behalf. Do not feel intimidated by my immense power!" The uniform tore, leaving Armstrong to pose in numerous ways, flexing his shining muscles. He smiled in joy, pink stars glinting about his bald head.
"Why couldn't Lancer be like that?" Danny laughed, but stopped as Sam elbowed him in the stomach.
"So...you two are military men?" Izumi asked calmly, looking away from Armstrong as he continued his poses.
"Yeah. Listen, lady, we just need ta ask a few questions." A blonde haired man spoke, cigarette carefully placed at the corner of his mouth as he spoke.
"I see..." Within a fraction of a second, the door slammed shut before them. Bolts of blue light were seen through the open windows, and a loud 'thunk' was heard from within the house. Armstrong and the blonde haired soldier looked to each other in confusion.
"Havoc, go around the back. I will use the Armstrong family technique to get through this door!" Placing metal spiked gauntlets over his hands, Havoc saluted to the large officer, running away without a second to spare.
"Why does he need those things? With that kind of muscle, he could just bust the door down!" Danny whispered into Sam's ear. Still, the two watched from safety. As Armstrong reared back his arm, the inscription upon the gauntlets began to glow a purple hue, sparking everywhere.
"HAH!" Armstrong grunted as his hand connected with the door. The purple sparks flew everywhere, then dimming down.
"What the heck!" Danny exclaimed, but Sam just watched with open eyes. Behind the door was a solid stone statue, but as they stared, it melted to the ground in the form of molten rock. As it fell, it cooled, leaving a black rock surface.
"What was that!" Danny exclaimed, but Sam elbowed him in the stomach again.
"It's Alchemy! Don't you get it, Danny? That guy 's a real Alchemist!" As Armstrong entered the home, they saw blue sparks fly from within the house, the walls stretching to spikes and creating an obstacle of stalagmites. In another flash of purple, iron spikes zoomed through the hall, snapping the stalagmites.
"Sam, we better get outta here." Danny spoke, each materializing and their existence becoming distinguished.
"What about Izumi! She might be psychotic, but she still helped us."
"You saw those guys! They're from the military!"
"And since when did you side with the law?" Sam asked Danny, smirking. Sighing, Danny grabbed Sam's wrist, beginning to run into the house as they became invisible to the naked eye.
"Lady, please! We don't want trouble!" Havoc pleaded, gesturing a 'no' with his hands.
"Well, you've got trouble!" Izumi shouted, clapping her hands together. Blue bolts of light shot everywhere, finally revealing Havoc inside an iron cage.
"You are about to witness the signature Armstrong-"
"SHUT-UP!" Izumi flew from above, leg extended as she plummeted towards Armstrong's head. His massive hand grasped her ankle, and for a moment, Izumi lost her composure. Swinging her towards the wall, Izumi clapped her hands together, an odd echo following after. In a display of blue bolts, the wall became more malleable. The wall gently slowed Izumi's impact, then propelling her forward to Armstrong. Ducking, Armstrong dodged Izumi's attack, quickly turning around as she landed gracefully.
"You fight well for a big guy."
"Why, thank you." The inscription on Armstrong's gauntlets began to glow, and he shoved his hand to the floor. Like quicksand, the floor consumed Izumi, leaving her to struggle, stuck at the waist. Armstrong approached her, looking down to her.
"Are you willing to answer our question about the Elrics, now?"Armstrong spoke, but Izumi just laughed.
"Not a chance." Clapping her hands together, the floor transmuted into dust, allowing her to fall to the basement. Armstrong jumped, gauntlets glowing purple. As he landed in a crouching position he threw his fist down, making the floor of the basement make a wave. Flipping over it with ease, Izumi clapped her hands in mid-air. Landing on her feet, she placed her hands on the floor. Bolts of blue were sent everywhere, and the floor reared up with many, what seemed, wooden vines, entwining themselves around Armstrong's limbs. Breathing heavily, Izumi stood at full height, watching Armstrong struggle to break free of the floor's hold.
"Leave my house and never return. I do not speak to dogs of the military." Izumi opened her eyes wide as Armstrong finally snapped his restraints, shoving his fists together. A blinding amount of purple rays formed, and spikes transmuted from the remains of the wooden vines, flying towards Izumi.
"Look out!" Izumi felt a hand grab her shoulder, and suddenly, she felt unsteady. It was as though she were no longer bound to the earth. Cold crept within her, and yet, her heart still beat warmly. It was then Izumi felt steady once more, and could feel the sweat drip from her forehead. She looked to Armstrong before her, his face an expression of shock.
"How did you...how did you evade my pinning technique?" Looking behind her, Izumi examined a detailed outline of her body in the form of wooden spikes, meaning to have pinned her to the wall. As Izumi opened her mouth to reply, blood shot out, and she narrowed her eyes in distaste.
"Mrs.Curtis!" Armstrong looked up, quite alert, searching the person who had spoken the woman's name.
"Who's there?" Armstrong looked around, but then looked down to Izumi, her hand clasped over her mouth, blood seeping to the floor.
"We need to get you to a doctor. Right away." Placing a hand on Izumi's shivering shoulder, she swatted away Armstrong's comfort, continuing to spew out blood.
"My medicine..." She coughed. As Armstrong looked up, searching for the said bottle of medicine, he swore he noticed the door to the first floor swing open and close by itself.
Author's Note: And so ends Chapter ten! I hope I did good with the fighting sequence...