Lily: Hello everybody, and welcome to another chapter of Crossing Worlds!
Snowfur: *in tears of laughter*
Arin: What's so funny?
Snowfur: Earlier, Lily used Speech Jammer when we were on Skype.
Myra and Arin: *bursts into laughter*
Edward: What's Speech Jammer?
Lily: It delays you speech in your headphones when you try to talk.
Snowfur: Do it now!
Lily: I don't wanna.
Snowfur: DO IT!
Lily: NO!
Myra: Pleeaaassseee? *puppy dog eyes*
Lily: *sigh* Fine. *Puts on head phones* Helllloo, evrybody. I'm tyying to talk wight n...noowww. (literally what it sounded like)
Edward: *dies of laughter*
Lily: S-Shut uhp! I...I'm twying to tahlk the best...I-I cahn!
Everyone but Arin: *dies of insanity*
Arin: *clears throat* Well then, since I'm the only one with a level head right now, I'll start the chapter. SO START THE CHAPTER!
"I'm so HUNGRYYY!" Ed moans as he flops onto the couch. "I feel like I might die of hunger…" Lily says, lying down. Myra gasps. "Don't say such a thing!" she scolds. "Myra…please…come to my funeral." Lily mutters. "NOO! LILY-CHAN!" Myra yells, anime tears running down her face. "Explosives." Arin says. Translation: Shut up already. Lily gets up and glares at her. "Well I'm sorry if I'm hungry!" Lily says. "Explosives!" Arin retorts. Translation: Well I'm sorry if you're annoying. Myra gasps. "You did NOT!" she yells. "'Splosives." Arin says. Translation: Yes I did! Ed and Al watch, confused. Ed's stomach growls loudly. "I swear if they don't hurry up I'll transmute a hole in their faces!" he yells. "I agree with you there." Lily mutters "Brother, you can wait! You too Lily." Al says. "Says the person who doesn't have to eat!" the two shoot back. Al sighs. " Sometimes I wonder who the older brother really is." He says. Arin pats him on the back and nods.
"DINNER'S READY!" Pinako's voice yells from the dining room. "FOOD!" Lily yells and runs into the room. "THANK TRUTH!" Ed yells and follows her. As the two shove food down their throats, Snowfur looms over Lily. Lily stops and looks up at her. "What?" she asks. Snowfur glares at her. "I swear to god if you don't eat normally I will personally slit your throat and send you to hell." She says, in all seriousness. Snowfur taps her wristbands together and flames appear in front of Lily's face. "Got it?" Snowfur asks. Lily nods her head really quickly and starts eating normally.
"Why is there an open seat?" Myra asks. "Oh, that's Armstrong's seat." Al says. The four girls freeze in their places. "You mean, Major Armstrong? The guy who sparkles and always takes off his shirt?" Lily asks. Al nods. Arin deadpans. "Explosives." She mutters. Translation: Kill me now. "Why, you guys know him?" Ed asks. Snowfur nods. "All too well." She mutters. As if on cue, a bulky figure appears in the doorway. "I'm back! I hope you all missed me!" Armstrong's voice booms. "What happened while I was gone?" he asks. Edward sighs. "Oh nothing, I just got blown up, and almost lost my ear drums." He says sarcastically. "OH EDWARD! LET MY MUSCLES HEAL YOUR SOUL!" Armstrong says, taking off his shirt and hugs the small Elric (Ed: I AM NOT SMALL!). "Psst." Arin says, calling the three girls over to the doorway. "What is it?" Myra asks. "I have a smoke bomb. We can use it to escape." Arin says. "How long do we have?" Snowfur asks. "We have 5 seconds until it activates and 20 seconds to escape." Arin responds, looking at the small bomb in her hand. She puts her hand on the small needle sticking out of the side. "Ready?" she asks, looking at the other three girls. They all nod. Lily glances over at Major Armstrong and Edward. The Major was hugging Edward in a giant-like embrace. "Ok, I'm pulling it in…three…" Arin starts.
"Two…" The other girls tense.
"One…" Arin tightens her grip on the small needle.
"Activate!" She yells, pulling out the needle and throwing the bomb on the ground.
Major Armstrong was busy happily hugging his fellow State Alchemist Edward Elric and his brother Alphonse Elric. Too busy to notice the four other State Alchemists talking quietly by the door. He did, however, notice the small object rolling towards him. Curiously, he drops the boys, and picks up the object. He inspects it, and recognizes it as a smoke bomb. He was about to tell the others about this find when it explodes in his face. "Yes! It worked!" Myra yells happily. "Well no duh! Of course it worked!" Snowfur yells. "Now let's get out of here!" The girls start running towards the door, when they feel a sudden gust of wind. They look back to see the bulky Major holding one fist out. "Damn it!" Lily mutters. He used his alchemy to disperse the smoke. Why didn't we think of that possibility earlier?! Lily thinks, mentally punching herself. "H-Hi Major…" Myra says shakily. The tall Alchemist looks down to see the four girls frozen in the doorway. "Girls?" he asks, blinking to make sure that his eyes weren't tricking him.
Edward was confused at the following events. Probably because he was dizzy from a lack of air. All he understood was that Arin set off a smoke bomb to escape the Major's hugging wrath, but Armstrong caught them in the act. "HOW LOVELY IT IS TO SEE YOU FOUR!" Armstrong yells, scooping them up in a giant bear-hug. "Major…can't…breathe…" Lily stammers, trying to break free of the man's grasp. "Oh!" the Major says and immediately lets them go. "It's ok." Myra says happily. "It's good to see you again Major." The Major smiles. "It's good to see you all too." He says.
Ed and Al stare at them. "Just how exactly do you know them, Major?" Al asks. "When we took the exam, Major Armstrong showed us the ropes and stuff. Then we were ordered to work on our alchemy and train for a year. We just finished the training and were on our way to Central to get information on our commanding officer because we don't have one yet." Lily explains. Edward nods. "We're actually heading to Central tomorrow. You can come with us if you want." Ed suggests. "Really?" Myra asks eagerly. He nods, smiling. "YAY! Thank you Ed!" Myra says, tackling him in a hug. He just laughs. "No problem." Al says.
"Wow! Is it really that late?" Lily asks, looking out the window. Sure enough, it was completely dark, and the moon was almost halfway in the air. The others gather to the window. "We should probably get to bed…" Snowfur says. "You four can sleep in the guest room tonight." Winry pipes up. "'K! Thanks Winry!" Myra says and runs down the hall, followed by the other three. "'Night Ed!" The girls yell in unison and go into their room for the right. "I guess we're going to sleep too." Ed says, yawning. "'Night Winry." He says and heads to his room too. "Goodnight Edward." She says, smiling. "It looks like those boys finally got some friends their age after all this time." Pinako says after a while. "Yeah…" Winry says, and heads up to her room.
~~~SCENE CHANGY THINGY~~~
The four girls walk into the guest room, and Lily immediately yells, "I CALL THE BED!" and flops down on the mattress. "Awww!" That's not fair!" Myra whines, anime style tears falling down her face. "Oh, you're gonna play that game?" Snowfur challenges. "Then I get the couch!" she smiles and walks over to the couch triumphantly. Arin looks at the two and huffs. "'Splosives!" she yells. Translation: You guys suck! Lily laughs. "Myra, we can share the bed if you want. It's big enough for two people." She says. Myra beams. "YAY!" she yells and jumps on the bed, nearly landing on Lily. Arin sighs and walks over to the recliner. "Explosives." She says defeatedly. Translation: I really didn't want the chair, but I guess I have no choice. "Sucks for you!" Lily exclaims and laughs happily. Arin takes something out of her pocket and starts messing with it.
"So what do we do now?" Snowfur asks. "I dunno." Lily responds, shrugging. "MAN! I really wish I had my phone…" Myra whines. Lily pats her on the back. "We all do." She says, sniffing. Suddenly, they hear the sound of Flappy Bird emanating from Arin. The three girls slowly look and see her messing with a PHONE. A demonic aura forms around the three, and Arin looks up slowly. "Arin…" Lily mutters angrily. "L-Look! We can work this out, o-okay?" Arin says in chibi form, her expression something like this: ^_^.
"Arin…" Lily repeats, her expression more like this: =_=.
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"Okay fine! What do you want to do?" Arin says after a while. "LET'S WATCH FMA!" Lily yells. "YEAH!" Myra and Snowfur cheer. "Wouldn't that break the fourth wall?" Arin asks. Lily shakes her head. "It shouldn't as long as no one else but us sees it." She says. Arin shrugs and looks up FMA Brotherhood episode 2, since they've all seen episode 1 and the original anime. They all had a basic idea of the Brotherhood storyline because they all read the manga too. Except for Lily; she's seen both series and the movies and read the manga. She turns the volume down low so that it wouldn't alert the others. The episode first started when Ed and Al were going to Lior. It eventually goes into their backstory, and shows the human transmutation. "Oh my gosh young Ed and Al are so cute!" Myra whispers excitedly. Arin looks depressed. "I didn't know the taboo was that horrible. She mutters. Lily and Snowfur murmur in agreement. The episode eventually ends and Snowfur and Myra looked depressed. "What's wrong?" Lily asks the two. "Oh, just some bad memories, is all." Snowfur responds and Myra nods. Lily nearly forgot about their backstories. "Hey, didn't you find it weird that Truth gave us our childhood memories here?" She asks suddenly. The other three nod. "It's like we've been living here forever." Snowfur says. Lily then remembers something. Something very important.
~~~FLASHBACK~~~
Lily was strapped on a table. Another day of horrible tests. Tests seemed like all her life was now. Constant testing, injections, physicals; it all was the same. Every single day. So here she was again, the scientists' torture chamber, as she called it. Lily looks up at the scientists next to her, who was holding a needle with a very weird liquid in it. It was a bright red liquid, glowing brightly. The scientists babble nonsense, which Lily couldn't understand. Either that or she lost all comprehension of words at this point. However, this time she catches a few words.
"Done…red water…can…it?" The one with the needle asks. "Try…fail…might…stone." A second one says. A third one laughs loudly. "Finally…new homunculus!" They exclaim. Homunculus? Lily tries to process this in her brain. What do they mean by that? Suddenly, the first scientist injects the 'red water', as they call it, into her arm. An immediate burning sensation goes through her entire being, and she screams out in pain. It felt like her body was being burned and cut apart at the same time. A red glow comes from the side of her neck, embedding an Ouroboros tattoo on her neck. The emblem of a homunculus.
~~~FLASHBACK END~~~
"Lily? Are you ok?" a voice says suddenly, pulling her from her bad memory. Her head snaps up, and she sees the other three girls looking at her in concern. "Geez Lily, don't scare us like that!" Myra whines. "S-Sorry…just zoned out for a bit." Lily says, unconsciously rubbing her neck. "Flashback?" Snowfur asks. Lily nods. "I know how you fell. Myra and I just had one not too long ago." She says, smiling. "It was about the labs…" Lily says, looking down. "You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to." Arin says. Lily shakes her head. "I'd have to tell you eventually so I mind as well do it now…" she says. And so, she goes on to explain about the labs, the experiment and the like. Soon she gets to the red water and everyone collectively gasps in horror. "Red water?!" Myra exclaims. "Just like Wrath…" Arin says, deep in thought. "But doesn't that mean…?!" Snowfur starts. Lily nods. She removes her hand from her neck, revealing the red Ouroboros tattoo. "I'm a homunculus." Lily says, confirming the fact that was in all of their minds. "A monster…" she whispers, almost too quiet to hear. Myra puts a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Hey, don't say that. It's not true." She says, smiling. "I must not tell lies!" Arin says, doing a pretty good impression of Professor Umbridge from Harry Potter. Snowfur sighs heavily. "Someone get the blood quills, we have a naughty student here!" she calls, trying to keep a straight face. Lily immediately bursts into laughter, along with Snowfur and Myra. Arin clears her throat loudly. "Hem hem!" she says in a high-pitched girly voice. That only adds to the laughter. She smiles brightly. Her friends really were the best, even if they are a bit crazy.
~~~TIME CHANGY AGAIN~~~
Lily wakes up and slowly opens her eyes, trying to adjust to the bright light. She looks over at Myra, sleeping soundly next to her, She smiles warmly as she recalls the events of the previous night. She nearly laughs at the thought of the references. They really were nerds. "So you're finally awake?" Arin says from across the room. Lily looks over at her. She was holding a dark purple loop of fabric in her hand. "Here." Arin says, and hands it over to her. "It's a necklace to put over your Ouroboros tattoo. I figured you wouldn't want strangers to see it so I made you this." She says and hands it over. Lily takes it happily and fits it right on her neck. "Thanks!" She beams happily. "'Splosives." Arin says with a shrug. Translation: No problem. Lily then gets to fixing her messy hair. She flattens it, and combs through it. She then puts it in her anime hairstyle that was now probably trademarked to her. After she finishes she puts on some casual clothes; a purple tank top with black shorts, and walks outside to see Ed and AL sparring. She remembered this scene from the anime. So Ed just got his automail fixed, Lily thinks. She leans against the side of the house and watches as Ed kicks Al onto the ground.
"SCORE!" Ed yells as Al gets up, who gives his brother a thumbs up. "Well well well, looks like the little pipsqueak can pack a punch." Lily says, walking into the scene. Veins pop on Ed's forehead. "WHO'RE YOU CALLING SO SHORT THAT HE'LL NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SUFFOCATING BECAUSE HE CAN FLOAT IN THE OXYGEN PARTICLES IN THE AIR!" Ed yells, and then gasps for air. Al sweat drops. "Brother, she didn't say that…" Lily smirks. "You." She answers, poking him in his left arm. "YOU UNGRATEFUL PRICK!" Ed fumes. "Now now, calm down. I didn't come all the way out here to argue. I wanted to ask you something." Lily says, barely holding down her own rage. "DO you want to have a sparring match?" Ed's head perks up at the thought. "Sure!" he says and walks to one side of the field. Lily goes to the other. They both get into a fighting stance. "Alchemy or no alchemy?" Ed asks. Lily shrugs. "It's your choice." She says while grinning evilly. "Then I choose alchemy to make things more interesting. Ed says with a smile. "You're on!" Lily yells.
"Alright then, we'll start the match in…" Al starts.
"…3…" Lily tenses.
"…2…" Ed transmutes his automail into his trademark blade.
"…1…" Lily starts up an alchemy formula.
"GO!" Al yells and the two bolt towards each other. Ed lashes at Lily's side with his automail, but Lily jumps up at an incredible height and lands behind Ed, the remnants if a deep purple lightning fading away. Edward was stunned. Before he could ask, Lily just said, "Alchemy." She then claps her hands and places them on the ground. Blue lightning crackles from the alchemical reaction. Using the minerals from the ground, she pulls out two small daggers. Lily smirks and runs toward Ed. Purple lightning crackles from the circles on Lily's hands; the daggers also glowing a faint purple. With a loud clang, two metal objects clash. The purple glow grows, and the clash of metal turns to an ear-piercing screech.
Ed winces as the horrible sound reaches his ears. But he couldn't try to block it out; he had to focus on the battle at hand. He claps his hands and places them on the ground. More lightning crackles as large stone points emerge from the ground. As expected, Lily dodges by jumping into the air as before. Ed knew that she would easily be able to dodge any attack he put out. He did it to observe how her alchemy works. First came the lightning from the reaction, as any type of alchemy works. Then, he saw it, if only for a brief second. The air around her feet grew hazy, which he could only guess was her alchemy averting the gravity around there. He also guessed it was the same with the other transmutations. Now the question was how to stop it?
Lily knew this was a weak attack for him. He wanted to observe her alchemy. So, she used the opportunity. While he was observing her alchemy from the front, he wouldn't see anything coming from the back. Purple light glows from the daggers, and she throws them horizontally behind Ed. Now to wait, she thinks. If it didn't go to plan, she had a backup, but she really hoped this would work. Lily lands in the middle of the two daggers, and as if on cue, a strong gust of wind blows by. This time, she would change the air waves.
Ed notices what was happening far too late. By this time he figured out that Lily can control any type of waves, but he nearly forgot about air waves. He looks behind him as the transmutation starts, and the wind current changes to blow towards him. The wind hits him with such force that he nearly toppled over onto the ground. Lily laughs. "Is the little pipsqueak too light to stay on the ground?" She teases playfully. Edward growls. "WHO'RE YOU CALLIN-!" he was interrupted by his face hitting the ground. Then, he gets an idea. What if he used the wind to his advantage?
Lily moves to the side of the wind flow, laughing at Ed. She was nearly doubled over, and she was nearly crying of laughter. She couldn't help it, really. He just looked so funny! Then, she watches as Ed jumps into the air and he lets himself get blown, and he transmuted a wall to stop him. He then ricochets off of the wall and heads straight towards Lily. She quickly claps her hands and transmutes two more daggers to at least be able to block attack. She readies herself for the blow in a blocking stance, and Ed hits her with an amazing force. It almost wiped her clean off of her feet. Ed keep pushing, trying to slam her to the ground so he can announce his victory. Lily struggles to stay on the ground. She then kicks him in the right leg. HARD. He immediately breaks off and rubs his leg. "That was a cheap move." Ed grumbles. "Cheap moves are always the best moves." Lily remarks and the two head for each other again.
They both charge again. Ed tries to kick Lily with his left leg, but Lily quickly dodges and goes after him. He quickly blocks her blows with his right arm though. From what Ed could tell, Lily was a quick-style fighter. She continually dodges and blocks until there's an opening, and then goes in for one swift, clean blow. And she repeats that. He knew that this was going to go nowhere, and that they were even in all ways. "EDWARD ELRIC!" A loud voice suddenly booms from inside the house. The battle stops completely. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO OUR YARD?!" A very angry blond yells, coming outside. "S-Sorry Winry, w-we were just sparring…" Ed stammers. "Fix it now!" Winry says in a demon-like voice. Ed shrieks and nods. Winry glares at Lily with an if-you-don't-help-you'll-get-the-wrench look. They both clap their hands and fix the yard. "That was a nice match though." Snowfur's voice says from inside. She walks out of the house, wearing a light blue t-shirt and gray shorts. Her automail was clearly worked on. "Nice automail." Lily says, tapping her left arm. "Thanks. Winry just finished working on it. Myra's also getting hers worked on." Snowfur says happily. "G freaking G." Lily says, stretching her back. "Hey guys, Mrs. Rockbell just finished breakfast!" Myra's voice says from inside. "Yes! I'm starving!" Ed exclaims and happily rushes in. "Hey! Wait for me!" Lily exclaims and runs after him.
~~~SCENE CHANGE~~~
Breakfast was quiet. REALLY quiet. Everyone pretty much finished eating and they all sat in an awkward silence for a while. Then, a plan forms in Lily's mind. She saw cups. She glanced around at the others and she could tell they also had the same idea. "Okay, this is just getting depressing!" Lily says after a while. "Well, what do we do?!" Ed whines. Lily just smirks. "Just watch and learn." The four girls grab their cups and start singing the Cup Song from Pitch Perfect. They always started singing together when they were bored, coming up with harmony parts and stuff. Just because they were in a different world didn't mean that was going to change. Lily takes a deep breath and starts to sing.
"(Lily) I got my ticket for the long way 'round. Two bottle whiskey for the way. And I sure would like some sweet company, oh I'm leaving tomorrow. What do you say?"
"(Snowfur) When I'm gone, when I'm gone~ You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. You're gonna miss me by my hair, you're gonna miss me everywhere, oh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone."
"(Myra) I've got my ticket for the long was 'round. The one with the prettiest view. It's got mountains, it's got rivers. It's got woods that give you shivers but it sure would be prettier with you."
"(Arin) When I'm gone, when I'm gone~ You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. You're gonna miss me by my talk, you're gonna miss me by my walk, oh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone."
"(Lily) I've got my ticket for the long way 'round. These feet weren't built to stay too long. And I'll go there on my own, but if you miss me when you're home. It's for you, dear that I sing this song."
"(All) When I'm gone, when I'm gone~ You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. You're gonna miss me by my hair, you're gonna miss me everywhere, oh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. When I'm gone, when I'm gone~ You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. You're gonna miss me by my talk, you're gonna miss me by my walk, oh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone."
They finish the song with a final slam with the cups on the table, and the others stare at them in awe. Lily gives a whoop, and they give a four way high five. "GG!" Snowfur exclaims. "That has to be the best we've ever done that song." Myra says proudly. Edward gapes at the four girls. "I didn't know you could sing!" He exclaims. Arin smirks. "Oh please, we do it all the time!" She says proudly. "Can you sing another one?" Al asks pleadingly. Lily looks at the others, and they all nod. "Sure!" she exclaims. She then looks around. "Do you happen to have a guitar?" She asks. Winry's head perks. "My parents had an old guitar that they owned. I'll go get it." She says and leaves.
Winry comes back not too long after, and she hands an acoustic guitar and a pick to Lily. "This is perfect!" She exclaims. "Thanks Winry!" Lily hands it to Arin, who was known as the guitar master in their group. "Can you play Let it All Out?" Lily asks. Arin nods. "Myra and I don't know the lyrics though." Snowfur says. "Wait…then that means I have to sing it alone?!" Lily exclaims. "What, are you too scared?" Ed asks teasingly. "I am not! Fine, I'll sing it alone." Lily says and takes a deep breath.
"Let it all out, let it all out. You don't have to think your heart is made of steel. Come away now, from your own doubt. Like a flower of hope that is growing in a field, you will heal. Although the road has changed you, and the world has often failed you; you've gotta carry on and show them you're strong, you've gotta bury what is past and gone. Some days will be worse than others, but you've gotta find another way."
"Through pain and fear, or rain and tears, we will hold on to the light. We'll chase the dawn that waits for us beyond the darkest sky. Keep following that distant star; never walk away from who you are. Never forget that the promise of tomorrow lies in your heart."
"Let it all out, let it all out. Nothing ever seems to work or go your way. But you'll learn that, isn't all bad; the misfortune isn't always here to stay, hey. Once upon a time in my youth, I wanted a taste of the truth. But everything that I came to find was nothing but a castle built on lies. Now I don't know what to believe, but I've gotta stay alive and breathe."
"I'm terrified, but I'm alright, knowing you're there by my side. When I'm with you, I'm stronger and I'll never have to hide. I've known it from the very start, even if we're far or worlds apart. Nothing will change that the promise of tomorrow lies in our hearts."
"How can I tell right from wrong when everything I've known has betrayed me? Do we take the truth at its face value, or do we give up on believing? When I about losing you, in my heart I know what I should do; deep down I know that I'll never let you go."
"Through pain and fear, or rain and tears, we will hold on to the light. We'll chase the dawn that waits for us beyond the darkest sky. Keep following that distant star; never walk away from who you are. Never forget that your future's waiting up ahead. As seasons change and rearrange, and the sands of time descend. As all your hope starts vanishing you'll always have a friend. In brightest day or darkest night, even if we have to say goodbye you'll be alright. I will always and forever be by your side"
Cheers ring throughout the house as the Arin strums the last chord. Lily bows dramatically and laughs. Then she stops thoughtfully. "I think we're forgetting something important…" She trails off. Ed gasps in horror. "THE TRAIN TO CENTRAL!"
Snowfur: I can't believe that we forgot about the train.
Arin: It's because everyone's an idiot.
Edward: Well at least I remembered.
Myra: YAY! WE GET TO MEET MUSTANG SOON!
Edward: How do you know about Colonel Bastard?
Lily: B-Because we're th-the...wr...wriiitteers and we know th-thiiisss stuff.
Everyone: *bursts out into laughter*
Lily: W-Well then y-you try it! *hands headphones to Ed*
Edward: *shrugs* Well it can't be THAT hard.
Snowfur: *snickers* You'll be suprised.
Edward: *puts headphones on* Well dis isn't daaatt h...h...haarrddd.
Arin: HAHA! YOU SHOULD HEAR YOURSELF!
Edward: W-Well tarking i-is haarrd w...when y-you put dis oonnn.
Lily: *gasps for air* Well that's it for this chapter...see you next time!
Myra: BYYYEEE!