Lily: HELLO EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO CROSSING WORLDS CHAPTER 5! WOOOO!
Snowfur: Well, you seem hyped.
Lily: Well DUH! I am badass in this chapter! I was fangirling as I wrote the end!
Arin: Well, way to flatter yourself.
Myra: *eats candy cane*
Arin: ...seriously?
Myra: Yeah!
Edward: What's that?
Lily: WHAT ARE THOOOOOOOSE!
Snowfur: Just stop. Please.
Lily: Never!
Myra: DISCLAIMER PLEASE!
Edward: Why do I have to do it? Hire Colonel Bastard or someone else!
Myra: Never!
Arin: I LOVE STAR WARS!
Lily: I know right! The new movie was so hyped!
Arin: Yeah! *high fives Lily*
Snowfur: OKAY! That's enough for today! Disclaimer!
Edward: Fine. FMA is not owned by A-HGaming. It is owned by-
Lily: JOHN CENA! DA DA DA DA! DA DA DA DA DA!
Everyone: ...
Edward: *clears throat* Funimation, and other people. NOW JUST START IT!
Lily just stares in shock as three other homunculi appear out of the shadows; Envy, Gluttony and Lust. She, of course, knew what the homunculi looked like and how they acted, but seeing them if real life was scary. Envy was actually pretty tall compared to her, with gray snake-like eyes. His skin was a deathly pale, and his hair reminded her of snakes. Lust had similar pale skin, and she looked downright creepy, like a stalker. Gluttony's appearance sent shivers down her spine. His eyes had no pupils, just a milky white. He had a creepy smile on his face, with drool running down his chin. He looked cute, in a very creepy way. Memories of her days in the labs rush towards her again.
~~~FLASHBACK~~~
Lily was in a dark hallway, heading towards an open room with two guards guiding her. She had officially become the homunculus Pain, and she was going to meet her new 'brothers and sister.' Being only 8, she had no idea what that meant, but she didn't have much of a say in the matter, so she went along with it. And through this, only one thing worried her. No, it wasn't escaping, death, pain (Lily: Haha! Pain! See what I did there? Arin: -facepalm-) or anything like that. It was her appearance. Honestly though, she looked terrible. All she wore was a dirtied, and somewhat bloodied, pale white dress. Her hair was thrown all over the place; it had grown long over the year she was there. The only thing that was intact was her newly-made Ouroboros tattoo. As they stop into the light, Lily finds herself in a large room, with many people standing around. Just the sight of them sent shivers down her spine. "Hello there Pain, it's nice to meet you." One of them says, walking towards her. He looked like the leader to her. Lily takes a small step back as he approaches her. "Come on, there's no need to be afraid. You're one of us now." He says with a smile. "I'm Envy." Envy holds out a hand, and Lily slowly takes it. His eyes dart to the two guards who were standing fearfully back at the entrance. "You two aren't needed anymore." Envy says, transforming his arm into a blade and brutally killing them. Blood splatters everywhere. The screams of the two echo through the room. Lily's eyes widen in shock. I don't like it here, she thinks. I don't belong here! I'm not like them! "Hey! Pay attention!" Envy snaps. Lily immediately looks forward. Envy starts pointing to the other people in the room. "That's Lust, Gluttony, Wrath, and Pride. Greed, Sloth and Father aren't here currently." Envy says.
"Hey, do you even know what a homunculus is?" Pride asks with a sneer. Lily shakes her head and says, "N-No." Pride mutters something under his breath, and Lily could tell it wasn't good. "First of all, a homunculus is not a human. We're immortal beings who reign over humans, and we steal the souls of them through a philosopher's stone. Each of us have an ability, for example, I can control shadows." Pride explains. "Ugh, all this explaining is so annoying." Lust complains. "Can we just get to the testing already?" Lily's head perks up. Testing? No, not more testing! She thinks in fear. Tears form in her eyes. Wrath grabs a cup with the same red liquid that she was injected with, and hands it to her. "Drink it." Envy says harshly. The way he said it told her that she had no choice. Lily shakily holds it up to her lips, glancing at Envy, and quickly drinks it. Immediately, a bitter taste develops in her mouth, and she starts coughing. The Ouroboros tattoo on her neck glows brightly, the light nearly blinding. Envy steps back shocked, and then starts laughing maniacally. Black markings form around the tattoo, and they start crawling up her neck, covering half her face. Her eyes turn blood red, and darkness envelops her like an aura. And as soon as it started, it stops. Lily falls to the ground, panting. Sweat covered her face, and her vision starts to get blurry. The other homunculi start talking, and Lily passes out into a dreamless sleep.
~~~HOLY CRAP. THAT WAS COOL!~~~
Lily gains awareness, but she doesn't dare to open her eyes or even move. She tries her hardest to calm her breathing and make it seem like she's still asleep. "But still, her powers might be the strongest out of all of us." she hears Lust's voice say. "It felt like an actual demon." Lily hears the voices move farther away. "But, she doesn't have the experience that we do." Wrath says. "And even if she tries to escape, the chimeras will get her." Soon, no trace of voices could be heard. Lily slowly opens her eyes, and notices that she's in the same spot she was before. It looked like the other homunculi left to go somewhere. They definitely underestimated her. She knew for a fact that this place was underground, so she immediately thought to go up. Lily slowly walks to the entrance she came through, and looks for a ladder that led up.
She lost track of how long she spent wandering through the tunnels, but eventually she comes up to something different. There was a large grate on the ceiling, and after that the tunnel ended into a sewer system. On the ground spread across the area were skeletons of people who failed to make it past. She looks up to see tons of red eyes staring back at her. She nearly screams, but covers her mouth just in time. So these are the chimeras Wrath was talking about. Lily really didn't want to, but she readies herself to run across and escape onto the ladder. She flinches as she hears growls coming from the ceiling. She takes in a shaky breath. One…two…three…GO! Lily bolts across to the sewer tunnel, and she briefly looks back to see at least 10 chimeras looking at her.
At this point she didn't care if the other homunculi found her. All she cared about was making it out alive. Lily splashes through the sewer water to the other side. The water slowed her tremendously. A pipe was lying on the ground by the ladder, and Lily picks it up to use as a weapon. She didn't have any combat experience, but she had to fight if she was going to escape. She was too close now to give up. The chimeras were right behind her, and Lily turns around and hits one of them on the head. Really hard. It falls to the ground, knocking about two others down with it. Taking the chance, Lily starts climbing up the ladder. She could feel the hot breath of the chimeras that were jumping up, trying to bite her. She was almost to the top, when one chimera bites her foot, crushing it with the sheer force of its teeth. Lily could hear the crunch of her bones in the chimera's jaw. She lets out a loud scream as white hot pain rips through her body. She nearly fell off the ladder, but remembering her goal, uses all her strength to hold on. The pipe she was using as a weapon falls to the ground with a loud crash. Tears run down her face because of the pain. Suddenly, red sparks crackle around her leg as her foot turns to ash and collects onto her leg. Lily's eyes widen in shock as her foot reforms onto her leg, as if nothing had happened to it. I…really am immortal… she thinks. Lily shakes the thoughts out of her head and starts climbing up the ladder again, then climbs out and closes the grate.
As Lily steps into the sunlight in what seems like forever, tears of relief run down her face. She was finally out of that hellhole; she was free! As she looks around, she finds that she was in an alley towards the end of a street. Lily slowly steps out and looks around. It was very early in the morning, and hardly anyone was outside. Sure, being free was nice, but how was she going to get back home?
"Yeah, that'll work. Thanks. Sorry about that by the way, heh. Bye." Lily hears a voice, and immediately retreats back into the alley. She curiously pokes her head around the corner to see who it was. There was a middle-aged man standing there, waving to someone. He was wearing a blue military uniform, and had a pair of glasses. The man looks over in her direction and spots her. Lily lets out a yelp and hides back in the alley. "Hello? Anyone there?" she hears the man's voice ask. "You didn't look too well. Are you alright?" Lily inches a bit towards the corner. Who is he? Is he a nice person? She was smart enough to realize that he was a part of the military. But, was he a nice person? She decided to take her chances and see who exactly he is.
Lily steps out from the alley, and yells to the man, "Over here!" The man looks over at me in surprise. He then notices my appearance. "Who are you?" he asks, walking over to me. "I-I'm Lily Summers." I say, blushing in embarrassment. "Summers? Wait, you're not…Brian and Allie's kid, are you?" the man asks, looking at her with pity. Oh no… Lily thinks. I can't let him know about what happened…Quick Lily! Think! Come up with something! "Um…yeah, I am. I ended up running away…and some mean guys captured me...and I recently escaped. Yeah." She says, hoping the man wouldn't see through the lie. "Are you alright? You're not hurt, are you?" he asks, scanning her for any injuries. "N-No, I'm fine…umm…what's your name Mister?" Lily asks. The man adjusts his glasses, and smiles. "I'm Maes Hughes. It's nice to meet you Lily. How about you come to my house and wash up? My soon-to-be wife would love to meet you." He says, and holds it out. Lily gingerly takes is and smiles. "'Kay!"
"Honey! I'm home!" Hughes says, smiling brightly as he walks into the house. Lily follows behind him, looking around the house. It had been a long time since Lily had even been in anything remotely close to a house, so she was surprised at how welcoming it felt. "Hi Maes! You're home early. Did something happen?" A beautiful woman walks into the room, notices Lily and looks at Hughes quizzically. "Who is this?" she asks. "This is Lily, Allie and Brian's kid. She came looking for them, and ended up getting kidnapped. She escaped and I found her. Lily, this is my girlfriend Gracia." Hughes says, and pats Lily's head. She holds her hands behind her back, looks up at Gracia and smiles. "Hi!" Lily says. She was expecting a look of pity from Gracia, but she was surprised when she saw none of that. All she saw was pure motherly love. It reminded her of her mom's look, and Lily was surprised to notice that tears had sprung to her eyes. "Come here." Gracia says, kneeling down and holding out her hands. Lily rushes in for a hug, buries her face in Gracia's shoulder, and cries all of her pain out.
After getting washed up and changed into some baggy clothes, Lily sits down on the couch with Hughes, while Gracia cooks a meal. As they sit there, Lily notices that Hughes' eyes kept getting drawn to her neck. She covers the Ouroboros tattoo with her hand, and winces when she touches it. Hughes sees this, and looks away. "That's an Ouroboros tattoo, isn't it? Where did you get it?" he asks. "From the bad guys." Lily answers, not wanting to say anymore. Hughes raises an eyebrow. "There's something you're not telling me. But I won't force it on you to tell me. You can tell me when you're ready." He says, and Lily turns away. "I'll tell you." She says after a while, surprising the man. "You've been so nice to me. But you might not believe me."
~~~BECAUSE I'M LAZY, FASTFORWARD LIKE 6 MONTHS~~~
"Are you sure you'll be alright?" Hughes asks, and Lily laughs. "Maes, I'll be fine. I'm just taking a short walk. I'll be back soon." She says, smiling. Hughes sighs. "Alright, just be careful, okay?" he says. Lily nods, and heads out.
Through these past months, Lily had been living in Central with Hughes and Gracia. She had gotten used to a regular life, and had mentally recovered from her kidnapping. She had told Hughes about the homunculi, and he hadn't believed her for a while. But she once got a paper cut and he had seen the healing powers of a homunculus firsthand. And even though she wasn't human, Hughes accepted her like a daughter. Lily was very grateful. He had also promised to take her back home once she had recovered. Which meant it would be soon.
As Lily reflects on the past months as she walks, three men walk up to her, smiling. Lily freezes in place, as she realizes what was happening. "Hello little girl, would you like to come with us for a second?" one man asks. Lily shakes her head and steps away. "Now now, don't run away. Come with us." Another one says. "N-No!" she exclaims, finding her voice. The third man takes out a knife and puts it to her neck. "Listen here kid, you never talk to us like that, you understand?" Lily stares at the man, not being able to move. As she stays there, she starts to picture Envy and the other homunculi and notice how these men were like them. Rage engulfs her, nearly blinding her. Her body seems to move on her own, and she hears screams piercing the air. When it dissipates, she nearly throws up at what she saw. The three men were lying dead on the ground, pools of blood surrounding them. She takes a glance at her hands, and sees the same dark power that had surrounded her before now around her hands, formed into a sharp blade. It gradually molds back and stays around her hands. The markings around her Ouroboros tattoo had crawled up on to her face.
"Hey! What's going on he-!" a very familiar voice says, and stops immediately as soon as they see what happened. It was Maes Hughes, and he nearly lost his balance when he saw Lily. She immediately runs to him and hugs him, crying. "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to! I just…Envy…and they were like them and…" she looks up at him, tears brimming her now red eyes. The darkness surrounding her starts curling around Maes' jacket, and she immediately steps back. "I'm a monster…Why did they have to do this to me?!" she exclaims. Hughes grabs her by the shoulders and stares at her with anger in his eyes. "I swear Lily; once I find those homunculi I will destroy them, no matter what. You don't deserve to live like this. Now, I'm not going to say what you did was right, but I know you couldn't control your abilities. Come, let's go back home." He says, taking her hand. Lily nods; the darkness dissipates and her appearance turning back to normal. "I'm never going to use my powers, ever again." Lily says. Hughes smiles. "Well Lily, I will always support you on whatever you choose to do, as long as it's reasonable." He says. "Thanks Maes."
~~~FLASHBACK END~~~
"What's the matter Pain? Cat got your tongue?" Lust asks, extending her fingernails. Lily snaps out of her flashback, and smiles evilly. "No, but if you don't go the hell away, I'll rip your own damn tongue out." Snowfur momentarily stares at her friend in shock, then nocks her bow and glares at the homunculi. "Oooooh! Feisty, are we? I like it." Envy says. "Heh. You won't be too happy about this later. Come on Snowfur!" Lily yells, and the two sides clash.
Lily: SEE! I TOLD YOU I WAS BADASS!
Edward: Man. You had a messed up childhood.
Snowfur: In this world.
Myra: I WANNA BE THERE! WHY CAN'T I BE IN THERE AND NOT OUTSIDE!
Arin: Let's be honest Myra. Could you handle the awesomeness that was in that room?
Myra: ...No.
Arin: That's why you weren't there.
Snowfur: REVIEW TIME!
Edward: Okay, the first one is another by Sakura Chara. MWA-HA-HA-HA~! I AM THE ONLY QUEEN OF AWESOMENESS~! *cough cough * A-anyways, now that THAT'S out of my system... *fangirly squeal, happy-go-lucky face* OMG I LOVE THIS NEW CHAPTER! I LOVE THIS FANFIC IN GENERAL AND I LOVE FMA~! So, update, or, *evil laughing face* I will send the Armstrong family to torment you follow all eternity~! MWA-HA-HA-HA! I AM MELON LORD!
... Okay, I'm done. BYE~!
~Kura
Lily: AWWW! Thank you! I know, I am awesome.
Snowfur: Thank god you updated, or else she would've sent Armstrong.
Lily: I know. *shudder* Just thinking about it...
Arin: ...did you just say that you were the Melon Lord? DID YOU JUST SAY THAT?!
Myra: Umm...Arin?
Arin: EVERYONE KNOWS I AM THE TRUE MELON LORD! HOW DARE YOU! I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN YOU IMPOSTER!
Snowfur: Arin please! You're burning the room up! ED HURRY UP AND FINISH SO WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THIS!
Edward: O-Okay! The next review is from gsunny6. Latias and Latios are two of the most adorable legendary dragon types in existence. What's your favorite fighting tactic? I'm all about brute strength in all areas.
Also, teach Kyogre thunder and teach Groudon Solar beam if you've obtained either TMs.
Snowfur: That is actually useful advice. I should do that in my game.
Lily: Hmm...Yeah I just use all attack power. I only have like one tank and one status Pokemon. My team is OP as crap.
Myra: *trying to hold down Arin* PLEASE HELP ME SOMEONE!
Arin: ARRRRGHHH! LET ME GO YOU BUFFOON! I NEED TO DESTROY HER WITH MY MELON POWERS!
Armstong: *enters room* Did someone say they needed help! Let me use the powers that have been passed down the Armstrong family for GENERATIONS!
Everyone: NNOOOOOOOO!
Armstrong: *rips of shirt* LET MY MUSCLES HEAL YOU!
Snowfur: PLEASE! END THE CHAPTER LILY! HURRY!
Lily: OKAY! THAT WAS CHAPTER 5 OF CROSSING WORLDS! SEE YA NEXT TIME!