Everyone except Al and Arin: *is playing Super Smash Bros.*
Al: Are they done yet?
Arin: Shh. Let them concentrate.
Myra: *is playing as Kirby* NOOO! KIRBY!
Snowfur: *is playing as Lucario* Sucks for you! *dies* NOOO!
Ed: *is playing as Icarus* You're gonna die, Lily!
Lily: *is playing as Zelda* No, you're gonna die, pipsqueak!
Ed: WHO'RE YOU CALLIN- *dies* NOOOO!
Lily: Sucka.
Ed: *pouts and glares*
Lily: I have absolutely no words for this chapter. The title explains it all. Also, I'm super tired rn. SO YAH. DISCLAIMER.
Ed: ...do I even have to say it anymore?
Snowfur: YES
Ed: *sighs* FIIINE. A-HGaming doesn't own FMA. THERE.
Arin: ...enjoy the chapter or whatever.
Lily sits in Mustang's outer office, along with the rest of the team and the other girls. It was very quiet, the only sounds being pencil on paper and the occasional complaint. However, something about this day felt…familiar. She knew it was from an episode of the anime, she just didn't know which one. She sighs and stares out the window blankly, looking at the pouring rain outside. It was only a day after she had gone to the Hughes' home. Edward and Snowfur were released from the hospital and were working again, however Ed and Al hadn't been seen yet. Suddenly she sees two figures head up at the gateway to HQ. And it was then she realized what episode this was.
~~~OUTSIDE~~~
Edward and Alphonse stand outside the gates to Headquarters, and Ed lets out a long sigh. "Well, we're here." He mutters, quickly getting soaked by the rain. "Yup." Alphonse responds simply. Ed sighs again.
"What's the matter?" Al asks, turning to his brother. Ed looks up at the giant suit of armor. "What do you think is the matter? Once again I'll have to listen to Colonel Bastard saying how I screwed up!" Ed yells. Then, in a terrible impression of Roy, says, "Oh, struck out on the philosopher's stone again, eh? How am I supposed to keep funding this goose chase! Money doesn't grow on trees there chief!" Ed snaps towards Alphonse in an overdramatic manner. "Ed? Where'd ya run off to? Oh wait, there you are! I couldn't see you over my paperwork! Seeing as how you're so short and all! Ha ha ha ha ha!" Ed sighs for the third time. Alphonse sweat drops.
"I know; we're already here so we mind as well get the verbal abuse over with. Let's go Al." Ed looks up at Al to see that he wasn't there. "Hey, Al?" Ed looks around, and eventually spots Al crouched over in an alleyway. "AL!" Ed yells, and Al looks over with a small gasp. He laughs nervously, going into chibi form. "Coming brother!" Al says, a small meow emitting from him armor. He sweat drops and runs up to Ed, hoping that he didn't hear it. "What were you doing Al?" Ed asks, completely oblivious. "AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" A loud yell emits from the building. Ed and Al both look up at it and Ed asks, "What was that?"
~~~BACK IN THE OFFICE~~~
Lily looks away from the window quickly, startled by the yell. She was happy quietly fangirling at the scene, until she was interrupted. Tick marks appear on her forehead as she turns around to see Fuery holding a black and white dog, and Breda on top of a filing cabinet. Her anger quickly dissipates and she starts laughing. "It's not funny!" Breda yells. Havoc sighs as he, Hawkeye and Falman walk over to Breda. "What's the matter?" Havoc asks. "I-It's dangerous! It's on the loose!" Breda exclaims, pointing to the dog, now sitting on the floor and wagging its tail. "Care to explain this one Falman?" Hawkeye asks. "It is a dog, Lieutenant, a carnivorous canine mammal. I believe the scientific name is-,"
"That's not what I'm asking Falman. You need to loosen up." Hawkeye interrupts with a sigh. Falman salutes and says, "Yes sir, Lieutenant Hawkeye. I will continue to work on it." Fuery walks over and grabs the dog. "Sorry sirs, I found him this morning. He was all on his own." He says, standing up to look at them. "I-IT'S A MONSTER!" Breda yells, still on the filing cabinet. Lily was fangirling on the couch silently, and Snowfur was patting her on the back, fangirling less intensely. Myra and Arin were snickering at Breda's reaction, and he sends them a glare.
"So, you gonna keep him?" Havoc asks, ignoring what was going on behind him. "I wish I could, but I'm sure you're aware there are no pets allowed in the military dorms." Fuery responds politely. "You do know you can't leave him in the office, Fuery." Hawkeye says, and Fuery's expression falls. "Especially with this big baby around." Arin says with a smirk. Breda growls.
"I know, but he was shivering out in the cold rain and I felt sorry for 'em. Y-You're higher-ups, you could keep him!" Fuery says, looking back up at them. "Not me; I'm in the dorms to." Falman says, raising a hand. "No way! I hate those beasts!" Breda yells, moving even farther back on the filing cabinets. Fuery sighs and Havoc grabs the dog. "Don't worry, I'll take him off your hands. I like dogs." Havoc says, walking away. Fuery smiles brightly and exclaims, "Really? Thank you Lieutenant; he's really sweet." Havoc looks back at him. "Sure. I hear they're good in stir fry, with a few spices." Fuery and Myra gasp in horror. "Yes, here in the East they raise them as a delicacy. Especially the plump ones." Hawkeye snatches the dog out of Havoc's hands.
"Here, let's try to find him a better owner, okay?" Hawkeye asks, handing Fuery the dog. "Good plan." Fuery says. "Please, it was a joke!" Havoc protests. The other officers glares at him, including the four girls. The dog suddenly starts barking as the door opens to reveal Ed and Al peering in. "So, uh, did we interrupt something?" Ed asks. Hawkeye shakes her head. "Hello there, Edward, Alphonse. I guess this means you're back?" The two brothers nod.
A light bulb lights up in her head as inspiration strikes. "Ed, Al, I need to talk to you!" She says, and runs over to the door, pushing them out of the room. "W-Wait, what're you-?" Ed starts. "Snowfur, Arin, Myra, you too!" Lily yells and soon they were all out the door. Hawkeye sighs. "I didn't even get to remind him about his report." She mutters.
"Hold on Ed, Al, I need to talk to these three quickly." Alphonse nods and a meow emits from his armor. He sweat drops and Ed freezes in place. "Okay then, because I need to talk to Alphonse alone as well." He mutters and pulls all around the corner and out of sight.
"What's this all about, Lily?" Snowfur asks with a sigh. "I want to get Ed to see Mustang doing the dog and miniskirt speeches!" She exclaims. "And it also works out because Al is gonna run off cuz Ed won't let him keep the cat and its perfect!" She squeals, not making any sense. Sparkles start to appear around her as she goes into chibi form. She looks out in a daze of fangirlyness. "We can't let her fangirl dreams just be dreams!" Myra says strongly, also in chibi form. "I guess we have no other choice…" Snowfur mutters. "Explosives." Arin says in agreement.
"Al! Wait! Don't run! Think of the kitten!" They hear Ed yell distantly. Lily smirks. It was time to put her plan in motion.
~~~TWENTEH MINUNETS LATAH~~~
Arin deadpans at the situation in front of her. Somehow, Ed and Al had dragged them to the library to do research. She literally didn't know how it happened. Lily was all like, 'Imma convince them!' And Ed said, 'Wanna read some books?' 'Sure!' And then she dragged the rest of the girls here. Literally.
The pencil she was holding snaps under her grip. Ed looks up from his book. "Are you okay Arin?" He asks, and Arin gives him a fierce glare. The despair was practically resonating off her, showing her bad mood. Ed sweat drops and laughs nervously, deciding not to ask any more questions. "Yo!" A voice says. Lily perks up immediately. "Maes!" She exclaims, seeing him walk in front of them. Lily smiles and gives a little laugh, making Hughes gasp overdramatically and take a picture of her. She blinks the dots out of her vision and glares at him. Hughes laughs.
"What? How could I not take a picture of my little girl?!" He exclaims, ruffling her hair. She blushes and takes his hand off her head. "Maes…don't do that. It's embarrassing." She mutters. Hughes sniffles. "My little girl's all grown up…" he mutters. The rest of them stare at the exchange with blank expressions. "Uhhh…What the hell is going on?!" Ed asks.
"Oh! I forgot you guys don't know! I've known Maes for about…seven years." Lily says, quickly doing the math in her head. Maes gives a proud nod. "Lily lived with me and Gracia for a little less than a year before she decided to go back home. Look! I have pictures!" He exclaims and takes out his endless line of pictures. About a fifth of them were of Lily, the rest being of Elicia. He fans them out in front of him, showing the others. Unlike the normal picture reaction, they were all interested to see what Lily was like as a kid. There were various pictures, consisting of her reading, playing, drawing, cooking, singing, sleeping…wait….sleeping?!
"Maes! Why the hell did you take a picture of me while I was asleep?!" Lily yells. Hughes makes an innocent face and says, "But you looked so CUTE!" Lily glares at him. "Maes…why did you even come here in the first place?" she asks. Hughes regains his composure immediately and puts the pictures away. "Right…well, due to conditions your State Alchemist assessments will happen here." He says. "Assessments?" Myra asks. "Oh! You mean the ones to renew our State Alchemist certifications!" Snowfur says. Hughes nods. "I'll tell you all later about your options."
"I've got it!" Ed yells, standing up. Hughes looks at him skeptically. "I'm serious; I have the perfect way to show my skills!" Lily smirks, knowing what he was going to say. Yes, yes, yes, YES, YES, YESSS! She starts silently fangirling. She seemed to be doing that a lot today.
"Right?" Ed turns back to face them and looks at Al. He deadpans and mutters, "Oh no…"
~~~A TIME SKIP. ANOTHAH ONE~~~
Lily and the others were nearly at Mustang's office to drop of Ed's late report. "I can't believe I forgot…the colonel's gonna kill me…" Ed mutters. "That's your fault, Ed." Snowfur says. Ed glares at her, but says nothing. Lily could hear the voices of people in the office. She knew what was about to happen. "Shh!" Lily whispers suddenly, and starts eavesdropping on their conversation. "What are you-?" Arin clamps a hand over Ed's mouth, silencing him.
"I heard it was for a cat." They hear Hawkeye's voice say. "The conditions are that if Ed wins, Mustang has to take care of it."
"A cat?" Fuery asks, as the dog whimpers. "I guess that's bad news for this guy. I was hoping the colonel would take him." The sound of a door opening is heard, along with footsteps. "Sir?" Fuery asks, and the dog whimpers again. "Dog, huh?" Mustang's voice is heard through the door. Lily starts fangirling again, but immediately stops as soon as Al noticed. She really needed to stop doing that.
A pause. "I LOVE DOGS!" Ed immediately breaks out into snickers, cupping a hand over his mouth to block out the noise. Fuery gasps. "Really? You mean it?" He asks. "Of course! Dogs embody loyalty! They follow their master's commands above all else! Be a jerk to them and they don't complain, and they never once beg for a paycheck! Trust me Fuery, they're the great servants of man! LOYAL CANINE, HOW WE SALUTE THEE! HA HA HA HA!" By this point, they were all about to burst out into laughter; even Alphonse. They all run into a different hallway far enough from the office so that the others won't hear them.
All at once they burst out into laughter. "I…can't believe…the bastard…" Ed stops talking and starts laughing even more. "He…He sang! About…dogs!" Alphonse says between laughs. "Loyal canine, how we salute thee!" Arin sings, causing the laughter to grow stronger. After a few long moments they all calm down, red faced and gasping for air from laughing.
"That was the most beautiful thing I've ever heard." Snowfur says, making the others smile. "I wonder if I can get him to salute a dog." Arin wonders out loud. Myra giggles. "I would frame that picture if I ever got it." Ed says. "Aren't you glad I decided to eavesdrop?" Lily says smugly. Ed huffs. "You wish. Why did you even eavesdrop in the first place?" He asks. Lily sweat drops. I did it because I knew it was coming…crap, what should I say?! Footsteps and voices sound in the hallway, and Lily recognizes it to be Mustang and a few others. "It's Mustang! Everyone be quiet!" Snowfur exclaims quietly, hushing everyone. Thank Truth…now I can think of an excuse.
"You can't say I didn't try to protect the kid." Mustang says, the three officers walking past the hallway they were in. They didn't seem to notice they were there. Ed peers out from the corner, followed by Lily and the rest. "But I'll dutifully obey my orders until I become Fuhrer and they're all obeying me." Mustang continues. "Be more discrete about those declarations sir, some would call them treason." Hawkeye says calmly. "She's right chief, that's a presumptuous thing to say. You got a death wish or something?" Havoc asks, and Mustang stops walking.
"That's a stupid question Havoc. I say it because it's true. And when I'm Fuhrer there'll be changes." He declares. Lily finally got where this conversation was heading, and at this point she was on the brink of collapsing because of her inner fangirl. "That day, all female officers will be required to wear, TINY MINISKIRTS!" Mustang yells, posing. Ed's face turns completely white, and he gapes at the colonel in awe. Hawkeye face palms and Havoc's nose starts bleeding. "I will follow you forever Mustang!" He exclaims and hugs Mustang's leg. "Yes!" Mustang yells proudly. Hawkeye walks away, muttering, "So immature."
The teens all go back into the hallway, some staring blankly and some laughing. "That….just no…" Ed mutters. "Yeah. Miniskirts." Arin mutters. "Brother? What did the colonel mean by that?" Alphonse asks. Lily, Snowfur and Myra immediately stop laughing. "Al…why don't we go back to the dorms?" Ed asks weakly, deadpanning. He starts walking away, with Alphonse trailing closely behind him. "But brother! What did he mean?"
~~~THE NEXT DAY~~~
"Ladies and gentlemen!" Hughes yells through a microphone in the middle of a giant area with soldiers around it. There was a giant covered up plaque behind him with a giant string attached to the sheet. There were a lot of giant things. "Welcome to the Eastern Command Center festival, a guaranteed break from that social grind! Incidentally, look!" He pauses, pulling the string. The sheet falls off slowly, revealing a giant picture of…Lily?! "Look! A beautiful picture of my little girl when she was eight! Now, she is one of our own military forces! LILY!"
Lily's face turns completely red and steam emits from it. All the officers around her turn to look at her. "I think…I'm going to leave now…" she mutters. "But Lily-chan!" Myra whines. Snowfur puts on hand on Myra's shoulder. "Spare her the embarrassment and let her leave." She says. "'Splosives." Arin mutters and deadpans. Translation: Hughes is an idiot. Lily walks out of the arena, her face still burning.
All the military officers watching start throwing random things at Hughes while yelling. Honestly, Snowfur had no idea where they came from. She could've sworn she saw a desk go flying. One of them hits the giant picture of Lily, and it starts to fall towards Hughes. "NO! DON'T FALL ON DADDY! LILY!" Hughes yells. It falls…and scores.
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"AND HERE IS THE MAIN EVENT!" Hughes yells, now covered in bandages and dust. He doesn't seem to care, though. "The Flame Alchemist and Hero of the Eastern Rebellion, ROY MUSTANG!" Hughes shouts and points to Mustang. Boos can be heard from the crowd, and Mustang deadpans. "Versus, the Fullmetal Alchemist and the Hero of the People!" He turns around and points to Ed and Al, who were standing on the other side. "LET'S HEAR IT FOR EDWARD ELRIC!" Shouts are heard from the crowd, and Arin yells, "Go get 'im, PIPSQUEAK MIDGET!"
Ed turns in the direction of Arin, knowing immediately who said that. "DON'T CALL ME SMALL! I'LL BREAK DOWN YOUR FEET AND STICK 'EM ON YOUR HEAD YOU EXPLOSIVE MANIAC!" Over the other yells in the crowd, Ed distinctly heard Arin's voice yell, "EXPLOSIVES! EX-PLO-SIVES!" Translation: SCREW YOU SHORTY! I HOPE YOU LOSE!
"Calm down." Al warns, setting Ed down. Ed sighs. "Okay Al, you're right. Today is the day where I beat that pompous bastard's mug in front of the entire military and get some damn respect!" he exclaims. "But why bother, brother?" Al asks. "He thinks he knows what we do, acting like he knows all our secrets! And then he doesn't tell me what I need to know!" Ed yells. "Then what's your strategy?" Al asks. Ed holds up a fist and glares at Al. "I told you, A FIST IN HIS FACE!"
Ed turns around to face Mustang and an ominous wind blows. The crowd goes completely silent as the two stare at each other. "This isn't going to go well…" Snowfur mutters. Myra gulps and nods nervously. "This assessment means nothing to me. If I win, you tell me about what you said in the hallway yesterday." Mustang visibly pales, and mutters a curse. "Yeah, I heard that. And let's not forget you'll have a new cat."
Mustang regains his composure and simply smirks. "ALCHEMISTS GET SET!" Hughes yells through the mic and clears his throat. He speeds across the arena and screams, "AND FIGHT!" Ed turns around to Mustang, yelling, "What?!" Mustang smirks. "Too slow." He says and snaps, sending flames towards Ed. Ed covers his face from the blow and he falls backwards. The people in the crowd gasp in awe. "Explosives. 'Splosives?" Arin mutters angrily. Translation: It's the same as mine, but more flashy. Why does he get all the attention?
"Damnit; that was a cheap shot!" Ed yells, and then remembers his fight with Lily. He sweat drops, already guessing what Mustang's response would be. Mustang fires another shot. Ed runs out of the way quickly, glaring back at Mustang. "A soldier values haste over cleverness, which means that there are no cheap shots. Surely you would know that, Edward. Start quickly and you'll end it quickly too."
"Those flames are coming out of nowhere, how does he do that?" Fuery asks. Snowfur smirks and adjusts her non-existent glasses. "Why, it's very simple Fuery!" She says happily. "His gloves are made of ignition cloth, a flame resistant material. When he snaps it creates a spark with the gloves, and he uses his alchemy to make it grow by adjusting the oxygen. That's also what makes it go 'boom!' after he uses it." She explains. "Nerd…" Myra mutters. Snowfur send a glare at her.
Ed runs away from Mustang's attacks in chibi form, screaming his head off. "When I stop running, your ass is as good as gone!" Ed yells, and jumps into the crowd. He sets a hand on Snowfur and Arin's head, pushing Fuery and Havoc along with a few other soldiers out of the way. Arin growls angrily. "WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING, DUMBASS!" She yells. "SHUT THE HELL UP!" Ed screams back, now farther in the crowd.
Mustang steps closer to the crowd. "Well, I guess I can't torch you all. Hmm…" Mustang looks over in the crowd and yells loudly, "This is hard, trying to see such a small target!" Tick marks appear on Ed's forehead.
"WHO'RE YOU CALLING SMALL YOU BASTARD?!" Ed screams, and Mustang smirks. "If you're opponent as a short temper, seek to irritate and never fall for an enemy's taunts." He says and gets ready to snap. Ed and everyone else around him grow pale as he snaps in their direction. "YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!" Ed yells as he and many other people go flying into the air. Snowfur looks at the sight and narrows her eyes. "I wonder if I can do this with my alchemy…gonna be hard to make the flames explode…" she mutters. "WHY IS EVERYONE STEALING MY THING!" Arin yells.
"Okay…maybe I overdid it…" Mustang says with a sweat drop as charred people come flying down. He looks around for Ed. He spots red in the right field of his vision and he looks over. "Need more?" He asks, and then lets out a small gasp as the smoke clears. It was a decoy version of Ed. Ed suddenly comes running out from the other side and claps, transmuting his automail into his signature weapon. He jumps and slices off Mustang's ignition glove. "Damn…" Mustang mutters.
"Without that glove you can't make any more flames, can you?" Ed yells with a smirk as he lands. He claps his hands again and starts another transmutation. "That's a point for Elric!" The spectators gasp in awe at the giant transmutation. Soon, there was an extremely large cannon with Ed sitting on top of it pointing at Mustang. Mustang smirks and takes his other hand out of his pocket to reveal another glove. Ed yells in shock. Mustang snaps, and flames engulf the cannon. Ed goes flying into the air. "And Team Rocket blasts off again!" Myra yells, watching Ed fly up. Snowfur and Arin snicker.
Ed slowly gets up from his fall, coughing from the dust and debris. Mustang was standing right behind him. "All war is deception. Think your enemy has a weakness and it becomes his strength. Remember that." He says. Ed growls and glares at him. "Just end it." He says. "You don't have to ask." Mustang mutters. As he gets ready to snap, he hesitates, remembering the Ishvalen War. His eyes widen, as he pictures a small child crouching where Ed was.
Ed smirks and takes this as an opportunity. He holds up the blade on his arm to Mustang. Mustang exits his daze and sees the blade. "Alright, that's far enough." The Fuhrer says, clapping. The two immediately relax and collapse on the ground. The three girls watching glare at the Fuhrer. "Wrath…" Snowfur mutters quietly. "An excellent fight by two skilled alchemists." Mustang stands up and salutes. "We are honored by your compliment, sir." He says. "Don't stop us now; we're not done yet!" Ed protests, also standing up.
"Well, that may be true but if you two continue, it'll be much harder for just the two of you to clean up." The Fuhrer says, looking at the destruction behind the two. Ed and Mustang pale. "Just…the two of us?" Ed asks. The Fuhrer nods to his dismay. "Get to work!" He says, laughing.
~~~TIME SKIPPY OF DOOM ~~~
The following day, everyone except Ed, Al, and Mustang were in the office, beat up from the explosions in the fight. "Alright Fuery, if you've got no other options, I'll take him." Hawkeye says. Breda hides behind a chair away from the dog as it barks happily. "Really, that's awesome!" Fuery exclaims. The dog then jumps out of his arms and runs to the wall, peeing on it. The team sweat drops. "…eww." Myra mutters. "Sorry, guess he's just relieved to have an owner." Fuery says with a laugh. He then grows serious as he hears the cocking of a gun. Hawkeye shoots at the dog, missing all of the shots. The dog backs up against the wall in fear. "Now you won't be doing that again, will you pup?" Hawkeye asks.
The entire team deadpans. "See, you've got a strict mommy now." Hawkeye says. Fuery cries silent tears muttering incomprehensible things. "Bathroom's outside, got it Black Hayate?" she asks. "What's wrong with all you people?!" Fuery yells.
~~~LATER~~~
Lily sighs as she paces around her room. She just couldn't sit still. Her nerves were being too active, and it was ticking her off. But, she couldn't help it really. Tomorrow was the day, after all. Snowfur, Arin, Myra, Ed, Al and Winry were all leaving to go to Rush Valley. She didn't want Hughes to leave her. She thought of him as a father! So many things were running through her head all at once, and she didn't have time to sort through them all. She just couldn't lose anyone else.
"Anni! Anni! Please…please wake up!"
"Lily…"
"NO! ANNI! DON'T LEAVE ME! PLEASE!"
"I'm…leaving…now…sorry 'bout that…."
"NOOO!"
Lily snaps up from those thoughts, and shakes her head. Now's not the time to be thinking about that. She thinks. Right now, she had to focus on saving Hughes, because that's all that mattered.
Al: Who's...Anni?
Snowfur: ...
Myra: ...
Arin: ...
Lily: I'M FORESHADOWING, IDIOT! IT'S A SPOILER!
Al: ...oh.
Myra: REVIEW TIMEEEEE!
Ed: Our first review is from Sakura Chara. *sweat drops as he reads it* I swear...she's crazy. She says:
MWAHAHAHAHAHA~! ALL SHALL BOW TO ME AND MY IZUMI AND ARMSTRONG ARMY~! HAHAHA~! NONE SHALL MESS WITH THE QUEEN OF AWESOMENESS AND THE MELON LORD~!
*smirks* And no matter what you say, I still say Lily and Ed are gonna get together~!
Though... *takes a deep breath and screams with detailed diagrams to prove why my next "command" must be followed behind me* THOU SHALT NOT KILL THE MAN WHOSE NAME HAPPENS TO BE MAES HUGHES! IF DOTH DO THAT, AND IF THOU DO NOT UPDATE SOON, THEN I SHALT SEND IN MY IZUMI AND ARMSTRONG ARMY! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA~!
*suddenly goes back to innocent attitude/look* Hope to see you soon~!
~Kura
Lily: SEE! I'M EARLY NOW! And...Izumi almost killed me... *shudder* She's terrifying.
Ed and Al: *nods while shaking in fear*
Lily: *blushes* WE AREN'T GETTING TOGETHER! GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEAD!
Ed: *stays silent while blushing*
Lily: Well...thanks for the review Kura-chan! ...can I call you that? I think I can...
Myra: YAYY! KURA-CHAN!
Snowfur: I think it's allowed.
Arin: ...idiots.
Ed: The next review is from gsunny6. It says:
Awesomes. I plays flute in normal bands, base in jazz bands, and piano for the heck of it. Also have you every heard of the whaleship italicEssex/italic (wished that worked.)? I'm apparently related to the dude who committed suicide and got eaten! Pretty big thing, am I right?
Snowfur: Daaang. That's a lotta instruments.
Lily: YOU'RE RELATED TO A GUY THAT'S IMPORTANT! OH MY GOD!
Arin: Dude...the guy got killed and eaten.
Lily: I KNOW! THAT'S COOL! And, no, I haven't heard of the whaleship. Sorry. I don't have a life.
Myra: LIVES ARE OVERRATED!
Ed: I swear to Truth...*sighs* Our final review is from a new person!
Everyone: *throws confetti and cupcakes*
Lily: WOOOOO! I IZ HAPPI!
Ed: It's from The Girl In The Embers. She says:
Hey, guys! I've got a message for everyone.
Arin: Keep it up, pyrotechnic! Explosives are AWESOME!
Snowfur: Just saying, I'm a fellow grammar nazi. I know how you feel.
Lily: *Whispers* Dude... You've got to hook up with Ed. He's a keeper, and I swear that he won't be short forever.
Myra: If you want Al, go get him. You're never going to find a sweeter cinnamon roll than Alphonse-kun.
Ed: Hey shorty! Just saying that you're going to be a LOT taller once you start puberty... *Cowers in corner*
Al: Aww... Cinnamon roll Alphonse! Stay sweet, dude! *Glomps*
Arin: *hold up and bomb* EXPLOSIVES! I LOVE THEM SO MUCHHH!
Snowfur: DUDE. YOU HAVE A PROBLEM!
Arin: SHUT UP!
Snowfur: Finally! Someone else who understands my pain! *cries tears of joy while in chibi form*
Lily: *blushing intensifies* WHY WON'T YOU PEOPLE SHUT UP ABOUT THIS!
Ed: *starts emitting steam from face*
Lily: AND YES, I KNOW THAT HE'LL BE TALLER, BUT IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.
Myra: M-Me...and A-Al? B-But...I-I...I like cinnamon rolls. THEY'RE SO GOOD. I LOVE THEM. ESPECIALLY WITH THE FROSTING! Yummy... *starts daydreaming*
Ed: WHO THE HELL ARE YOU CALLING A TINY LITTLE BEANSPROUT! *starts to go after The Girl In The Embers* Wait...I'M GONNA BE TALLER?
Myra: Oh no...
Ed: YESS! THANK YOU GOD IF YOU EXIST! THANK EVERYTHING! *is crying on the floor in joy* I'm so happy right now...
Al: *falls on the floor from the glomp* Yeah! I'm a cinnamon roll! I guess that's a good thing...?
Lily: It is.
Al: Okay then! *smiles*
Myra: *squeals and glomps Al* KAWAIIIIIII!
Snowfur: ...and that's it for this chapter. SAYONARA!
Edit: Holy crap this chapter is over 5,000 words...this is my longest one so far! YAYYY!